Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Acting

Birthday

1919/11/04

Day of death

1996/02/13 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Also know 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).

Acting
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6

(1961) Breakfast at Tiffany's

as O.J. Berman

All the President's Men
7.7

(1976) All the President's Men

as Howard Simons

Psycho
8.4

(1960) Psycho

as Private Det. Milton Arbogast

Fratello dello spazio
2.5

(1988) The Brother from Space

as Frather Howard

Catch-22
6.7

(1970) Catch-22

as Col. Cathcart

Murder on the Orient Express
7.1

(1974) Murder on the Orient Express

as Signor Bianchi

Il silenzio dei prosciutti
4.9

(1994) The Silence of the Hams

as Det. Martin Balsam

Il vero e il falso
6.6

(1972) The Hassled Hooker

as District Attorney Turrisi

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

(1970) Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Little Big Man
7.5

(1970) Little Big Man

as Mr. Merriweather

Cape Fear
7.4

(1962) Cape Fear

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

St. Elmo's Fire
6.1

(1985) St. Elmo's Fire

as Mr. Beamish

Two-Minute Warning
6.2

(1976) Two-Minute Warning

as Sam McKeever

Seven Days in May
7.3

(1964) Seven Days in May

as Paul Girard

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5

(1974) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

as Green

Harlow
5.4

(1965) Harlow

as Everett Redman

The Anderson Tapes
6.1

(1971) The Anderson Tapes

as Haskins

Death Wish 3
6.2

(1985) Death Wish 3

as Bennett Cross

Mitchell
3.3

(1975) Mitchell

as James Arthur Cummings

The Stone Killer
6.2

(1973) The Stone Killer

as Al Vescari

0.0

(1959) Winterset

as Garth

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Hombre
7.1

(1967) Hombre

as Henry Mendez

Due occhi diabolici
6.1

(1990) Two Evil Eyes

as Mr. Pym

A Thousand Clowns
7.1

(1965) A Thousand Clowns

as Arnold

The Carpetbaggers
5.8

(1964) The Carpetbaggers

as Bernard B. Norman

Al Capone
6.6

(1959) Al Capone

as Mac Keeley, reporter

Silver Bears
5.9

(1977) Silver Bears

as Joe Fiore

Cuba
5.5

(1979) Cuba

as Gen. Bello

The Delta Force
5.9

(1986) The Delta Force

as Ben Kaplan

Winged Victory
5.5

(1944) Winged Victory

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Time Limit
7.0

(1957) Time Limit

as Sgt. Baker

The Six Million Dollar Man
6.7

(1973) The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dr. Rudy Wells

Tutti a casa
7.6

(1960) Everybody Go Home!

as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

The Bedford Incident
6.9

(1965) The Bedford Incident

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

The Sentinel
6.1

(1977) The Sentinel

as Prof. Ruzinsky

After the Fox
6.0

(1966) After the Fox

as Harry

24 Hour Psycho
4.0

(1993) 24 Hour Psycho

as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.4

(1969) The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Mayor Wilker

Occhi dalle stelle
4.3

(1978) Eyes Behind the Stars

as Inspector Jim Grant

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6

(1973) Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

as Harry Walden

Cipolla Colt
5.0

(1975) Cry, Onion!

as Petrus Lamb

The Love Tapes
3.0

(1980) The Love Tapes

as David Franklin

P.I. Private Investigations
4.8

(1987) P.I. Private Investigations

as Cliff Dowling

The Seeding of Sarah Burns
6.0

(1979) The Seeding of Sarah Burns

as Dr. Samuel Melman

Middle of the Night
7.0

(1959) Middle of the Night

as Jack

Diamanti sporchi di sangue
6.5

(1978) Blood and Diamonds

as Rizzo

Il tempo degli assassini
4.7

(1975) Season For Assassins

as Commissioner Katroni

Contract on Cherry Street
6.3

(1977) Contract on Cherry Street

as Ernie Weinberg

Miles To Go Before I Sleep
6.0

(1975) Miles To Go Before I Sleep

as Ben Montgomery

Con la rabbia agli occhi
5.5

(1976) Death Rage

as Commissario

The Salamander
5.7

(1981) The Salamander

as Captain Steffanelli

Pronto ad uccidere
5.4

(1976) Meet Him and Die

as Giulianelli

Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica
6.8

(1971) Confessions of a Police Captain

as Commissario Bonavia

Ada
6.4

(1961) Ada

as Steve Jackson

Me, Natalie
5.6

(1969) Me, Natalie

as Uncle Harold

Siege
5.2

(1978) Siege

as Henry Fancher

The Last Match
5.0

(1990) The Last Match

as Lawyer

Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala
4.8

(1979) Gardenia

as Salluzzo

Trilogy
6.0

(1969) Trilogy

as Ivor Belli

The Man
6.3

(1972) The Man

as Jim Talley

Murder in Space
4.8

(1985) Murder in Space

as Alexander Rostov

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6.0

(1970) The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Stanley Pulska

Cape Fear
7.3

(1991) Cape Fear

as Judge

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
5.8

(1963) Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

as Sanford Kaufman

A Brand New Life
0.0

(1973) A Brand New Life

as Jim Douglas

On the Waterfront
7.9

(1954) On the Waterfront

as Gillette (uncredited)

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
0.0

(1955) A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

as Charlie Malick

Rainbow
0.0

(1978) Rainbow

as Louis B. Mayer

Aunt Mary
8.0

(1979) Aunt Mary

as Harry Strasberg

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
6.4

(1976) The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

as Edward J. Reilly

People vs. Jean Harris
0.0

(1981) People vs. Jean Harris

as Joel Aurnou

Second Serve
5.4

(1986) Second Serve

as Dr. Beck

Brothers in Blood
5.0

(1987) Brothers in Blood

as ---

Bomber's Moon
0.0

(1958) Bomber's Moon

as Captain Joe Reardon

La città prigioniera
4.3

(1962) Conquered City

as Joseph Feinberg

Hunters Are for Killing
4.5

(1970) Hunters Are for Killing

as Wade Hamilton

Il consigliori
5.6

(1973) Counselor at Crime

as Don Antonio Macaluso

Night of Terror
6.2

(1972) Night of Terror

as Capt. Caleb Sark

Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia
0.0

(1975) Smiling Maniacs

as Carlo Goja

Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente
5.6

(1972) Chronicle of a Homicide

as Giudice Aldo Sola

L'avvertimento
5.4

(1980) The Warning

as Questore Martorana

Trapped Beneath the Sea
5.8

(1974) Trapped Beneath the Sea

as T.C. Hollister

The Millionaire
0.0

(1978) The Millionaire

as Arthur Haines

The Sands of Time
0.0

(1992) The Sands of Time

as Father Sorendo

The Living Bible
6.0

(1952) The Living Bible

as Townsman

Soldato Ignoto
6.0

(1995) Unknown Soldier

as Priest

Marjorie Morningstar
6.2

(1958) Marjorie Morningstar

as Dr. David Harris

The Storyteller
0.0

(1977) The Storyteller

as Ira Davidoff

There Goes The Bride
0.0

(1980) There Goes The Bride

as Elmer Babcock

The Goodbye People
0.0

(1984) The Goodbye People

as Max Silverman

Innocent Prey
4.0

(1984) Innocent Prey

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

The House on Garibaldi Street
5.5

(1979) The House on Garibaldi Street

as Isser Harel

Legend of the Spirit Dog
0.0

(1997) Legend of the Spirit Dog

as Gramps

La colonna infame
6.0

(1973) La colonna infame

as ---

Kids Like These
0.0

(1987) Kids Like These

as Grandpa

O. Henry's Christmas
0.0

(1996) O. Henry's Christmas

as ---

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
6.5

(1973) The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

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

Raid on Entebbe
6.0

(1976) Raid on Entebbe

as Daniel Cooper

Around the World of Mike Todd
6.0

(1968) Around the World of Mike Todd

as Michael Todd (voice)

La Classe américaine
7.6

(1993) La Classe américaine

as Callaghan (archive footage)

12 Angry Men
8.5

(1957) 12 Angry Men

as Juror 1

The Child Saver
0.0

(1988) The Child Saver

as Sidney Rosenberg

I Want to Live
4.0

(1983) I Want to Live

as Jack Brady

0.0

(1970) The Enemy Before Us

as Angie

Concerning a Woman of Sin
0.0

(1949) Concerning a Woman of Sin

as ---

The Defender (Studio One)
7.2

(1957) The Defender (Studio One)

as Francis Toohey

Night of 100 Stars
6.5

(1982) Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Edgar Carmody

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Jack Garsell

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Midnight Caller
7.4

(1988) Midnight Caller

as Gil Solarski

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Arnold Fleischman

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Ray Kaufman

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Ed Coyne

Archie Bunker's Place
6.5

(1979) Archie Bunker's Place

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Garth

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Danny Weiss

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Eldon Marsh

Target: The Corruptors!
3.5

(1961) Target: The Corruptors!

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

The Eleventh Hour
6.0

(1962) The Eleventh Hour

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Father Fabian

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Andrew Newmark

La Piovra
7.9

(1984) The Octopus

as Frank Carrisi

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

Decoy
6.2

(1957) Decoy

as Nick Santos

The New Breed
7.0

(1961) The New Breed

as Frank Eberhardt

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

Inner Sanctum
7.0

(1954) Inner Sanctum

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Ned Lacey

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Floyd Harker

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Bernard Maxwell

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as District Attorney

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")

The Living Christ
5.0

(1951) The Living Christ

as Townsman

0.0

(1954) The Greatest Gift

as ---

3.0

(1953) Valiant Lady

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sam Butler

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Caldwell Wyatt

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Joseph Creeley

Naked City
5.5

(1958) Naked City

as Captain Russel Barris

6.5

(1948) Actors Studio

as soldier

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Benny Orloff

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Milton Orloff

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Carl Noyes

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Oceano
5.0

(1989) Oceano

as Don Matias Quintero

Space
6.5

(1985) Space

as Senator Glancey

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Herb Witmer

Little Gloria... Happy at Last
6.8

(1982) Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as Nathan Burkan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Leonard Thompson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Strasberg

Arrest and Trial
7.0

(1963) Arrest and Trial

as Leo Valera

12 O'Clock High
7.3

(1964) 12 O'Clock High

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Francis Toohey

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mike Galloway

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Charlie Malick

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Dave Breslaw

Great Performances
5.4

(1971) Great Performances

as Jack

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Hyam Zgierski