1919-11-04 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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True Fear: The Making of Psycho | Self | 2015-10-29 |
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All About 'The Birds' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-05-28 |
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Legend of the Spirit Dog | Gramps | 1997-08-19 |
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O. Henry's Christmas | 1996-06-03 | |
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Soldato Ignoto | Priest | 1995-01-01 |
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Il silenzio dei prosciutti | Det. Martin Balsam | 1994-03-11 |
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La Classe américaine | Callaghan (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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The Sands of Time | Father Sorendo | 1992-11-23 |
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Cape Fear | Judge | 1991-11-13 |
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Due occhi diabolici | Mr. Pym | 1990-01-25 |
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The Last Match | Lawyer | 1990-02-01 |
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The Child Saver | Sidney Rosenberg | 1988-01-18 |
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Fratello dello spazio | Frather Howard | 1988-06-21 |
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Brothers in Blood | 1987-05-12 | |
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P.I. Private Investigations | Cliff Dowling | 1987-06-05 |
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Once Again | Gerald | 1987-12-01 |
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Kids Like These | Grandpa | 1987-11-08 |
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The Delta Force | Ben Kaplan | 1986-02-14 |
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Second Serve | Dr. Beck | 1986-01-01 |
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St. Elmo's Fire | Mr. Beamish | 1985-06-28 |
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Death Wish 3 | Bennett Cross | 1985-11-01 |
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Murder in Space | Alexander Rostov | 1985-07-28 |
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Innocent Prey | Sheriff Virgil Baker | 1984-12-12 |
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The Goodbye People | Max Silverman | 1984-09-11 |
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I Want to Live | Jack Brady | 1983-05-09 |
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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982-08-16 | |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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The Salamander | Captain Steffanelli | 1981-04-25 |
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People vs. Jean Harris | Joel Aurnou | 1981-05-07 |
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There Goes The Bride | Elmer Babcock | 1980-07-07 |
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L'avvertimento | Questore Martorana | 1980-08-15 |
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The Love Tapes | David Franklin | 1980-05-09 |
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The Seeding of Sarah Burns | Dr. Samuel Melman | 1979-04-07 |
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Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala | Salluzzo | 1979-05-05 |
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The House on Garibaldi Street | Isser Harel | 1979-05-28 |
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Aunt Mary | Harry Strasberg | 1979-12-05 |
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Cuba | Gen. Bello | 1979-12-21 |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | 1979-12-06 |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Diamanti sporchi di sangue | Rizzo | 1978-03-17 |
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Rainbow | Louis B. Mayer | 1978-11-06 |
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Occhi dalle stelle | Inspector Jim Grant | 1978-02-21 |
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The Millionaire | Arthur Haines | 1978-12-19 |
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Siege | Henry Fancher | 1978-04-26 |
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Contract on Cherry Street | Ernie Weinberg | 1977-11-19 |
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The Sentinel | Prof. Ruzinsky | 1977-01-07 |
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Silver Bears | Joe Fiore | 1977-06-03 |
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The Storyteller | Ira Davidoff | 1977-12-05 |
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Pronto ad uccidere | Giulianelli | 1976-10-08 |
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Edward J. Reilly | 1976-02-26 |
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Con la rabbia agli occhi | Commissario | 1976-10-22 |
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All the President's Men | Howard Simons | 1976-04-09 |
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Raid on Entebbe | Daniel Cooper | 1976-12-26 |
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Two-Minute Warning | Sam McKeever | 1976-11-12 |
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Cipolla Colt | Petrus Lamb | 1975-08-25 |
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Death Among Friends | Ham Russell Buckner | 1975-05-20 |
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Mitchell | James Arthur Cummings | 1975-09-10 |
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Il tempo degli assassini | Commissioner Katroni | 1975-12-27 |
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Miles To Go Before I Sleep | Ben Montgomery | 1975-01-08 |
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Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia | Carlo Goja | 1975-01-16 |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Green | 1974-10-02 |
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Murder on the Orient Express | Signor Bianchi | 1974-11-22 |
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Trapped Beneath the Sea | T.C. Hollister | 1974-10-22 |
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Il consigliori | Don Antonio Macaluso | 1973-08-30 |
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La colonna infame | 1973-04-19 | |
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The Six Million Dollar Man | Dr. Rudy Wells | 1973-03-07 |
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The Stone Killer | Al Vescari | 1973-08-08 |
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War | Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) | 1973-10-20 |
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Harry Walden | 1973-10-21 |
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A Brand New Life | Jim Douglas | 1973-02-20 |
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Night of Terror | Capt. Caleb Sark | 1972-10-10 |
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The Man | Jim Talley | 1972-07-19 |
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Il vero e il falso | District Attorney Turrisi | 1972-04-07 |
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Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente | Giudice Aldo Sola | 1972-02-04 |
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The Anderson Tapes | Haskins | 1971-06-17 |
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Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della Repubblica | Commissario Bonavia | 1971-03-26 |
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The Enemy Before Us | Angie | 1970-10-16 |
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Catch-22 | Col. Cathcart | 1970-06-24 |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! | Admiral Husband E. Kimmel | 1970-01-26 |
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Little Big Man | Mr. Merriweather | 1970-12-23 |
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Hunters Are for Killing | Wade Hamilton | 1970-03-12 |
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Stanley Pulska | 1970-10-13 |
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Me, Natalie | Uncle Harold | 1969-07-13 |
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Mayor Wilker | 1969-10-10 |
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Trilogy | Ivor Belli | 1969-06-08 |
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Around the World of Mike Todd | Michael Todd (voice) | 1968-09-08 |
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Hombre | Henry Mendez | 1967-03-21 |
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After the Fox | Harry | 1966-09-08 |
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Harlow | Everett Redman | 1965-06-23 |
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A Thousand Clowns | Arnold | 1965-12-13 |
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The Bedford Incident | Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. | 1965-10-11 |
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Seven Days in May | Paul Girard | 1964-02-01 |
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The Carpetbaggers | Bernard B. Norman | 1964-04-08 |
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Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Sanford Kaufman | 1963-12-25 |
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Cape Fear | Police Chief Mark Dutton | 1962-04-12 |
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La città prigioniera | Joseph Feinberg | 1962-12-05 |
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Ada | Steve Jackson | 1961-08-25 |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's | O.J. Berman | 1961-10-06 |
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Tutti a casa | Sergente Quintino Fornaciari | 1960-10-27 |
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Psycho | Milton Arbogast | 1960-06-22 |
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Winterset | Garth | 1959-10-26 |
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Al Capone | Mac Keeley, reporter | 1959-03-25 |
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Middle of the Night | Jack Englander | 1959-05-20 |
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Marjorie Morningstar | Dr. David Harris | 1958-04-24 |
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Bomber's Moon | Captain Joe Reardon | 1958-08-07 |
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Time Limit | Sgt. Baker | 1957-10-23 |
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The Defender (Studio One) | Francis Toohey | 1957-02-25 |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 1 | 1957-04-10 |
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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall | Charlie Malick | 1955-10-02 |
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On the Waterfront | Gillette (uncredited) | 1954-06-22 |
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The Living Bible | Townsman | 1952-01-01 |
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Concerning a Woman of Sin | 1949-03-24 | |
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Winged Victory | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1944-12-22 |
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The Time Element | Dr. Arnold Gillespie |