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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Acting • The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA • Born November 4, 1919 • † February 13, 1996

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).

25
Films
7
Avg Score

Filmography (25)

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994 • Thriller, Comedy • 1h 21m
46
as Det. Martin Balsam
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 8m
73
as Judge
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990 • Horror • 2h
61
as Mr. Pym
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986 • Action, Adventure • 2h 9m
56
as Ben Kaplan
Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985 • Action, Thriller • 1h 30m
58
as Bennett Cross
St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 48m
64
as Mr. Beamish
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 32m
63
as Prof. Ruzinsky
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 18m
79
as Howard Simons
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974 • Action, Thriller • 1h 44m
76
as Green
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 8m
72
as Signor Bianchi
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973 • Action, Crime • 1h 35m
61
as Al Vescari
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971 • Action, Thriller • 1h 39m
64
as Haskins
Little Big Man

Little Big Man

1970 • Adventure, Comedy • 2h 19m
75
as Mr. Merriweather
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 • Drama, War • 2h 24m
75
as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Catch-22

Catch-22

1970 • Comedy, War • 2h 1m
71
as Col. Cathcart
Hombre

Hombre

1967 • Western • 1h 51m
74
as Henry Mendez
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965 • Action, Thriller • 1h 42m
73
as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 58m
78
as Paul Girard
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964 • Drama • 2h 30m
65
as Bernard B. Norman
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 45m
77
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 55m
75
as O.J. Berman
Psycho

Psycho

1960 • Horror, Mystery • 1h 49m
85
as Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Al Capone

Al Capone

1959 • Action, Adventure • 1h 44m
67
as Mac Keeley, reporter
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957 • Drama • 1h 37m
90
as Juror 1
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954 • Crime, Drama • 1h 48m
81
as Gillette (uncredited)

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