Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

1919-11-04 – 1996-02-13 (age 76) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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).

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men

1957

as Juror 1

Psycho
Psycho

1960

as Milton Arbogast

All the President's Men
All the President's Men

1976

as Howard Simons

Cape Fear
Cape Fear

1991

as Judge

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as O.J. Berman

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Signor Bianchi

Catch-22
Catch-22

1970

as Col. Cathcart

The Delta Force
The Delta Force

1986

as Ben Kaplan

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront

1954

as Gillette (uncredited)

Hombre
Hombre

1967

as Henry Mendez

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Cape Fear
Cape Fear

1962

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3

1985

as Bennett Cross

Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes

1990

as Mr. Pym

Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey

1984

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

Cuba
Cuba

1979

as Gen. Bello

St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Mr. Beamish

Little Big Man
Little Big Man

1970

as Mr. Merriweather

Conquered City
Conquered City

1962

as Joseph Feinberg