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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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Known For

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

as Juror 1

Psycho

Psycho

1960

as Milton Arbogast

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Judge

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Gillette (uncredited)

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Signor Bianchi

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as O.J. Berman

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

as Col. Cathcart

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

as Ben Kaplan

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Howard Simons

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Hombre

Hombre

1967

as Henry Mendez

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985

as Bennett Cross

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

as Green

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

as Mr. Pym

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Mr. Beamish

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Prof. Ruzinsky

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

as Uncle Harold

The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973

as Al Vescari

Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!

1975

as Petrus Lamb