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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).

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Legend of the Spirit Dog

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

as Gramps

O. Henry's Christmas

O. Henry's Christmas

1996

Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier

1995

as Priest

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994

as Det. Martin Balsam

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

as Callaghan (archive footage)

24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho

1993

as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992

as Father Sorendo

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Judge

The Last Match

The Last Match

1990

as Lawyer

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

as Mr. Pym

Oceano

Oceano

1989

as Don Matias Quintero

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller

1988

as Gil Solarski

The Child Saver

The Child Saver

1988

as Sidney Rosenberg

The Brother from Space

The Brother from Space

1988

as Frather Howard

Kids Like These

Kids Like These

1987

as Grandpa

P.I. Private Investigations

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

as Cliff Dowling

Brothers in Blood

Brothers in Blood

1987

Queenie

Queenie

1987

as Marty

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

as Ben Kaplan

Second Serve

Second Serve

1986

as Dr. Beck

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985

as Bennett Cross

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

as Rockne S. O'Bannon

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

as Prof. Donald Knowles

Murder in Space

Murder in Space

1985

as Alexander Rostov

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Mr. Beamish

Space

Space

1985

as Senator Glancey

Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

1984

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Edgar Carmody

The Goodbye People

The Goodbye People

1984

as Max Silverman

The Octopus

The Octopus

1984

as Frank Carrisi

I Want to Live

I Want to Live

1983

as Jack Brady

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

as Nathan Burkan

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

as Joel Aurnou

The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

as Captain Steffanelli

The Warning

The Warning

1980

as Questore Martorana

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980

as Elmer Babcock

The Love Tapes

The Love Tapes

1980

as David Franklin

Cuba

Cuba

1979

as Gen. Bello

Aunt Mary

Aunt Mary

1979

as Harry Strasberg

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

1979

The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

as Isser Harel

Gardenia

Gardenia

1979

as Salluzzo

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

as Dr. Samuel Melman

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1978

as Arthur Haines

Rainbow

Rainbow

1978

as Louis B. Mayer

Siege

Siege

1978

as Henry Fancher

Blood and Diamonds

Blood and Diamonds

1978

as Rizzo

Eyes Behind the Stars

Eyes Behind the Stars

1978

as Inspector Jim Grant

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1977

as Ira Davidoff

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

as Ernie Weinberg

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977

as Joe Fiore

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Prof. Ruzinsky

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as Daniel Cooper

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

as Sam McKeever

Death Rage

Death Rage

1976

as Commissario

Meet Him and Die

Meet Him and Die

1976

as Giulianelli

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

as Hyam Zgierski

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Howard Simons

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

as Edward J. Reilly

Season For Assassins

Season For Assassins

1975

as Commissioner Katroni

Mitchell

Mitchell

1975

as James Arthur Cummings

Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!

1975

as Petrus Lamb

Smiling Maniacs

Smiling Maniacs

1975

as Carlo Goja

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

as Ben Montgomery

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Signor Bianchi

Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

as T.C. Hollister

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

as Green

Kojak

Kojak

1973

as Ray Kaufman

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

as Harry Walden

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

Counselor at Crime

Counselor at Crime

1973

as Don Antonio Macaluso

The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973

as Al Vescari

La colonna infame

La colonna infame

1973

Police Story

Police Story

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

as Dr. Rudy Wells

A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

1973

as Jim Douglas

Night of Terror

Night of Terror

1972

as Capt. Caleb Sark

The Man

The Man

1972

as Jim Talley

The Hassled Hooker

The Hassled Hooker

1972

as District Attorney Turrisi

Chronicle of a Homicide

Chronicle of a Homicide

1972

as Giudice Aldo Sola

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Haskins

Confessions of a Police Captain

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971

as Commissario Bonavia

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

as Jack

Little Big Man

Little Big Man

1970

as Mr. Merriweather

The Enemy Before Us

The Enemy Before Us

1970

as Angie

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

as Stanley Pulska

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

as Col. Cathcart

Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

as Wade Hamilton

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

as Mayor Wilker

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

as Uncle Harold

Trilogy

Trilogy

1969

as Ivor Belli

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

as Herb Witmer

Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

as Michael Todd (voice)

Hombre

Hombre

1967

as Henry Mendez

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

1966

After the Fox

After the Fox

1966

as Harry

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965

as Arnold

The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965

as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

Harlow

Harlow

1965

as Everett Redman

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

as Bernard B. Norman

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

as Paul Girard

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

as Sanford Kaufman

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Andrew Newmark

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

as Leo Valera

Conquered City

Conquered City

1962

as Joseph Feinberg

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1962

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as O.J. Berman

The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

as Frank Eberhardt

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Ned Lacey

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Benny Orloff

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Milton Orloff

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Carl Noyes

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

as Jack Garsell

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

as Floyd Harker

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

as Bernard Maxwell

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

as District Attorney

Ada

Ada

1961

as Steve Jackson

Everybody Go Home!

Everybody Go Home!

1960

as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

Route 66

Route 66

1960

Psycho

Psycho

1960

as Private Det. Milton Arbogast

Winterset

Winterset

1959

as Garth

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Danny Weiss

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

as Jack

Al Capone

Al Capone

1959

as Mac Keeley, reporter

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Father Fabian

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Arnold Fleischman

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Caldwell Wyatt

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Captain Russel Barris

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Joseph Creeley

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1958

as Captain Joe Reardon

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

as Dr. David Harris

Time Limit

Time Limit

1957

as Sgt. Baker

Decoy

Decoy

1957

as Nick Santos

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

as Juror 1

The Defender (Studio One)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

as Francis Toohey

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Sam Butler

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Winner

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

as Charlie Malick

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Eldon Marsh

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Leonard Thompson

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

1954

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Gillette (uncredited)

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

1954

Valiant Lady

Valiant Lady

1953

The Living Bible

The Living Bible

1952

as Townsman

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Garth

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Strasberg

The Living Christ

The Living Christ

1951

as Townsman

Concerning a Woman of Sin

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949

Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Ed Coyne

Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Francis Toohey

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

Actors Studio

Actors Studio

1948

as soldier

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

as Bit Part (uncredited)