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Martin Balsam

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

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).

Born

Bronx, New York, USA on 4th November 1919

Died

13th February 1996

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Murder, She Wrote
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The Twilight Zone
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Great Performances
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The Fugitive
Andrew Newmark
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Tony Awards
Self - Winner
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Butler
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Dr. Kildare
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Dr. Kildare
Dr. Milton Orloff
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Dr. Kildare
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Dr. Kildare
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Have Gun, Will Travel
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Have Gun, Will Travel
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Quincy, M.E.
Hyam Zgierski
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Studio One
Francis Toohey
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Studio One
Ed Coyne
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The Twilight Zone
Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")
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The Twilight Zone
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
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Naked City
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Naked City
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Naked City
Caldwell Wyatt
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Naked City
Arnold Fleischman
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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The Philco Television Playhouse
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Rawhide
Father Fabian
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Hotel
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Route 66
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Dave Breslaw
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12 Angry Men
Juror 1
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The Defenders
District Attorney
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The Defenders
Bernard Maxwell
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The Defenders
Floyd Harker
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Psycho
Milton Arbogast
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Albert Sully
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Leonard Thompson
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Eldon Marsh
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Kojak
Ray Kaufman
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The Name of the Game
Herb Witmer
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Arrest and Trial
Leo Valera
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12 O'Clock High
Army Doctor (uncredited)
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Police Story
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The Carpetbaggers
Bernard B. Norman
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The Octopus
Frank Carrisi
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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Silver Bears
Joe Fiore
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Cain's Hundred
Jack Garsell
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Ada
Steve Jackson
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Cuba
Gen. Bello
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The Warning
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The New Breed
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The Millionaire
Arthur Haines
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Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
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Contract on Cherry Street
Ernie Weinberg
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The Anderson Tapes
Haskins
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The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
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Season for Assassins
Commissioner Katroni
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Target: The Corruptors!
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Cry, Onion!
Petrus Lamb
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The Horror Show
(archive footage)
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Archie Bunker's Place
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
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Night of Terror
Capt. Caleb Sark
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Charlie Malick
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Night of 100 Stars
Self
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Cape Fear
Judge
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Siege
Henry Fancher
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Once Again
Gerald
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The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
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Inner Sanctum
Death Among Friends Image
Death Among Friends
Ham Russell Buckner
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O. Henry's Christmas
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Decoy
Nick Santos
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A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
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Midnight Caller
Gil Solarski
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Marjorie Morningstar
Dr. David Harris
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Murder on the Orient Express
Signor Bianchi
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Al Capone
Mac Keeley, reporter
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On the Waterfront
Gillette (uncredited)
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Winged Victory
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour Image
The Eleventh Hour
All the President's Men Image
All the President's Men
Howard Simons
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The Defender (Studio One)
Francis Toohey
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Winterset
Garth
Me, Natalie Image
Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
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CBS Playhouse
No Image
Actors Studio
soldier
St. Elmo's Fire Image
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
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The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
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Hombre
Henry Mendez
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Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
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The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie
The Delta Force Image
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
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Aunt Mary
Harry Strasberg
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Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
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Kids Like These
Grandpa
Time Limit Image
Time Limit
Sgt. Baker
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Trilogy
Ivor Belli
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P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Green
Space Image
Space
Senator Glancey
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Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
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Middle of the Night
Jack Englander
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Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
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The Living Christ
Townsman
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Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Strasberg
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Garth
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Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
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Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
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I Want to Live
Jack Brady
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Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
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La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
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The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
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Harlow
Everett Redman
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Counselor at Crime
Don Antonio Macaluso
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The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
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The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
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24 Hour Psycho
Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
The Goodbye People Image
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
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The Greatest Gift
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Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
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Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Nathan Burkan
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The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
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Oceano
Don Matias Quintero
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Raid on Entebbe
Daniel Cooper
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The Last Match
Lawyer
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The Enemy Before Us
Angie
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Everybody Go Home!
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
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After the Fox
Harry
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Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
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The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
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Confessions of a Police Captain
Commissario Bonavia
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Valiant Lady
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
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All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
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The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
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The Storyteller
Ira Davidoff
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Brothers in Blood
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Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
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Blood and Diamonds
Rizzo
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
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The Love Tapes
David Franklin
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Mitchell
James Arthur Cummings
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The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
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Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Ben Montgomery
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The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
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Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
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Second Serve
Dr. Beck
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People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
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The Living Bible
Townsman
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Rainbow
Louis B. Mayer
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Death Rage
Commissario
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Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Edward J. Reilly
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The Man
Jim Talley
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
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Gardenia
Salluzzo
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Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
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La colonna infame
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
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Concerning a Woman of Sin
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Trapped Beneath the Sea
T.C. Hollister
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Stanley Pulska
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Bomber's Moon
Captain Joe Reardon
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Hunters Are for Killing
Wade Hamilton
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The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
A Brand New Life Image
A Brand New Life
Jim Douglas
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There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
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Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
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Around the World of Mike Todd
Michael Todd (voice)