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Martin Balsam

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1919-11-04

Birth Place

Bronx, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

8.5

Movie
poster

12 O'Clock High

1964

7.3

TV
24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho

1993

4.0

Movie
A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

1973

0.0

Movie
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

0.0

Movie
A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965

7.0

Movie
poster

Actors Studio

1948

6.5

TV
Ada

Ada

1961

6.1

Movie
After the Fox

After the Fox

1966

6.0

Movie
Al Capone

Al Capone

1959

6.6

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

7.7

Movie
poster

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

6.5

TV
Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

6.0

Movie
poster

Arrest and Trial

1963

7.0

TV
Aunt Mary

Aunt Mary

1979

8.0

Movie
Blood and Diamonds

Blood and Diamonds

1978

6.3

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1958

0.0

Movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

7.7

Movie
Brothers in Blood

Brothers in Blood

1987

5.0

Movie
poster

Cain's Hundred

1961

4.7

TV
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

7.4

Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

7.3

Movie
Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

6.7

Movie
poster

CBS Playhouse

1966

7.0

TV
Chronicle of a Homicide

Chronicle of a Homicide

1972

5.6

Movie
Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949

0.0

Movie
Confessions of a Police Captain

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971

6.7

Movie
Conquered City

Conquered City

1962

4.3

Movie
Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

6.3

Movie
Counselor at Crime

Counselor at Crime

1973

5.6

Movie
Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!

1975

5.0

Movie
Cuba

Cuba

1979

5.5

Movie
Death Rage

Death Rage

1976

5.5

Movie
Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985

6.2

Movie
poster

Decoy

1957

6.2

TV
poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

5.5

TV
poster

Dr. Kildare

1961

5.4

TV
Everybody Go Home!

Everybody Go Home!

1960

7.6

Movie
Eyes Behind the Stars

Eyes Behind the Stars

1978

4.0

Movie
Gardenia

Gardenia

1979

5.0

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Harlow

Harlow

1965

5.4

Movie
poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
Hombre

Hombre

1967

7.0

Movie
poster

Hotel

1982

6.8

TV
Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

4.5

Movie
I Want to Live

I Want to Live

1983

4.0

Movie
poster

Inner Sanctum

1954

7.0

TV
Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

1984

4.0

Movie
Kids Like These

Kids Like These

1987

0.0

Movie
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

TV
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

7.7

Movie
La colonna infame

La colonna infame

1973

6.0

Movie
Legend of the Spirit Dog

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

0.0

Movie
Little Big Man

Little Big Man

1970

7.5

Movie
poster

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

6.8

TV
Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

6.2

Movie
Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

5.6

Movie
Meet Him and Die

Meet Him and Die

1976

5.4

Movie
Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

7.0

Movie
poster

Midnight Caller

1988

7.4

TV
Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

6.0

Movie
Mitchell

Mitchell

1975

3.3

Movie
Murder in Space

Murder in Space

1985

4.8

Movie
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

7.1

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
poster

Naked City

1958

5.3

TV
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of Terror

Night of Terror

1972

6.2

Movie
O. Henry's Christmas

O. Henry's Christmas

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

Oceano

1989

5.0

TV
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

7.9

Movie
P.I. Private Investigations

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

4.8

Movie
People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
Psycho

Psycho

1960

8.4

Movie
Queenie

Queenie

1987

4.8

Movie
poster

Quincy, M.E.

1976

7.5

TV
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

6.0

Movie
Rainbow

Rainbow

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Season For Assassins

Season For Assassins

1975

4.7

Movie
Second Serve

Second Serve

1986

5.4

Movie
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

7.2

Movie
Siege

Siege

1978

5.2

Movie
Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977

5.9

Movie
Smiling Maniacs

Smiling Maniacs

1975

0.0

Movie
poster

Space

1985

6.5

TV
St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

6.2

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

5.6

Movie
poster

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

3.5

TV
The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

6.1

Movie
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965

6.9

Movie
The Brother from Space

The Brother from Space

1988

2.5

Movie
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

5.8

Movie
The Child Saver

The Child Saver

1988

0.0

Movie
The Defender (Studio One)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

7.2

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

5.9

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
poster

The Eleventh Hour

1962

6.0

TV
The Enemy Before Us

The Enemy Before Us

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

5.4

Movie
The Goodbye People

The Goodbye People

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

The Greatest Gift

1954

0.0

TV
The Hassled Hooker

The Hassled Hooker

1972

6.6

Movie
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

6.0

Movie
The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

5.5

Movie
The Last Match

The Last Match

1990

5.0

Movie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

6.4

Movie
The Living Bible

The Living Bible

1952

6.0

Movie
poster

The Living Christ

1951

5.0

TV
The Love Tapes

The Love Tapes

1980

3.0

Movie
The Man

The Man

1972

6.3

Movie
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
poster

The New Breed

1961

7.0

TV
poster

The Octopus

1984

8.0

TV
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

6.0

Movie
poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

6.0

TV
The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

5.7

Movie
The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992

0.0

Movie
The Seeding of Sarah Burns

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

6.0

Movie
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

6.1

Movie
The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994

4.9

Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

6.7

Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

6.5

Movie
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973

6.2

Movie
The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1977

0.0

Movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

7.5

Movie
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
The Warning

The Warning

1980

5.4

Movie
There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980

0.0

Movie
Time Limit

Time Limit

1957

7.0

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

7.2

Movie
Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

5.8

Movie
Trilogy

Trilogy

1969

6.0

Movie
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

6.1

Movie
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

6.2

Movie
Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier

1995

6.0

Movie
poster

Valiant Lady

1953

5.0

TV
poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

5.3

TV
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

5.8

Movie
Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

5.5

Movie
Winterset

Winterset

1959

0.0

Movie