Martin Balsam

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-11-04

Day of death

1996-02-13 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Martin Balsam

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).

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • The Octopus

    The Octopus

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Midnight Caller

    Midnight Caller

  • The Delta Force

    The Delta Force

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Salamander

    The Salamander

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

  • Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • The Seeding of Sarah Burns

    The Seeding of Sarah Burns

  • The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

    The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

  • Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

  • Death Wish 3

    Death Wish 3

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Decoy

    Decoy

  • Blood and Diamonds

    Blood and Diamonds

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Harlow

    Harlow

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • Two Evil Eyes

    Two Evil Eyes

  • The Child Saver

    The Child Saver

  • Legend of the Spirit Dog

    Legend of the Spirit Dog

  • The Sands of Time

    The Sands of Time

  • The Warning

    The Warning

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Valiant Lady

    Valiant Lady

  • Brothers in Blood

    Brothers in Blood

  • Contract on Cherry Street

    Contract on Cherry Street

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

  • A Brand New Life

    A Brand New Life

  • The Anderson Tapes

    The Anderson Tapes

  • Trapped Beneath the Sea

    Trapped Beneath the Sea

  • Cry, Onion!

    Cry, Onion!

  • The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

  • The Carpetbaggers

    The Carpetbaggers

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • The Greatest Gift

    The Greatest Gift

  • Murder in Space

    Murder in Space

  • Seven Days in May

    Seven Days in May

  • Ada

    Ada

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Silver Bears

    Silver Bears

  • A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

    A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

  • Unknown Soldier

    Unknown Soldier

  • Little Big Man

    Little Big Man

  • St. Elmo's Fire

    St. Elmo's Fire

  • Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

    Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Love Tapes

    The Love Tapes

  • Once Again

    Once Again

  • Middle of the Night

    Middle of the Night

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

  • Winterset

    Winterset

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • Hombre

    Hombre

  • Trilogy

    Trilogy

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

  • Actors Studio

    Actors Studio

  • Cuba

    Cuba

  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

    The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

  • The Man

    The Man

  • The Time Element

    The Time Element

  • The Brother from Space

    The Brother from Space

  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

  • A Thousand Clowns

    A Thousand Clowns

  • All About 'The Birds'

    All About 'The Birds'

  • The Living Christ

    The Living Christ

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • P.I. Private Investigations

    P.I. Private Investigations

  • Space

    Space

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Counselor at Crime

    Counselor at Crime

  • Al Capone

    Al Capone

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

  • The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

    The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

  • Oceano

    Oceano

  • The Defender (Studio One)

    The Defender (Studio One)

  • Mitchell

    Mitchell

  • The Hassled Hooker

    The Hassled Hooker

  • Smiling Maniacs

    Smiling Maniacs

  • Siege

    Siege

  • O. Henry's Christmas

    O. Henry's Christmas

  • Gardenia

    Gardenia

  • Season for Assassins

    Season for Assassins

  • The Goodbye People

    The Goodbye People

  • Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • The House on Garibaldi Street

    The House on Garibaldi Street

  • Death Rage

    Death Rage

  • Kids Like These

    Kids Like These

  • After the Fox

    After the Fox

  • 24 Hour Psycho

    24 Hour Psycho

  • Meet Him and Die

    Meet Him and Die

  • Everybody Go Home!

    Everybody Go Home!

  • Aunt Mary

    Aunt Mary

  • La colonna infame

    La colonna infame

  • There Goes The Bride

    There Goes The Bride

  • Eyes Behind the Stars

    Eyes Behind the Stars

  • Around the World of Mike Todd

    Around the World of Mike Todd

  • Miles To Go Before I Sleep

    Miles To Go Before I Sleep

  • Confessions of a Police Captain

    Confessions of a Police Captain

  • Concerning a Woman of Sin

    Concerning a Woman of Sin

  • Second Serve

    Second Serve

  • The Enemy Before Us

    The Enemy Before Us

  • Me, Natalie

    Me, Natalie

  • Innocent Prey

    Innocent Prey

  • Conquered City

    Conquered City

  • The Last Match

    The Last Match

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Living Bible

    The Living Bible

  • I Want to Live

    I Want to Live

  • Chronicle of a Homicide

    Chronicle of a Homicide

  • Bomber's Moon

    Bomber's Moon

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Hunters Are for Killing

    Hunters Are for Killing