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Martin Balsam
Actor
Born November 4, 1919Died February 13, 1996 (76 years)
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).
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Filmography
| 2024 | Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail · as Det. Milton Arbogast In Psycho |
| 2019 | Sunset Over Mulholland Drive · as Steve Jackson |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Colonel Cathcart |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Strictly Courtroom · as Juror 1 |
| 2007 | Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery · as Bianchi |
| 1997 | Legend of the Spirit Dog · as Gramps |
| 1995 | Unknown Soldier · as Priest |
| 1994 | The Silence of the Hams · as Det. Martin Balsam |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as Callaghan (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | 24 Hour Psycho · as Milton Arbogast (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | Two Evil Eyes · as Cast |
| 1992 | The Sands of Time · as Father Sorendo |
| 1991 | Cape Fear · as Judge |
| 1991 | The Last Match · as Lawyer |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes · as Mr. Pym |
| 1989 | Ocean (TV Series) · as Don Matias Quintero |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Gil Solarski |
| 1988 | The Brother from Space · as Frather Howard |
| 1988 | The Child Saver · as Sidney Rosenberg |
| 1987 | Once Again · as Gerald |
| 1987 | Kids Like These · as Grandpa |
| 1987 | P.I. Private Investigations · as Cliff Dowling |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Queenie · as Marty |
| 1987 | Queenie (TV Series) · as Marty Rose |
| 1986 | Second Serve · as Dr. Beck |
| 1986 | The Delta Force · as Ben Kaplan |
| 1985 | Death Wish 3 · as Bennett Cross |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Prof. Donald Knowles |
| 1985 | Murder in Space · as Alexander Rostov |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire · as Mr. Beamish |
| 1985 | Space (TV Series) · as Senator Glancey |
| 1984 | Innocent Prey · as Sheriff Virgil Baker |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles · as Det. Milton Arbogast |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Edgar Carmody |
| 1984 | Glitter (TV Series) · as Bo |
| 1984 | The Goodbye People · as Max Silverman |
| 1984 | The Octopus (TV Series) · as Frank Carrisi |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1983 | I Want to Live · as Jack Brady |
| 1982 | Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies · as Juror 1 |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last (TV Series) · as Nathan Burkan |
| 1981 | The People vs. Jean Harris · as Joel Aurnou |
| 1981 | The Salamander · as Captain Steffanelli |
| 1980 | The Warning · as Questore Martorana |
| 1980 | There Goes the Bride · as Elmer Babcock |
| 1979 | Cuba · as Gen. Bello |
| 1979 | Aunt Mary · as Harry Strasberg |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The House on Garibaldi Street · as Isser Harel |
| 1979 | Gardenia · as Salluzzo |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Siege · as Henry Fancher |
| 1978 | Eyes Behind the Stars · as Inspector Jim Grant |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street · as Ernie Weinberg |
| 1977 | Silver Bears · as Joe Fiore |
| 1977 | The Sentinel · as Prof. Ruzinsky |
| 1977 | Blood and Diamonds · as Rizzo |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe · as Daniel Cooper |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning · as Sam Mckeever |
| 1976 | Death Rage · as Commissario |
| 1976 | Risking · as Giulianelli |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Hyam Zgierski |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Colonel Cathcart |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Howard Simons |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case · as Edward J. Reilly |
| 1975 | Season for Assassins · as Commissioner Katroni |
| 1975 | Mitchell · as James Arthur Cummings |
| 1975 | Cry, Onion · as Petrus Lamb |
| 1975 | Death Among Friends · as Ham Russell Buckner |
| 1975 | Smiling Maniacs · as Carlo Goja |
| 1975 | Miles to Go Before I Sleep · as Ben Montgomery |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express · as Signor Bianchi |
| 1974 | Trapped Beneath the Sea · as T.c. Hollister |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Green |
| 1973 | Money to Burn · as Cast |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Ray Kaufman |
| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams · as Harry Walden |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War · as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive Footage) |
| 1973 | Counselor at Crime · as Don Antonio Macaluso |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer · as Al Vescari |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man · as Dr. Rudy Wells |
| 1973 | A Brand New Life · as Jim Douglas |
| 1972 | Night of Terror · as Capt. Caleb Sark |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Chester |
| 1972 | The Man · as Jim Talley |
| 1972 | The Hassled Hooker · as District Attorney Turrisi |
| 1972 | Chronicle of a Homicide · as Giudice Aldo Sola |
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes · as Haskins |
| 1971 | Confessions of a Police Captain · as Commissario Bonavia |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1970 | Little Big Man · as Mr. Merriweather |
| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf · as Stanley Pulska |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel |
| 1970 | Catch-22 · as Col. Cathcart |
| 1970 | Hunters Are for Killing · as Wade Hamilton |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie · as Uncle Harold |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys · as Mayor Wilker |
| 1969 | Trilogy · as Ivor Belli |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Herb Witmer |
| 1967 | Around the World of Mike Todd · as Michael Todd (voice) |
| 1967 | Hombre · as Henry Mendez |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1966 | After the Fox · as Harry |
| 1965 | A Thousand Clowns · as Arnold |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident · as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.d., U.s.n. |
| 1965 | Harlow · as Everett Redman |
| 1964 | Youngblood Hawke · as Cameo Role |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Bernard B. Norman |
| 1964 | Mr. Broadway (TV Series) · as Nate Bannerman |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Albert Sully |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Army Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May · as Paul Girard |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? · as Sanford Kaufman |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Richard Carey |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Dave Breslaw |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Andrew Newmark |
| 1963 | Breaking Point (TV Series) · as Rabbi Eli Oringer |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Leo Valera |
| 1962 | Conquered City · as Joseph Feinberg |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Cape Fear · as Police Chief Mark Dutton |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's · as O.j. Berman |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Frank Eberhardt |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Milton Orloff |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Jack Garsell |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as District Attorney |
| 1961 | Ada · as Steve Jackson |
| 1961 | Way Out (TV Series) · as Bill Clayton |
| 1960 | Everybody Go Home! · as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Psycho · as Private Det. Milton Arbogast |
| 1959 | Five Fingers (TV Series) · as Monteverdi |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Danny Weiss |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Nicola Sacco |
| 1959 | Brenner (TV Series) · as Arnold Joplin |
| 1959 | Middle of the Night · as Jack |
| 1959 | Al Capone · as Mac Keeley, Reporter |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Arnold Justin |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Father Fabian |
| 1958 | Pursuit (TV Series) · as Holden |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Arnold Fleischman |
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar · as Dr. David Harris |
| 1957 | Time Limit · as Sgt. Baker |
| 1957 | Decoy (TV Series) · as Nick Santos |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Joe Lane |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Charlie Davis |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Marcey Jones |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men · as Juror 1 |
| 1957 | The Defender (Studio One) · as Francis Toohey |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Sam Butler |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Captain Joe Reardon |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Eldon Marsh |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Doc Delaney |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Teacher |
| 1954 | On the Waterfront · as Gillette (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Inner Sanctum (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Petty Officer |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 1952 | The Living Bible (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Strasberg |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Perkins |
| 1951 | Living Christ Series (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Flores |
| 1950 | Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Man Against Crime (TV Series) · as Jean Pinay |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Bill Pinney |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Abramson |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Francis Toohey |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mike Galloway |
| 1948 | Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Soldier |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Dino |
| 1944 | Winged Victory · as Bit Part (uncredited) |