Biography
Martin Balsam
Acting
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 B…
Career works
162
Movies
114
Series
48
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
11/04/1919
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
02/13/1996
Filmography highlights
Movies
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
2015
All About 'The Birds'
2000 · 7.2
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997 · 6.0
O. Henry's Christmas
1996 · 5.0
Unknown Soldier
1995 · 8.0
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · 4.9
La Classe américaine
1993 · 7.6
The Sands of Time
1992 · 10.0
Cape Fear
1991 · 7.3
The Last Match
1990 · 5.8
Two Evil Eyes
1990 · 6.1
The Brother from Space
1988 · 4.0
The Child Saver
1988 · 7.5
Once Again
1987 · 7.0
Kids Like These
1987 · 9.0
Series
Oceano
1989 · 7.0
Midnight Caller
1988 · 7.6
The Twilight Zone
1985 · 7.7
Space
1985 · 7.7
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The Octopus
1984 · 7.8
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 · 5.8
Hotel
1982 · 6.8
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 · 6.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · 7.5
Kojak
1973 · 7.2
Police Story
1973 · 7.0
Great Performances
1971 · 6.1
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · 7.1