Martin Balsam
Acting

Martin Balsam

1919-1996

Known for 12 Angry Men, Psycho, Breakfast at Tiffany's.

30 linked movie credits shown
Born11/04/1919
Died02/13/1996
AgeDied at 76
BirthplaceThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asMartin 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).

Movie Credits

Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

As Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

War, History, Drama

12 Angry Men poster

12 Angry Men (1957)

As Juror 1

Drama

Aunt Mary poster

Aunt Mary (1979)

As Harry Strasberg

TV Movie, Drama, Family

Gardenia poster

Gardenia (1979)

As Salluzzo

Crime

Mitchell poster

Mitchell (1975)

As James Arthur Cummings

Crime, Drama, Action

The Stone Killer poster

The Stone Killer (1973)

As Al Vescari

Crime, Action

The Delta Force poster

The Delta Force (1986)

As Ben Kaplan

Action, Thriller, War

Two-Minute Warning poster

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

As Sam McKeever

Action, Thriller

Murder on the Orient Express poster

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

As Signor Bianchi

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

As Dr. Rudy Wells

Science Fiction, Adventure, TV Movie

The Anderson Tapes poster

The Anderson Tapes (1971)

As Haskins

Crime, Thriller, Action

The Last Match poster

The Last Match (1990)

As Lawyer

Action

Death Wish 3 poster

Death Wish 3 (1985)

As Bennett Cross

Action, Crime, Thriller

All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men (1976)

As Howard Simons

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Death Rage poster

Death Rage (1976)

As Commissario

Thriller, Action, Crime

Little Big Man poster

Little Big Man (1970)

As Mr. Merriweather

Western, Comedy, Adventure, Drama

A Thousand Clowns poster

A Thousand Clowns (1965)

As Arnold

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? poster

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

As Sanford Kaufman

Comedy

Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear (1962)

As Police Chief Mark Dutton

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Ada poster

Ada (1961)

As Steve Jackson

Drama

Psycho poster

Psycho (1960)

As Milton Arbogast

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

The Silence of the Hams poster

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

As Det. Martin Balsam

Thriller, Comedy

Cuba poster

Cuba (1979)

As Gen. Bello

Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Adventure, War

Seven Days in May poster

Seven Days in May (1964)

As Paul Girard

Drama, Thriller

Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear (1991)

As Judge

Drama, Crime, Thriller

St. Elmo's Fire poster

St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

As Mr. Beamish

Drama, Romance, Comedy

The Carpetbaggers poster

The Carpetbaggers (1964)

As Bernard B. Norman

Drama

Two Evil Eyes poster

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

As Mr. Pym

Horror

On the Waterfront poster

On the Waterfront (1954)

As Gillette (uncredited)

Crime, Drama, Romance

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

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

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

Science Fiction, Action, Drama, TV Movie