Martin Balsam
Born November 4, 1919 · 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).
Notable Appearances
Movies
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Cape Fear
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Murder on the Orient Express
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Delta Force
On the Waterfront
All the President's Men
Death Wish 3
Catch-22
Cape Fear
The Sentinel
St. Elmo's Fire
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Hombre
Seven Days in May
Little Big Man
The Anderson Tapes
Two-Minute Warning
Two Evil Eyes
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Night of 100 Stars
La Classe américaine
Al Capone
Middle of the Night
The Counsellor
The Silence of the Hams
Me, Natalie
The Bedford Incident
Cuba
The Carpetbaggers
Silver Bears
The Salamander
Innocent Prey
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Stone Killer
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Time Limit
TV Shows
Quincy, M.E.
The Fugitive
Tony Awards
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Name of the Game
The Defenders
Hotel
Studio One
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Twilight Zone
Naked City
The Untouchables
Rawhide
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Route 66
The Philco Television Playhouse
Kojak
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Police Story
12 O'Clock High
Arrest and Trial
Archie Bunker's Place
Cain's Hundred
The New Breed
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Midnight Caller
Target: The Corruptors!
The Octopus
Espionage
Decoy
Inner Sanctum
The Eleventh Hour
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Living Christ
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Space
Oceano
More Movies
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Defender (Studio One)
Raid on Entebbe
Harlow
After the Fox
A Thousand Clowns
Cry, Onion!
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Death Rage
People vs. Jean Harris
Confessions of a Police Captain
Aunt Mary
Marjorie Morningstar
Second Serve
Everybody Go Home!
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
There Goes The Bride
The Hassled Hooker
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Warning
Murder in Space
Contract on Cherry Street
A Brand New Life
The Man
Hunters Are for Killing
I Want to Live
Season for Assassins
Night of Terror
The House on Garibaldi Street
P.I. Private Investigations
Conquered City
The Sands of Time
Mitchell
Winged Victory
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Smiling Maniacs
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Around the World of Mike Todd
Legend of the Spirit Dog
The Millionaire
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Chronicle of a Homicide
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Eyes Behind the Stars
The Storyteller
O. Henry's Christmas
The Child Saver
The Brother from Space
Ada
Trilogy
The Horror Show
Meet Him and Die
Blood and Diamonds
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
All About 'The Birds'
The Love Tapes
Gardenia
Whatever it Takes
Rainbow
The Last Match
The Goodbye People
The Living Bible
Siege
Unreleased
The Time Element
Bomber's Moon
La colonna infame
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Once Again
Tippi Hedren's Screen Test for The Birds
Brothers in Blood
Death Among Friends
Kids Like These
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
