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).

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Known For

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Danny Weiss

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 • as Mike Galloway

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 • as Charlie Malick

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Filmography

2000

All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/28/2000

1997

Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog
as Gramps
Movie - Released: 8/19/1997

1996

O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
Movie - Released: 6/3/1996

1995

Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
as Priest
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

1994

The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam
Movie - Released: 3/11/1994

1993

24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho
as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as Callaghan (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1993

1992

The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
as Father Sorendo
Movie - Released: 11/23/1992

1991

Cape Fear
Cape Fear
as Judge
Movie - Released: 11/13/1991

1990

Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
as Mr. Pym
Movie - Released: 1/25/1990
The Last Match
The Last Match
as Lawyer
Movie - Released: 2/1/1990

1989

Oceano
Oceano
as Don Matias Quintero
TV - Released: 8/20/1989

1988

The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space
as Frather Howard
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
as Sidney Rosenberg
Movie - Released: 1/18/1988
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
as Gil Solarski
TV - Released: 10/25/1988

1987

P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations
as Cliff Dowling
Movie - Released: 6/5/1987
Brothers in Blood
Brothers in Blood
Movie - Released: 5/12/1987
Kids Like These
Kids Like These
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 11/8/1987

1986

The Delta Force
The Delta Force
as Ben Kaplan
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986
Second Serve
Second Serve
as Dr. Beck
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986

1985

St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish
Movie - Released: 6/28/1985
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
as Bennett Cross
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
as Alexander Rostov
Movie - Released: 7/28/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
Space
Space
as Senator Glancey
TV - Released: 4/14/1985

1984

The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People
as Max Silverman
Movie - Released: 9/11/1984
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
Movie - Released: 12/12/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Edgar Carmody
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
The Octopus
The Octopus
as Frank Carrisi
TV - Released: 3/11/1984

1983

I Want to Live
I Want to Live
as Jack Brady
Movie - Released: 5/9/1983

1982

Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Nathan Burkan
TV - Released: 10/24/1982

1981

The Salamander
The Salamander
as Captain Steffanelli
Movie - Released: 4/25/1981
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
as Joel Aurnou
Movie - Released: 5/7/1981

1980

The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes
as David Franklin
Movie - Released: 5/9/1980
The Warning
The Warning
as Questore Martorana
Movie - Released: 8/15/1980
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride
as Elmer Babcock
Movie - Released: 7/7/1980

1979

The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/6/1979
Cuba
Cuba
as Gen. Bello
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
as Dr. Samuel Melman
Movie - Released: 4/7/1979
Gardenia
Gardenia
as Salluzzo
Movie - Released: 5/5/1979
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary
as Harry Strasberg
Movie - Released: 12/5/1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Isser Harel
Movie - Released: 5/28/1979
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
TV - Released: 9/23/1979

1978

Eyes Behind the Stars
Eyes Behind the Stars
as Inspector Jim Grant
Movie - Released: 2/21/1978
Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds
as Rizzo
Movie - Released: 3/17/1978
Siege
Siege
as Henry Fancher
Movie - Released: 4/26/1978
Rainbow
Rainbow
as Louis B. Mayer
Movie - Released: 11/6/1978
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Arthur Haines
Movie - Released: 12/19/1978

1977

Silver Bears
Silver Bears
as Joe Fiore
Movie - Released: 6/3/1977
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
as Prof. Ruzinsky
Movie - Released: 1/7/1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street
as Ernie Weinberg
Movie - Released: 11/19/1977
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
as Ira Davidoff
Movie - Released: 12/5/1977

1976

All the President's Men
All the President's Men
as Howard Simons
Movie - Released: 4/9/1976
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
as Sam McKeever
Movie - Released: 11/12/1976
Death Rage
Death Rage
as Commissario
Movie - Released: 10/22/1976
Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die
as Giulianelli
Movie - Released: 10/8/1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Edward J. Reilly
Movie - Released: 2/26/1976
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
as Daniel Cooper
Movie - Released: 12/26/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Hyam Zgierski
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1975

Mitchell
Mitchell
as James Arthur Cummings
Movie - Released: 9/10/1975
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
as Petrus Lamb
Movie - Released: 8/25/1975
Season For Assassins
Season For Assassins
as Commissioner Katroni
Movie - Released: 12/27/1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
as Ben Montgomery
Movie - Released: 1/8/1975
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
as Carlo Goja
Movie - Released: 1/16/1975

1974

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Signor Bianchi
Movie - Released: 11/22/1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Green
Movie - Released: 10/2/1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea
as T.C. Hollister
Movie - Released: 10/22/1974

1973

The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer
as Al Vescari
Movie - Released: 8/8/1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Rudy Wells
Movie - Released: 3/7/1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Harry Walden
Movie - Released: 10/21/1973
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
as Jim Douglas
Movie - Released: 2/20/1973
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime
as Don Antonio Macaluso
Movie - Released: 8/30/1973
La colonna infame
La colonna infame
Movie - Released: 4/19/1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/20/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Ray Kaufman
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker
as District Attorney Turrisi
Movie - Released: 4/7/1972
The Man
The Man
as Jim Talley
Movie - Released: 7/19/1972
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
as Capt. Caleb Sark
Movie - Released: 10/10/1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
as Giudice Aldo Sola
Movie - Released: 2/4/1972

1971

The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
as Haskins
Movie - Released: 6/17/1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Commissario Bonavia
Movie - Released: 3/26/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Jack
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Catch-22
Catch-22
as Col. Cathcart
Movie - Released: 6/24/1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
as Mr. Merriweather
Movie - Released: 12/23/1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Stanley Pulska
Movie - Released: 10/13/1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
as Wade Hamilton
Movie - Released: 3/12/1970
Movie
The Enemy Before Us
as Angie
Movie - Released: 10/16/1970

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mayor Wilker
Movie - Released: 10/10/1969
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
as Uncle Harold
Movie - Released: 7/13/1969
Trilogy
Trilogy
as Ivor Belli
Movie - Released: 6/8/1969

1968

Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Michael Todd (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/8/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Herb Witmer
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Hombre
Hombre
as Henry Mendez
Movie - Released: 3/21/1967

1966

After the Fox
After the Fox
as Harry
Movie - Released: 9/8/1966
TV
CBS Playhouse
TV - Released: 12/8/1966

1965

Harlow
Harlow
as Everett Redman
Movie - Released: 6/23/1965
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
as Arnold
Movie - Released: 12/13/1965
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965

1964

Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
as Paul Girard
Movie - Released: 2/1/1964
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
as Bernard B. Norman
Movie - Released: 4/8/1964
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/18/1964

1963

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
as Sanford Kaufman
Movie - Released: 12/25/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Andrew Newmark
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Leo Valera
TV - Released: 9/15/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Dave Breslaw
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

Cape Fear
Cape Fear
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Movie - Released: 4/12/1962
Conquered City
Conquered City
as Joseph Feinberg
Movie - Released: 12/5/1962
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
TV - Released: 10/3/1962

1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as O.J. Berman
Movie - Released: 10/6/1961
Ada
Ada
as Steve Jackson
Movie - Released: 8/25/1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Jack Garsell
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Frank Eberhardt
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Ned Lacey
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Floyd Harker
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Bernard Maxwell
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Benny Orloff
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Milton Orloff
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Carl Noyes
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

Psycho
Psycho
as Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Movie - Released: 6/22/1960
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home!
as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Movie - Released: 10/27/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

Movie
Winterset
as Garth
Movie - Released: 10/26/1959
Al Capone
Al Capone
as Mac Keeley, reporter
Movie - Released: 3/25/1959
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night
as Jack
Movie - Released: 5/20/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Danny Weiss
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Father Fabian
TV - Released: 1/9/1959

1958

Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
as Captain Joe Reardon
Movie - Released: 8/7/1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
as Dr. David Harris
Movie - Released: 4/24/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Arnold Fleischman
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Caldwell Wyatt
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Captain Russel Barris
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Joseph Creeley
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Time Limit
Time Limit
as Sgt. Baker
Movie - Released: 10/23/1957
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 1
Movie - Released: 4/10/1957
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
as Francis Toohey
Movie - Released: 2/25/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Decoy
Decoy
as Nick Santos
TV - Released: 10/14/1957

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Butler
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
as Charlie Malick
Movie - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Eldon Marsh
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Leonard Thompson
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
as Gillette (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/22/1954
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
TV - Released: 1/9/1954
TV
The Greatest Gift
TV - Released: 8/30/1954

1953

TV
Valiant Lady
TV - Released: 10/12/1953

1952

The Living Bible
The Living Bible
as Townsman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Garth
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
The Living Christ
The Living Christ
as Townsman
TV - Released: 1/7/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Strasberg
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1949

Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Movie - Released: 3/24/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Ed Coyne
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
TV
Actors Studio
as soldier
TV - Released: 9/26/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Francis Toohey
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mike Galloway
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Charlie Malick
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1944

Winged Victory
Winged Victory
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/22/1944