Martin Balsam

Actor

Born November 4, 1919 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Died February 13, 1996.

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).

Acting

Legend of the Spirit Dog
Film, 1997
as Gramps
O. Henry's Christmas
Film, 1996
Unknown Soldier
Film, 1995
as Priest
The Silence of the Hams
Film, 1994
as Det. Martin Balsam
The Sands of Time
Film, 1992
as Father Sorendo
Cape Fear
Film, 1991
as Judge
The Last Match
Film, 1990
as Lawyer
Two Evil Eyes
Film, 1990
as Mr. Pym
Oceano
TV series, 1989
as Don Matias Quintero
Midnight Caller
TV series, 1988
as Gil Solarski
The Brother from Space
Film, 1988
as Frather Howard
The Child Saver
Film, 1988
as Sidney Rosenberg
Once Again
Film, 1987
as Gerald
Kids Like These
Film, 1987
as Grandpa
P.I. Private Investigations
Film, 1987
as Cliff Dowling
Brothers in Blood
Film, 1987
Whatever it Takes
Film, 1986
as Hap Perchicksky
The Delta Force
Film, 1986
as Ben Kaplan
Second Serve
Film, 1986
as Dr. Beck
Death Wish 3
Film, 1985
as Bennett Cross
The Twilight Zone
TV series, 1985
as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
Murder in Space
Film, 1985
as Alexander Rostov
St. Elmo's Fire
Film, 1985
as Mr. Beamish
Space
TV series, 1985
as Senator Glancey
Innocent Prey
Film, 1984
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
Murder, She Wrote
TV series, 1984
as Edgar Carmody
The Goodbye People
Film, 1984
as Max Silverman
The Octopus
TV series, 1984
as Frank Carrisi
I Want to Live
Film, 1983
as Jack Brady
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
TV series, 1982
as Nathan Burkan