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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

1919-11-04 / Bronx, New York, USA

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).

Appearances

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred (1961)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller (1988)
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
Hotel
Hotel (1982)
Kojak
Kojak (1973)
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Police Story
Police Story (1973)
The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
The Octopus
The Octopus (1984)
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
Decoy
Decoy (1957)
The New Breed
The New Breed (1961)
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse (1966)
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum (1954)
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
The Living Christ
The Living Christ (1951)
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift (1954)
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady (1953)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Actors Studio
Actors Studio (1948)
Tony Awards
Tony Awards (1956)
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Oceano
Oceano (1989)
Space
Space (1985)
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)