Acting credits
152
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Martin Balsam
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 111Series: 41
TMDB ID: 1936
IMDb ID: nm0000842
Known for: Acting
Born: November 4, 1919
Died: February 13, 1996
Age: 76
Place of birth: Bronx, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2000
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
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.
7.2
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
4.5
Legend of the Spirit Dog
as Gramps
1997 Movie
O. Henry's Christmas
1996 Movie
6.0
Unknown Soldier
as Priest
1995 Movie
4.8
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam
1994 Movie
7.6
La Classe américaine
as Callaghan (archive footage)
1993 Movie
4.0
24 Hour Psycho
as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
1993 Movie
The Sands of Time
as Father Sorendo
1992 Movie
7.3
Cape Fear
as Judge
1991 Movie
5.0
The Last Match
as Lawyer
1990 Movie
6.1
Two Evil Eyes
as Mr. Pym
1990 Movie
6.0
The Child Saver
as Sidney Rosenberg
1988 Movie
2.5
The Brother from Space
as Frather Howard
1988 Movie
Once Again
as Gerald
1987 Movie
10.0
Kids Like These
as Grandpa
1987 Movie
4.8
P.I. Private Investigations
as Cliff Dowling
1987 Movie
5.0
Brothers in Blood
1987 Movie
5.9
The Delta Force
as Ben Kaplan
1986 Movie
4.7
Second Serve
as Dr. Beck
1986 Movie
6.2
Death Wish 3
as Bennett Cross
1985 Movie
4.8
Murder in Space
as Alexander Rostov
1985 Movie
6.1
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish
1985 Movie
3.5
Innocent Prey
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
1984 Movie
The Goodbye People
as Max Silverman
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Martin Balsam.
5.0
Oceano
as Don Matias Quintero • 6 eps
1989 Series
7.6
Midnight Caller
as Gil Solarski • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.5
Space
as Senator Glancey • 5 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Edgar Carmody • 2 eps
1984 Series
7.8
The Octopus
as Frank Carrisi • 2 eps
1984 Series
5.4
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Nathan Burkan • 2 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Hotel
1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
Archie Bunker's Place
74 eps
1979 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Hyam Zgierski • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Ray Kaufman • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Jack • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Herb Witmer • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Albert Sully • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
12 O'Clock High
as Army Doctor (uncredited) • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
as Andrew Newmark • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.7
Arrest and Trial
as Leo Valera • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
The Eleventh Hour
1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.0
The New Breed
as Frank Eberhardt • 1 eps
1961 Series
3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Ned Lacey • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.7
Cain's Hundred
as Jack Garsell • 1 eps
1961 Series