Martin Balsam
Born
November 4, 1919 (age 76)
Died
February 13, 1996
Birthplace
Bronx, New York, USA

Martin Balsam

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).

Movies

Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997 ★ 4.5
Gramps
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
1995 ★ 6.0
Priest
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
1994 ★ 4.9
Det. Martin Balsam
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 ★ 7.6
Callaghan (archive footage)
24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho
1993 ★ 4.0
Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
1992
Father Sorendo
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 ★ 7.3
Judge
The Last Match
The Last Match
1990 ★ 5.0
Lawyer
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
1990 ★ 6.1
Mr. Pym
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
1988
Sidney Rosenberg
The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space
1988 ★ 2.5
Frather Howard
Once Again
Once Again
1987
Gerald
Kids Like These
Kids Like These
1987 ★ 10.0
Grandpa
P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations
1987 ★ 4.8
Cliff Dowling
Brothers in Blood
Brothers in Blood
1987 ★ 5.0
The Delta Force
The Delta Force
1986 ★ 5.9
Ben Kaplan
Second Serve
Second Serve
1986 ★ 4.7
Dr. Beck
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
1985 ★ 6.2
Bennett Cross
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
1985 ★ 4.8
Alexander Rostov
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 ★ 6.1
Mr. Beamish
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey
1984 ★ 3.5
Sheriff Virgil Baker
The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People
1984
Max Silverman
I Want to Live
I Want to Live
1983 ★ 3.0
Jack Brady
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
1981
Joel Aurnou
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 ★ 5.3
Captain Steffanelli
The Warning
The Warning
1980 ★ 4.8
Questore Martorana
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride
1980
Elmer Babcock
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes
1980 ★ 3.0
David Franklin
Cuba
Cuba
1979 ★ 5.4
Gen. Bello
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary
1979 ★ 7.0
Harry Strasberg
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 ★ 5.5
Isser Harel
Gardenia
Gardenia
1979 ★ 4.8
Salluzzo
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979 ★ 6.0
Dr. Samuel Melman
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 ★ 3.8
(archive footage)
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1978
Arthur Haines
Rainbow
Rainbow
1978
Louis B. Mayer
Siege
Siege
1978 ★ 6.2
Henry Fancher
Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds
1978 ★ 6.4
Rizzo
Eyes Behind the Stars
Eyes Behind the Stars
1978 ★ 4.3
Inspector Jim Grant
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
1977
Ira Davidoff
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street
1977 ★ 6.3
Ernie Weinberg
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
1977 ★ 5.9
Joe Fiore
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 ★ 6.1
Prof. Ruzinsky
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
1976 ★ 6.0
Daniel Cooper
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976 ★ 6.2
Sam McKeever
Death Rage
Death Rage
1976 ★ 5.3
Commissario
Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die
1976 ★ 5.4
Giulianelli
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 ★ 7.7
Howard Simons
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976 ★ 6.4
Edward J. Reilly
Season for Assassins
Season for Assassins
1975 ★ 4.3
Commissioner Katroni
Mitchell
Mitchell
1975 ★ 3.2
James Arthur Cummings
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
1975 ★ 5.2
Petrus Lamb
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends
1975 ★ 3.6
Ham Russell Buckner
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
1975
Carlo Goja
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975 ★ 6.0
Ben Montgomery
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 ★ 7.1
Signor Bianchi
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974 ★ 5.8
T.C. Hollister
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 ★ 7.5
Green
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 ★ 5.4
Harry Walden
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973 ★ 6.4
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime
1973 ★ 5.3
Don Antonio Macaluso
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer
1973 ★ 6.2
Al Vescari
La colonna infame
La colonna infame
1973 ★ 6.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 ★ 6.7
Dr. Rudy Wells
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
1973
Jim Douglas
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
1972 ★ 5.9
Capt. Caleb Sark
The Man
The Man
1972 ★ 6.3
Jim Talley
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker
1972 ★ 5.9
District Attorney Turrisi
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972 ★ 5.3
Giudice Aldo Sola
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
1971 ★ 6.1
Haskins
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971 ★ 6.7
Commissario Bonavia
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 ★ 7.5
Mr. Merriweather
The Enemy Before Us
The Enemy Before Us
1970
Angie
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 ★ 6.0
Stanley Pulska
Catch-22
Catch-22
1970 ★ 6.7
Col. Cathcart
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
1970 ★ 4.5
Wade Hamilton
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 ★ 7.1
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 ★ 5.5
Mayor Wilker
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
1969 ★ 5.5
Uncle Harold
Trilogy
Trilogy
1969 ★ 6.0
Ivor Belli
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968 ★ 6.0
Michael Todd (voice)
Hombre
Hombre
1967 ★ 7.0
Henry Mendez
After the Fox
After the Fox
1966 ★ 6.0
Harry
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 ★ 7.1
Arnold
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
1965 ★ 7.0
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Harlow
Harlow
1965 ★ 5.4
Everett Redman
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
1964 ★ 5.8
Bernard B. Norman
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 ★ 7.3
Paul Girard
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963 ★ 5.8
Sanford Kaufman
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 ★ 4.3
Joseph Feinberg
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 ★ 7.4
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 ★ 7.6
O.J. Berman
Ada
Ada
1961 ★ 6.4
Steve Jackson
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home!
1960 ★ 7.6
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Psycho
Psycho
1960 ★ 8.4
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Winterset
Winterset
1959
Garth
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night
1959 ★ 6.9
Jack
Al Capone
Al Capone
1959 ★ 6.6
Mac Keeley, reporter
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
1958
Captain Joe Reardon
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
1958 ★ 6.2
Dr. David Harris
Time Limit
Time Limit
1957 ★ 7.1
Sgt. Baker
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 ★ 8.5
Juror 1
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 ★ 7.2
Francis Toohey
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955
Charlie Malick
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 ★ 7.9
Gillette (uncredited)
The Living Bible
The Living Bible
1952 ★ 6.0
Townsman
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949
Winged Victory
Winged Victory
1944 ★ 5.5
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Time Element
The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie

TV Series

Oceano
Oceano
1989 ★ 5.0
Don Matias Quintero
6 Episodes
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
1988 ★ 7.6
Gil Solarski
1 Episode
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1985 ★ 7.8
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
1 Episode
Space
Space
1985 ★ 6.5
Senator Glancey
5 Episodes
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 ★ 7.5
Edgar Carmody
2 Episodes
The Octopus
The Octopus
1984 ★ 7.8
Frank Carrisi
2 Episodes
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 ★ 5.4
Nathan Burkan
2 Episodes
Hotel
Hotel
1982 ★ 6.8
1 Episode
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 ★ 6.5
74 Episodes
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
1976 ★ 7.5
Hyam Zgierski
1 Episode
Kojak
Kojak
1973 ★ 7.0
Ray Kaufman
1 Episode
Police Story
Police Story
1973 ★ 6.9
1 Episode
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 ★ 5.8
Jack
1 Episode
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968 ★ 6.8
Herb Witmer
1 Episode
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
1966 ★ 7.0
1 Episode
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 ★ 7.1
Albert Sully
1 Episode
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
1964 ★ 7.2
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1 Episode
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 ★ 5.7
Dave Breslaw
1 Episode
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963 ★ 7.2
Andrew Newmark
1 Episode
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
1963 ★ 7.7
Leo Valera
1 Episode
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
1962 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
The New Breed
The New Breed
1961 ★ 7.0
Frank Eberhardt
1 Episode
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 ★ 3.5
1 Episode
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 ★ 5.5
Ned Lacey
1 Episode
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
1961 ★ 4.7
Jack Garsell
1 Episode
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 ★ 5.9
Floyd Harker
1 Episode
Route 66
Route 66
1960 ★ 6.3
2 Episodes
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959 ★ 8.5
Danny Weiss
2 Episodes
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959 ★ 7.2
Father Fabian
1 Episode
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 ★ 5.8
2 Episodes
Naked City
Naked City
1958 ★ 5.5
Arnold Fleischman
1 Episode
Decoy
Decoy
1957 ★ 6.4
Nick Santos
1 Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 ★ 7.3
1 Episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 ★ 6.0
Sam Butler
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 ★ 7.8
Eldon Marsh
1 Episode
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift
1954
218 Episodes
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
1954 ★ 7.0
3 Episodes
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady
1953 ★ 3.0
272 Episodes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 ★ 8.6
Garth
1 Episode
The Living Christ
The Living Christ
1951 ★ 5.0
Townsman
1 Episode
Studio One
Studio One
1948 ★ 5.0
Ed Coyne
1 Episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 ★ 6.3
1 Episode
Actors Studio
Actors Studio
1948 ★ 7.6
soldier
1 Episode