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Home/People/Martin Balsam
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Born
Nov 4, 1919Died: Feb 13, 1996
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

114
Movies
62
TV Shows
Also Known As
Martin Henry Balsam
Мартин Болсам
IMDb Profile

Martin Balsam

Acting

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).
All About 'The Birds' poster

All About 'The Birds'

as Self (archive footage)
2000
Legend of the Spirit Dog poster

Legend of the Spirit Dog

as Gramps
1997
O. Henry's Christmas poster

O. Henry's Christmas

Cast
1996
Unknown Soldier poster

Unknown Soldier

as Priest
1995
The Silence of the Hams poster

The Silence of the Hams

as Det. Martin Balsam
1994
La Classe américaine poster

La Classe américaine

as Callaghan (archive footage)
1993
24 Hour Psycho poster

24 Hour Psycho

as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
1993
The Sands of Time poster

The Sands of Time

as Father Sorendo
1992
Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear

as Judge
1991
The Last Match poster

The Last Match

as Lawyer
1990
Two Evil Eyes poster

Two Evil Eyes

as Mr. Pym
1990
The Brother from Space poster

The Brother from Space

as Frather Howard
1988
The Child Saver poster

The Child Saver

as Sidney Rosenberg
1988
Once Again poster

Once Again

as Gerald
1987
Kids Like These poster

Kids Like These

as Grandpa
1987
P.I. Private Investigations poster

P.I. Private Investigations

as Cliff Dowling
1987
Brothers in Blood poster

Brothers in Blood

Cast
1987
The Delta Force poster

The Delta Force

as Ben Kaplan
1986
Second Serve poster

Second Serve

as Dr. Beck
1986
Death Wish 3 poster

Death Wish 3

as Bennett Cross
1985