Watch Apple TV+ Movies
TV Shows and more
Try 7-Day Free
Home >

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Birthday: 1919-11-04 | Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA

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).

...

Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
Psychos

as    Arbogast

2014
Psychos

as    Det. Milton Arbogast

2000
All About 'The Birds'

as    Self (archive footage)

1994
The Silence of the Hams

as    Det. Martin Balsam

1993
24 Hour Psycho

as    Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

1991
Cape Fear

as    Judge

1991
Two Evil Eyes

as    Mr. Pym

1990
The Last Match

as    Lawyer

1989
Oceano

as    Don Matias Quintero

1988
The Child Saver

as    Sidney Rosenberg

1987
P.I. Private Investigations

as    Cliff Dowling

1986
The Delta Force

as    Ben Kaplan

1986
Second Serve

as    Dr. Beck

1986
The Goodbye People

as    Max Silverman

1985
Murder in Space

as    Alexander Rostov

1985
Death Wish 3

as    Bennett Cross

1985
St. Elmo's Fire

as    Mr. Beamish

1985
Space

as    Sen. Glancey

1984
Innocent Prey

as    Sheriff Virgil Baker

1983
The Salamander

as    Captain Steffanelli

1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as    Nathan Burkan

1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as    Nathan Burkan

1981
People vs. Jean Harris

as    Joel Aurnou

1980
Cry, Onion!

as    Petrus Lamb

1980
The Warning

as    Questore Martorana

1979
Cuba

as    Gen. Bello

1979
Gardenia

as    Salluzzo