Acting credits
156
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Martin Balsam
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 113Series: 43
TMDB ID: 1936
IMDb ID: nm0000842
Known for: Acting
Born: November 4, 1919
Died: February 13, 1996
Age: 76
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2015
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q312107
Also known as
Martin Henry Balsam • Мартин Болсам
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Martin Balsam.
as Self
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
2015 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
All About 'The Birds'
2000 • Movie
as Gramps
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997 • Movie
O. Henry's Christmas
1996 • Movie
as Priest
Unknown Soldier
1995 • Movie
as Det. Martin Balsam
The Silence of the Hams
1994 • Movie
as Callaghan (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993 • Movie
as Father Sorendo
The Sands of Time
1992 • Movie
as Judge
Cape Fear
1991 • Movie
as Lawyer
The Last Match
1990 • Movie
as Mr. Pym
Two Evil Eyes
1990 • Movie
as Frather Howard
The Brother from Space
1988 • Movie
as Sidney Rosenberg
The Child Saver
1988 • Movie
as Gerald
Once Again
1987 • Movie
as Grandpa
Kids Like These
1987 • Movie
as Cliff Dowling
P.I. Private Investigations
1987 • Movie
Brothers in Blood
1987 • Movie
as Hap Perchicksky
Whatever it Takes
1986 • Movie
as Ben Kaplan
The Delta Force
1986 • Movie
as Dr. Beck
Second Serve
1986 • Movie
as Bennett Cross
Death Wish 3
1985 • Movie
as Alexander Rostov
Murder in Space
1985 • Movie
as Mr. Beamish
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 • Movie
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
Innocent Prey
1984 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Martin Balsam.
as Don Matias Quintero • 6 eps
Oceano
1989 • Series
as Gil Solarski • 1 eps
Midnight Caller
1988 • Series
as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series
as Senator Glancey • 5 eps
Space
1985 • Series
as Edgar Carmody • 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Frank Carrisi • 2 eps
The Octopus
1984 • Series
as Nathan Burkan • 2 eps
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982 • Series
1 eps
Hotel
1982 • Series
as Murray Klein • 45 eps
Archie Bunker's Place
1979 • Series
as Hyam Zgierski • 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1976 • Series
as Ray Kaufman • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
1 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
as Jack • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Herb Witmer • 1 eps
The Name of the Game
1968 • Series
as Albert Sully • 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 • Series
as Army Doctor (uncredited) • 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
1964 • Series
as Richard Carey • 1 eps
Espionage
1963 • Series
as Andrew Newmark • 1 eps
The Fugitive
1963 • Series
as Leo Valera • 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
1963 • Series
1 eps
The Eleventh Hour
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Frank Eberhardt • 1 eps
The New Breed
1961 • Series
1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1961 • Series
as Ned Lacey • 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
1961 • Series