Martin Balsam

Acting

Martin Balsam

Born November 4, 1919The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA161 credits

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).

Known For

All About 'The Birds'
7.2

All About 'The Birds'

Movie

2000

Legend of the Spirit Dog
4.5

Legend of the Spirit Dog

Movie

1997

O. Henry's Christmas

O. Henry's Christmas

Movie

1996

Unknown Soldier
6.0

Unknown Soldier

Movie

1995

The Silence of the Hams
4.9

The Silence of the Hams

Movie

1994

La Classe américaine
7.6

La Classe américaine

Movie

1993

Filmography

All About 'The Birds'
2000All About 'The Birds'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997Legend of the Spirit Dogas GrampsMovie
O. Henry's Christmas
1996O. Henry's ChristmasMovie
Unknown Soldier
1995Unknown Soldieras PriestMovie
The Silence of the Hams
1994The Silence of the Hamsas Det. Martin BalsamMovie
La Classe américaine
1993La Classe américaineas Callaghan (archive footage)Movie
24 Hour Psycho
199324 Hour Psychoas Milton Arbogast (archive footage)Movie
The Sands of Time
1992The Sands of Timeas Father SorendoMovie
Cape Fear
1991Cape Fearas JudgeMovie
The Last Match
1990The Last Matchas LawyerMovie
Two Evil Eyes
1990Two Evil Eyesas Mr. PymMovie
Oceano
1989Oceanoas Don Matias QuinteroTV
Midnight Caller
1988Midnight Calleras Gil SolarskiTV
The Brother from Space
1988The Brother from Spaceas Frather HowardMovie
The Child Saver
1988The Child Saveras Sidney RosenbergMovie
Once Again
1987Once Againas GeraldMovie
Kids Like These
1987Kids Like Theseas GrandpaMovie
P.I. Private Investigations
1987P.I. Private Investigationsas Cliff DowlingMovie
Brothers in Blood
1987Brothers in BloodMovie
The Delta Force
1986The Delta Forceas Ben KaplanMovie
Second Serve
1986Second Serveas Dr. BeckMovie
Death Wish 3
1985Death Wish 3as Bennett CrossMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")TV
Murder in Space
1985Murder in Spaceas Alexander RostovMovie
St. Elmo's Fire
1985St. Elmo's Fireas Mr. BeamishMovie
Space
1985Spaceas Senator GlanceyTV
Innocent Prey
1984Innocent Preyas Sheriff Virgil BakerMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Edgar CarmodyTV
The Goodbye People
1984The Goodbye Peopleas Max SilvermanMovie
The Octopus
1984The Octopusas Frank CarrisiTV
I Want to Live
1983I Want to Liveas Jack BradyMovie
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982Little Gloria... Happy at Lastas Nathan BurkanTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
People vs. Jean Harris
1981People vs. Jean Harrisas Joel AurnouMovie
The Salamander
1981The Salamanderas Captain SteffanelliMovie
The Warning
1980The Warningas Questore MartoranaMovie
There Goes The Bride
1980There Goes The Brideas Elmer BabcockMovie
The Love Tapes
1980The Love Tapesas David FranklinMovie
Cuba
1979Cubaas Gen. BelloMovie
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergmanas SelfMovie
Aunt Mary
1979Aunt Maryas Harry StrasbergMovie
Archie Bunker's Place
1979Archie Bunker's Placeas Murray KleinTV
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979The House on Garibaldi Streetas Isser HarelMovie
Gardenia
1979Gardeniaas SalluzzoMovie
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979The Seeding of Sarah Burnsas Dr. Samuel MelmanMovie
The Horror Show
1979The Horror Showas (archive footage)Movie
The Millionaire
1978The Millionaireas Arthur HainesMovie
Rainbow
1978Rainbowas Louis B. MayerMovie
Siege
1978Siegeas Henry FancherMovie
Blood and Diamonds
1978Blood and Diamondsas RizzoMovie
Eyes Behind the Stars
1978Eyes Behind the Starsas Inspector Jim GrantMovie
The Storyteller
1977The Storytelleras Ira DavidoffMovie
Contract on Cherry Street
1977Contract on Cherry Streetas Ernie WeinbergMovie
Silver Bears
1977Silver Bearsas Joe FioreMovie
The Sentinel
1977The Sentinelas Prof. RuzinskyMovie
Raid on Entebbe
1976Raid on Entebbeas Daniel CooperMovie
Two-Minute Warning
1976Two-Minute Warningas Sam McKeeverMovie
Death Rage
1976Death Rageas CommissarioMovie
Meet Him and Die
1976Meet Him and Dieas GiulianelliMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Hyam ZgierskiTV
All the President's Men
1976All the President's Menas Howard SimonsMovie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Edward J. ReillyMovie
Season for Assassins
1975Season for Assassinsas Commissioner KatroniMovie
Mitchell
1975Mitchellas James Arthur CummingsMovie
Cry, Onion!
1975Cry, Onion!as Petrus LambMovie
Death Among Friends
1975Death Among Friendsas Ham Russell BucknerMovie
Smiling Maniacs
1975Smiling Maniacsas Carlo GojaMovie
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975Miles To Go Before I Sleepas Ben MontgomeryMovie
Murder on the Orient Express
1974Murder on the Orient Expressas Signor BianchiMovie
Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974Trapped Beneath the Seaas T.C. HollisterMovie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two Threeas GreenMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Ray KaufmanTV
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973Summer Wishes, Winter Dreamsas Harry WaldenMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)Movie
Counselor at Crime
1973Counselor at Crimeas Don Antonio MacalusoMovie
The Stone Killer
1973The Stone Killeras Al VescariMovie
La colonna infame
1973La colonna infameMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973The Six Million Dollar Manas Dr. Rudy WellsMovie
A Brand New Life
1973A Brand New Lifeas Jim DouglasMovie
Night of Terror
1972Night of Terroras Capt. Caleb SarkMovie
The Man
1972The Manas Jim TalleyMovie
The Hassled Hooker
1972The Hassled Hookeras District Attorney TurrisiMovie
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972Chronicle of a Homicideas Giudice Aldo SolaMovie
The Anderson Tapes
1971The Anderson Tapesas HaskinsMovie
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971Confessions of a Police Captainas Commissario BonaviaMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas JackTV
Little Big Man
1970Little Big Manas Mr. MerriweatherMovie
T
1970The Enemy Before Usas AngieMovie
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolfas Stanley PulskaMovie
Catch-22
1970Catch-22as Col. CathcartMovie
Hunters Are for Killing
1970Hunters Are for Killingas Wade HamiltonMovie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Admiral Husband E. KimmelMovie
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guysas Mayor WilkerMovie
Me, Natalie
1969Me, Natalieas Uncle HaroldMovie
Trilogy
1969Trilogyas Ivor BelliMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Herb WitmerTV
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968Around the World of Mike Toddas Michael Todd (voice)Movie
Hombre
1967Hombreas Henry MendezMovie
C
1966CBS PlayhouseTV
After the Fox
1966After the Foxas HarryMovie
A Thousand Clowns
1965A Thousand Clownsas ArnoldMovie
The Bedford Incident
1965The Bedford Incidentas Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.Movie
Harlow
1965Harlowas Everett RedmanMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Albert SullyTV
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock Highas Army Doctor (uncredited)TV
The Carpetbaggers
1964The Carpetbaggersas Bernard B. NormanMovie
Seven Days in May
1964Seven Days in Mayas Paul GirardMovie
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?as Sanford KaufmanMovie
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Dave BreslawTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Andrew NewmarkTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and Trialas Leo ValeraTV
Conquered City
1962Conquered Cityas Joseph FeinbergMovie
The Eleventh Hour
1962The Eleventh HourTV
Cape Fear
1962Cape Fearas Police Chief Mark DuttonMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sas O.J. BermanMovie
The New Breed
1961The New Breedas Frank EberhardtTV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Ned LaceyTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas Jack GarsellTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Floyd HarkerTV
Ada
1961Adaas Steve JacksonMovie
Everybody Go Home!
1960Everybody Go Home!as Sergente Quintino FornaciariMovie
Route 66
1960Route 66TV
Psycho
1960Psychoas Milton ArbogastMovie
W
1959Wintersetas GarthMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Arnold JustinTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Danny WeissTV
Middle of the Night
1959Middle of the Nightas Jack EnglanderMovie
Al Capone
1959Al Caponeas Mac Keeley, reporterMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Father FabianTV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Arnold FleischmanTV
Bomber's Moon
1958Bomber's Moonas Captain Joe ReardonMovie
Marjorie Morningstar
1958Marjorie Morningstaras Dr. David HarrisMovie
Time Limit
1957Time Limitas Sgt. BakerMovie
Decoy
1957Decoyas Nick SantosTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
12 Angry Men
195712 Angry Menas Juror 1Movie
The Defender (Studio One)
1957The Defender (Studio One)as Francis TooheyMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sam ButlerTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - WinnerTV
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955A Man Is Ten Feet Tallas Charlie MalickMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Eldon MarshTV
T
1954The Greatest GiftTV
On the Waterfront
1954On the Waterfrontas Gillette (uncredited)Movie
Inner Sanctum
1954Inner SanctumTV
V
1953Valiant LadyTV
The Living Bible
1952The Living Bibleas TownsmanMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas GarthTV
The Living Christ
1951The Living Christas TownsmanTV
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949Concerning a Woman of SinMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Ed CoyneTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
A
1948Actors Studioas soldierTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Winged Victory
1944Winged Victoryas Bit Part (uncredited)Movie
The Time Element
—The Time Elementas Dr. Arnold GillespieMovie