Martin Balsam
Known For
Acting
Born
November 4, 1919
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
February 13, 1996

Martin Balsam

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

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · TV

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · TV

Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971 · TV

The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959 · TV

The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963 · TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · TV

12 Angry Men
8.6

12 Angry Men

1957 · Movie

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · TV

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976 · TV

12 O'Clock High
7.2

12 O'Clock High

1964 · TV

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 · TV

Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959 · TV

The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985 · TV

Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961 · TV

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · TV

Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948 · TV

Naked City
5.7

Naked City

1958 · TV

The Untouchables
8.0

The Untouchables

1959 · TV

Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973 · TV

Hotel
6.8

Hotel

1982 · TV

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · TV

The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

1961 · TV

Psycho
8.4

Psycho

1960 · Movie

Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960 · TV

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