Martin Balsam
Born
November 4, 1919
Died
February 13, 1996 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Martin Henry Balsam 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).
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
1997
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
Unknown Soldier
Priest
1995
The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
1994
La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
1993
24 Hour Psycho
Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
1993
The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
1992
Cape Fear
Judge
1991
The Last Match
Lawyer
1990
Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
1990
Midnight Caller
Gil Solarski · (1 episode)
1988
The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
1988
Once Again
Gerald
1987
Kids Like These
Grandpa
1987
The Twilight Zone
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") · (1 episode)
1985
Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Edgar Carmody · (2 episodes)
1984
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
1984
I Want to Live
Jack Brady
1983
Hotel
(1 episode)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
1980
Archie Bunker's Place
(74 episodes)
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
1979
The Storyteller
Ira Davidoff
1977
Raid on Entebbe
Daniel Cooper
1976
Kojak
Ray Kaufman · (1 episode)
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
1973
La colonna infame
1973
The Enemy Before Us
Angie
1970
Around the World of Mike Todd
Michael Todd (voice)
1968
The Eleventh Hour
(1 episode)
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
(1 episode)
1961
Cain's Hundred
Jack Garsell · (1 episode)
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
1960
The Twilight Zone
Danny Weiss · (2 episodes)
1959
Rawhide
Father Fabian · (1 episode)
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(2 episodes)
1958
Naked City
Arnold Fleischman · (1 episode)
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Dr. David Harris
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
(2 episodes)
1957
12 Angry Men
Juror 1
1957
The Defender (Studio One)
Francis Toohey
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Eldon Marsh · (1 episode)
1955
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949
The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie
Oceano
Don Matias Quintero · (6 episodes)
1989
The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
1988
P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
1987
Brothers in Blood
1987
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
1986
Second Serve
Dr. Beck
1986
Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
1985
The Twilight Zone
Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth") · (1 episode)
1985
Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
1985
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
1985
Space
Senator Glancey · (5 episodes)
1985
The Octopus
Frank Carrisi · (2 episodes)
1984
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Nathan Burkan · (2 episodes)
1982
People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
1981
The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
1981
The Warning
Questore Martorana
1980
The Love Tapes
David Franklin
1980
Cuba
Gen. Bello
1979
Aunt Mary
Harry Strasberg
1979
Gardenia
Salluzzo
1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
The Millionaire
Arthur Haines
1978
Rainbow
Louis B. Mayer
1978
Siege
Henry Fancher
1978
Blood and Diamonds
Rizzo
1978
Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
1978
Contract on Cherry Street
Ernie Weinberg
1977
Silver Bears
Joe Fiore
1977
The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
1977
Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
1976
Death Rage
Commissario
1976
Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
1976
Quincy, M.E.
Hyam Zgierski · (1 episode)
1976
All the President's Men
Howard Simons
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Edward J. Reilly
1976
Season For Assassins
Commissioner Katroni
1975
Mitchell
James Arthur Cummings
1975
Cry, Onion!
Petrus Lamb
1975
Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Ben Montgomery
1975
Murder on the Orient Express
Signor Bianchi
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
T.C. Hollister
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Green
1974
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
1973
Counselor at Crime
Don Antonio Macaluso
1973
The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
1973
A Brand New Life
Jim Douglas
1973
Night of Terror
Capt. Caleb Sark
1972
The Man
Jim Talley
1972
The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
1972
The Anderson Tapes
Haskins
1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Commissario Bonavia
1971
Great Performances
Jack · (1 episode)
1971
Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Stanley Pulska
1970
Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Wade Hamilton
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
1969
Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
1969
Trilogy
Ivor Belli
1969
The Name of the Game
Herb Witmer · (1 episode)
1968
Hombre
Henry Mendez
1967
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
1966
After the Fox
Harry
1966
A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
1965
The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
1965
Harlow
Everett Redman
1965
12 O'Clock High
Army Doctor (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1964
The Carpetbaggers
Bernard B. Norman
1964
Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
1964
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Dave Breslaw · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Andrew Newmark · (1 episode)
1963
Arrest and Trial
Leo Valera · (1 episode)
1963
Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
1962
Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
1961
The New Breed
Frank Eberhardt · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Ned Lacey · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Benny Orloff · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Milton Orloff · (3 episodes)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Carl Noyes · (2 episodes)
1961
The Defenders
Floyd Harker · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Bernard Maxwell · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
District Attorney · (2 episodes)
1961
Ada
Steve Jackson
1961
Everybody Go Home!
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
1960
Psycho
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
1960
Winterset
Garth
1959
Middle of the Night
Jack
1959
Al Capone
Mac Keeley, reporter
1959
Naked City
Caldwell Wyatt · (1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Captain Russel Barris · (1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Joseph Creeley · (1 episode)
1958
Bomber's Moon
Captain Joe Reardon
1958
Time Limit
Sgt. Baker
1957
Decoy
Nick Santos · (1 episode)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Butler · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Charlie Malick
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Leonard Thompson · (1 episode)
1955
The Greatest Gift
(218 episodes)
1954
On the Waterfront
Gillette (uncredited)
1954
Inner Sanctum
(3 episodes)
1954
Valiant Lady
(272 episodes)
1953
The Living Bible
Townsman
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Garth · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Strasberg · (1 episode)
1951
The Living Christ
Townsman · (1 episode)
1951
Studio One
Ed Coyne · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Francis Toohey · (2 episodes)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mike Galloway · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Charlie Malick · (1 episode)
1948
Actors Studio
soldier · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Winged Victory
Bit Part (uncredited)
1944