Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Deceased · Born: Nov 4, 1919 · Died: Feb 13, 1996

Personal Details

Born Nov 4, 1919 Bronx, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Irene Miller

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Feb 13, 1996 )
  • Joyce Van Patten

    ( Aug 18, 1957 to Aug 14, 1962 )
  • Pearl Somner

    ( Oct 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1969 )

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).

Career

1997
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog as Gramps
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1994
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams as Det. Martin Balsam
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1992
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time as Father Sorendo
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1991
Cape Fear
Cape Fear as Judge
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1990
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes as Mr. Pym
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The Last Match
The Last Match as Lawyer
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1988
The Child Saver
The Child Saver as Sidney Rosenberg
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The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space as Frather Howard
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1987
P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations as Cliff Dowling
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Brothers in Blood
Brothers in Blood
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Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing as Wade Hamilton
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1986
The Delta Force
The Delta Force as Ben Kaplan
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Second Serve
Second Serve as Dr. Beck
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The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People as Max Silverman
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Edgar Carmody
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La piovra
La piovra as Frank Carrisi
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1985
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 as Bennett Cross
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Murder in Space
Murder in Space as Alexander Rostov
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St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire as Mr. Beamish
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Rockne S. O'Bannon
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Space
Space as Senator Glancey
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Great Performances
Great Performances as Jack
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1984
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey as Sheriff Virgil Baker
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1983
I Want to Live
I Want to Live as Jack Brady
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1981
The People vs. Jean Harris
The People vs. Jean Harris as Joel Aurnou
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The Salamander
The Salamander as Captain Steffanelli
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1980
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes as David Franklin
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There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride as Elmer Babcock
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1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street as Isser Harel
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The Horror Show
The Horror Show as (archive footage)
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Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary as Harry Strasberg
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Cuba
Cuba as Gen. Bello
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Archie Bunker's Place
1978
Rainbow
Rainbow as Louis B. Mayer
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Siege
Siege as Henry Fancher
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Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds as Rizzo
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1977
The Storyteller
The Storyteller as Ira Davidoff
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The Sentinel
The Sentinel as Prof. Ruzinsky
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Silver Bears
Silver Bears as Joe Fiore
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Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street as Ernie Weinberg
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1976
America at the Movies
America at the Movies as Colonel Cathcart
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Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die as Giulianelli
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Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning as Sam McKeever
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Death Rage
Death Rage as Commissario
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case as Edward J. Reilly
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All the President's Men
All the President's Men as Howard Simons
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Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe as Daniel Cooper
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1975
Mitchell
Mitchell as James Arthur Cummings
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Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends as Ham Russell Buckner
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Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Miles to Go Before I Sleep as Ben Montgomery
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1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea as T.C. Hollister
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Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express as Signor Bianchi
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Kojak
Kojak as Ray Kaufman
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1973
The Counsellor
The Counsellor as Don Antonio Macaluso
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The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer as Al Vescari
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A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life as Jim Douglas
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The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Rudy Wells
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Harry Walden
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1972
Night of Terror
Night of Terror as Capt. Caleb Sark
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The Man
The Man as Jim Talley
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1971
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes as Haskins
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Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain as Commissario Bonavia
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1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Stanley Pulska
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Little Big Man
Little Big Man as Mr. Merriweather
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
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Catch-22
Catch-22 as Col. Cathcart
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1969
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie as Uncle Harold
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Mayor Wilker
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Trilogy
Trilogy as Ivor Belli
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1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd as Michael Todd (voice)
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1967
Hombre
Hombre as Henry Mendez
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1966
After the Fox
After the Fox as Harry
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The Fugitive
The Fugitive as Andrew Newmark
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1965
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns as Arnold
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Harlow
Harlow as Everett Redman
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The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
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1964
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May as Paul Girard
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The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers as Bernard B. Norman
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1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? as Sanford Kaufman
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1962
Cape Fear
Cape Fear as Police Chief Mark Dutton
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The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
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1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's as O.J. Berman
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Ada
Ada as Steve Jackson
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Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare as Ned Lacey
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Naked City
Naked City as Joseph Creeley
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1960
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home! as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
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Psycho
Psycho as Private Det. Milton Arbogast
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Leonard Thompson
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1959
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night as Jack
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Al Capone
Al Capone as Mac Keeley, reporter
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Danny Weiss
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Rawhide
Rawhide as Father Fabian
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1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar as Dr. David Harris
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Have Gun - Will Travel
1957
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men as Juror 1
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Time Limit
Time Limit as Sgt. Baker
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Studio One
Studio One as Francis Toohey
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1956
Studio One
Studio One as Francis Toohey
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1953
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse as Mike Galloway
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