Martin Balsam

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).

Filmography (161 Appearances)

The Time Element

TBA

All About 'The Birds'

2000

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

O. Henry's Christmas

1996

Unknown Soldier

1995

The Silence of the Hams

1994

La Classe américaine

1993

24 Hour Psycho

1993

The Sands of Time

1992

Cape Fear

1991

The Last Match

1990

Two Evil Eyes

1990

Oceano

1989

Midnight Caller

1988

The Brother from Space

1988

The Child Saver

1988

Once Again

1987

Kids Like These

1987

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

Brothers in Blood

1987

The Delta Force

1986

Second Serve

1986

Death Wish 3

1985

The Twilight Zone

1985

Murder in Space

1985

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Space

1985

Innocent Prey

1984

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Goodbye People

1984

The Octopus

1984

I Want to Live

1983

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

Hotel

1982

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Night of 100 Stars

1982

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

The Salamander

1981

The Warning

1980

There Goes The Bride

1980

The Love Tapes

1980

Cuba

1979

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979

Aunt Mary

1979

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

Gardenia

1979

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

The Horror Show

1979

The Millionaire

1978

Rainbow

1978

Siege

1978

Blood and Diamonds

1978

Eyes Behind the Stars

1978

The Storyteller

1977

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

Silver Bears

1977

The Sentinel

1977

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Two-Minute Warning

1976

Death Rage

1976

Meet Him and Die

1976

Quincy, M.E.

1976

All the President's Men

1976

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

Season for Assassins

1975

Mitchell

1975

Cry, Onion!

1975

Death Among Friends

1975

Smiling Maniacs

1975

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

Kojak

1973

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

Counselor at Crime

1973

The Stone Killer

1973

La colonna infame

1973

Police Story

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

A Brand New Life

1973

Night of Terror

1972

The Man

1972

The Hassled Hooker

1972

Chronicle of a Homicide

1972

The Anderson Tapes

1971

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971

Great Performances

1971

Little Big Man

1970

The Enemy Before Us

1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

Catch-22

1970

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Me, Natalie

1969

Trilogy

1969

The Name of the Game

1968

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

Hombre

1967

CBS Playhouse

1966

After the Fox

1966

A Thousand Clowns

1965

The Bedford Incident

1965

Harlow

1965

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

1964

12 O'Clock High

1964

The Carpetbaggers

1964

Seven Days in May

1964

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Fugitive

1963

Arrest and Trial

1963

Conquered City

1962

The Eleventh Hour

1962

Cape Fear

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

The New Breed

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Dr. Kildare

1961

Cain's Hundred

1961

The Defenders

1961

Ada

1961

Everybody Go Home!

1960

Route 66

1960

Psycho

1960

Winterset

1959

The Untouchables

1959

The Twilight Zone

1959

Middle of the Night

1959

Al Capone

1959

Rawhide

1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Naked City

1958

Bomber's Moon

1958

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

Time Limit

1957

Decoy

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

12 Angry Men

1957

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Tony Awards

1956

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

The Greatest Gift

1954

On the Waterfront

1954

Inner Sanctum

1954

Valiant Lady

1953

The Living Bible

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Living Christ

1951

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949

Studio One

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Actors Studio

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Winged Victory

1944 Debut
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