Martin Balsam

Cast

Martin Balsam

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1919-11-04

From

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died

1996-02-13

Also known as Martin Henry Balsam, Мартин Болсам

Biography

Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983).

12 Angry Men
8.6
MOVIE1957

12 Angry Men

as Juror 1

Psycho
8.4
MOVIE1960

Psycho

as Milton Arbogast

On the Waterfront
7.9
MOVIE1954

On the Waterfront

as Gillette (uncredited)

Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6
MOVIE1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

as O.J. Berman

Cape Fear
7.3
MOVIE1991

Cape Fear

as Judge

Murder on the Orient Express
7.1
MOVIE1974

Murder on the Orient Express

as Signor Bianchi

Catch-22
6.7
MOVIE1970

Catch-22

as Col. Cathcart

Cape Fear
7.5
MOVIE1962

Cape Fear

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

All the President's Men
7.7
MOVIE1976

All the President's Men

as Howard Simons

The Delta Force
6.0
MOVIE1986

The Delta Force

as Ben Kaplan

Hombre
7.1
MOVIE1967

Hombre

as Henry Mendez

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
MOVIE1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Death Wish 3
6.2
MOVIE1985

Death Wish 3

as Bennett Cross

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5
MOVIE1974

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

as Green

Two Evil Eyes
6.1
MOVIE1990

Two Evil Eyes

as Mr. Pym

St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
MOVIE1985

St. Elmo's Fire

as Mr. Beamish

Cry, Onion!
5.3
MOVIE1975

Cry, Onion!

as Petrus Lamb

Cuba
5.5
MOVIE1979

Cuba

as Gen. Bello

Me, Natalie
5.6
MOVIE1969

Me, Natalie

as Uncle Harold

The Carpetbaggers
5.9
MOVIE1964

The Carpetbaggers

as Bernard B. Norman

The Sentinel
6.1
MOVIE1977

The Sentinel

as Prof. Ruzinsky

Rainbow
10.0
MOVIE1978

Rainbow

as Louis B. Mayer

Little Big Man
7.5
MOVIE1970

Little Big Man

as Mr. Merriweather

The Silence of the Hams
4.9
MOVIE1994

The Silence of the Hams

as Det. Martin Balsam

The Stone Killer
6.2
MOVIE1973

The Stone Killer

as Al Vescari

Al Capone
6.6
MOVIE1959

Al Capone

as Mac Keeley, reporter

The Six Million Dollar Man
6.7
MOVIE1973

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Rudy Wells

Seven Days in May
7.3
MOVIE1964

Seven Days in May

as Paul Girard

People vs. Jean Harris
MOVIE1981

People vs. Jean Harris

as Joel Aurnou

Raid on Entebbe
6.0
MOVIE1976

Raid on Entebbe

as Daniel Cooper

Night of 100 Stars
6.8
MOVIE1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Two-Minute Warning
6.3
MOVIE1976

Two-Minute Warning

as Sam McKeever

La Classe américaine
7.6
MOVIE1993

La Classe américaine

as Callaghan (archive footage)

Silver Bears
6.1
MOVIE1977

Silver Bears

as Joe Fiore

Harlow
5.6
MOVIE1965

Harlow

as Everett Redman

Winged Victory
6.3
MOVIE1944

Winged Victory

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Millionaire
8.0
MOVIE1978

The Millionaire

as Arthur Haines

The Anderson Tapes
6.1
MOVIE1971

The Anderson Tapes

as Haskins

The Goodbye People
10.0
MOVIE1984

The Goodbye People

as Max Silverman

After the Fox
6.1
MOVIE1966

After the Fox

as Harry

The Salamander
5.5
MOVIE1981

The Salamander

as Captain Steffanelli

The Bedford Incident
7.0
MOVIE1965

The Bedford Incident

as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.6
MOVIE1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Mayor Wilker

The Horror Show
3.8
MOVIE1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Murder in Space
5.3
MOVIE1985

Murder in Space

as Alexander Rostov

Eyes Behind the Stars
4.7
MOVIE1978

Eyes Behind the Stars

as Inspector Jim Grant

Mitchell
3.3
MOVIE1975

Mitchell

as James Arthur Cummings

Aunt Mary
7.3
MOVIE1979

Aunt Mary

as Harry Strasberg

The Defender (Studio One)
7.5
MOVIE1957

The Defender (Studio One)

as Francis Toohey

Middle of the Night
7.0
MOVIE1959

Middle of the Night

as Jack Englander

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
6.7
MOVIE1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

Marjorie Morningstar
6.3
MOVIE1958

Marjorie Morningstar

as Dr. David Harris

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
6.5
MOVIE1976

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

as Edward J. Reilly

Second Serve
5.3
MOVIE1986

Second Serve

as Dr. Beck

Counselor at Crime
5.6
MOVIE1973

Counselor at Crime

as Don Antonio Macaluso

Time Limit
7.3
MOVIE1957

Time Limit

as Sgt. Baker

Confessions of a Police Captain
6.8
MOVIE1971

Confessions of a Police Captain

as Commissario Bonavia

Everybody Go Home!
7.6
MOVIE1960

Everybody Go Home!

as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

The Last Match
5.8
MOVIE1990

The Last Match

as Lawyer

A Thousand Clowns
6.9
MOVIE1965

A Thousand Clowns

as Arnold

Death Among Friends
4.9
MOVIE1975

Death Among Friends

as Ham Russell Buckner

Innocent Prey
4.3
MOVIE1984

Innocent Prey

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

I Want to Live
4.8
MOVIE1983

I Want to Live

as Jack Brady

Hunters Are for Killing
6.0
MOVIE1970

Hunters Are for Killing

as Wade Hamilton

The Sands of Time
10.0
MOVIE1992

The Sands of Time

as Father Sorendo

The Warning
5.4
MOVIE1980

The Warning

as Questore Martorana

The Brother from Space
4.0
MOVIE1988

The Brother from Space

as Frather Howard

Siege
6.8
MOVIE1978

Siege

as Henry Fancher

The House on Garibaldi Street
6.3
MOVIE1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

as Isser Harel

Ada
6.5
MOVIE1961

Ada

as Steve Jackson

Winterset
9.0
MOVIE1959

Winterset

as Garth

The Seeding of Sarah Burns
7.5
MOVIE1979

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

as Dr. Samuel Melman

The Man
6.5
MOVIE1972

The Man

as Jim Talley

O. Henry's Christmas
MOVIE1996

O. Henry's Christmas

There Goes The Bride
7.0
MOVIE1980

There Goes The Bride

as Elmer Babcock

The Storyteller
9.0
MOVIE1977

The Storyteller

as Ira Davidoff

Once Again
7.0
MOVIE1987

Once Again

as Gerald

Gardenia
6.1
MOVIE1979

Gardenia

as Salluzzo

Contract on Cherry Street
6.8
MOVIE1977

Contract on Cherry Street

as Ernie Weinberg

P.I. Private Investigations
5.1
MOVIE1987

P.I. Private Investigations

as Cliff Dowling

Kids Like These
9.0
MOVIE1987

Kids Like These

as Grandpa

Unknown Soldier
8.0
MOVIE1995

Unknown Soldier

as Priest

All About 'The Birds'
7.2
MOVIE2000

All About 'The Birds'

as Self (archive footage)

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6
MOVIE1973

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

as Harry Walden

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
6.1
MOVIE1963

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

as Sanford Kaufman

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6.8
MOVIE1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Stanley Pulska

Trapped Beneath the Sea
6.4
MOVIE1974

Trapped Beneath the Sea

as T.C. Hollister

Miles To Go Before I Sleep
7.3
MOVIE1975

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

as Ben Montgomery

Season for Assassins
4.3
MOVIE1975

Season for Assassins

as Commissioner Katroni

Blood and Diamonds
6.6
MOVIE1978

Blood and Diamonds

as Rizzo

The Hassled Hooker
6.3
MOVIE1972

The Hassled Hooker

as District Attorney Turrisi

Night of Terror
6.1
MOVIE1972

Night of Terror

as Capt. Caleb Sark

The Love Tapes
6.5
MOVIE1980

The Love Tapes

as David Franklin

Conquered City
5.5
MOVIE1962

Conquered City

as Joseph Feinberg

Around the World of Mike Todd
6.3
MOVIE1968

Around the World of Mike Todd

as Michael Todd (voice)

Smiling Maniacs
7.0
MOVIE1975

Smiling Maniacs

as Carlo Goja

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0
MOVIE1982

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Brothers in Blood
7.0
MOVIE1987

Brothers in Blood

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
MOVIE1955

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

as Charlie Malick

Death Rage
5.4
MOVIE1976

Death Rage

as Commissario

The Time Element
MOVIETBA

The Time Element

as Dr. Arnold Gillespie

A Brand New Life
9.0
MOVIE1973

A Brand New Life

as Jim Douglas

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
MOVIE1979

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

as Self

Meet Him and Die
5.7
MOVIE1976

Meet Him and Die

as Giulianelli

Legend of the Spirit Dog
6.0
MOVIE1997

Legend of the Spirit Dog

as Gramps

Bomber's Moon
MOVIE1958

Bomber's Moon

as Captain Joe Reardon

La colonna infame
7.0
MOVIE1973

La colonna infame

The Child Saver
7.5
MOVIE1988

The Child Saver

as Sidney Rosenberg

Trilogy
6.2
MOVIE1969

Trilogy

as Ivor Belli

The Living Bible
6.0
MOVIE1952

The Living Bible

as Townsman

Chronicle of a Homicide
5.5
MOVIE1972

Chronicle of a Homicide

as Giudice Aldo Sola

Concerning a Woman of Sin
10.0
MOVIE1949

Concerning a Woman of Sin

The Enemy Before Us
MOVIE1970

The Enemy Before Us

as Angie

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