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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 04, 1919
Died Feb 13, 1996 (76)
Birthplace Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Martin Henry Balsam 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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Legend of the Spirit Dog

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

as Gramps

24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho

1993

as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time

1992

as Father Sorendo

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Judge

The Last Match

The Last Match

1990

as Lawyer

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

as Mr. Pym

Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

1989

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

The Brother from Space

The Brother from Space

1988

as Frather Howard

The Child Saver

The Child Saver

1988

as Sidney Rosenberg

Kids Like These

Kids Like These

1987

as Grandpa

Queenie

Queenie

1987

as Marty

P.I. Private Investigations

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

as Cliff Dowling

Second Serve

Second Serve

1986

as Dr. Beck

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

as Ben Kaplan

Murder in Space

Murder in Space

1985

as Alexander Rostov

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985

as Bennett Cross

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Mr. Beamish

The Goodbye People

The Goodbye People

1984

as Max Silverman

I Want to Live

I Want to Live

1983

as Jack Brady

People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

as Joel Aurnou

The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

as Captain Steffanelli

The Love Tapes

The Love Tapes

1980

as David Franklin

There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980

as Elmer Babcock

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

as Dr. Samuel Melman

Aunt Mary

Aunt Mary

1979

as Harry Strasberg

The House on Garibaldi Street

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

as Isser Harel

Cuba

Cuba

1979

as Gen. Bello

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

1979

as (archive footage)

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1978

as Arthur Haines

Siege

Siege

1978

as Henry Fancher

Rainbow

Rainbow

1978

as Louis B. Mayer

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1977

as Ira Davidoff

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

as Ernie Weinberg

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Prof. Ruzinsky

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977

as Joe Fiore

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

1976

as Sam McKeever

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Howard Simons

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as Daniel Cooper

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

as Edward J. Reilly

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

as Ben Montgomery

Mitchell

Mitchell

1975

as James Arthur Cummings

Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

as T.C. Hollister

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Signor Bianchi

The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973

as Al Vescari

A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

1973

as Jim Douglas

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

as Harry Walden

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

as Dr. Rudy Wells

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

Night of Terror

Night of Terror

1972

as Capt. Caleb Sark

The Man

The Man

1972

as Jim Talley

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Haskins

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

as Col. Cathcart

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

as Stanley Pulska

The Enemy Before Us

The Enemy Before Us

1970

as Angie

Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

as Wade Hamilton

Little Big Man

Little Big Man

1970

as Mr. Merriweather

Trilogy

Trilogy

1969

as Ivor Belli

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

as Mayor Wilker

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

as Uncle Harold

Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

as Michael Todd (voice)

Hombre

Hombre

1967

as Henry Mendez

After the Fox

After the Fox

1966

as Harry

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns

1965

as Arnold

The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965

as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

Harlow

Harlow

1965

as Everett Redman

Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

1964

as Paul Girard

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

as Bernard B. Norman

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

as Sanford Kaufman

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as O.J. Berman

Ada

Ada

1961

as Steve Jackson

Psycho

Psycho

1960

as Private Det. Milton Arbogast

Winterset

Winterset

1959

as Garth

Al Capone

Al Capone

1959

as Mac Keeley, reporter

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

as Jack

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1958

as Captain Joe Reardon

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

as Dr. David Harris

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

as Juror 1

The Defender (Studio One)

The Defender (Studio One)

1957

as Francis Toohey

Time Limit

Time Limit

1957

as Sgt. Baker

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

as Charlie Malick

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

as Gillette (uncredited)

The Living Bible

The Living Bible

1952

as Townsman

Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

as Bit Part (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Nominated
Television Credits

Oceano

as Don Matias Quintero

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 20, 1989

Space

as Senator Glancey

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 14, 1985

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Milton Orloff

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Murder, She Wrote

as Edgar Carmody

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Twilight Zone

as Danny Weiss

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Octopus

as Frank Carrisi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 11, 1984

The Defenders

as District Attorney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Carl Noyes

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as Nathan Burkan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 24, 1982

Studio One

as Francis Toohey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Cain's Hundred

as Jack Garsell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

The Twilight Zone

as Rockne S. O'Bannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

Midnight Caller

as Gil Solarski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 1988

Naked City

as Arnold Fleischman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Kojak

as Ray Kaufman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Studio One

as Ed Coyne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Garth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Eldon Marsh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Father Fabian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Fugitive

as Andrew Newmark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Decoy

as Nick Santos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1957

The New Breed

as Frank Eberhardt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

Dr. Kildare

as Ned Lacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Defenders

as Floyd Harker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Bernard Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Twilight Zone

as Prof. Donald Knowles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

The Living Christ

as Townsman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1951

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sam Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Naked City

as Caldwell Wyatt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Naked City

as Captain Russel Barris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Naked City

as Joseph Creeley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Actors Studio

as soldier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1948

Dr. Kildare

as Benny Orloff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Name of the Game

as Herb Witmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Leonard Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Strasberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Arrest and Trial

as Leo Valera

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

12 O'Clock High

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mike Galloway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Charlie Malick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Dave Breslaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Great Performances

as Jack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Quincy, M.E.

as Hyam Zgierski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Valiant Lady

Episodes: 272

First Aired: Oct 12, 1953

The Greatest Gift

Episodes: 218

First Aired: Aug 30, 1954

Archie Bunker's Place

Episodes: 74

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Inner Sanctum

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

Route 66

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

The Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

CBS Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1966

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 15 20 9
2024 7 23 35 10
2024 8 17 32 9
2024 9 12 25 5
2024 10 10 20 6
2024 11 11 18 5
2024 12 10 15 6
2025 1 20 40 12
2025 2 9 18 1
2025 3 7 15 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 6 16 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 745 745
2025 7 614 547

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