
ActorNovember 4, 1919 — February 13, 1996
Martin Balsam
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Oscar1966
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).
Career at a glance
Active years
1957 — 1994155
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Peak: 1960sTotal: 18 works
37yrs career
17films · 1 series
Dramatop genre
Known for
by acclaimFrequent collaborators
Filmography (18)
Det. Martin Balsam
Mr. Pym
Don Matias Quintero
Ben Kaplan
Mr. Beamish
Bennett Cross
Prof. Ruzinsky
Howard Simons
Signor Bianchi
Col. Cathcart
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Henry Mendez
Joseph Feinberg
Police Chief Mark Dutton
O.J. Berman
Milton Arbogast
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