Martin Balsam

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Acting

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).

Filmography

• True Fear: The Making of Psycho (2015)
• All About 'The Birds' (2000)
• Legend of the Spirit Dog (1997)
• O. Henry's Christmas (1996)
• Unknown Soldier (1995)
• The Silence of the Hams (1994)
• La Classe américaine (1993)
• The Sands of Time (1992)
• Cape Fear (1991)
• The Last Match (1990)
• Two Evil Eyes (1990)
• The Brother from Space (1988)
• The Child Saver (1988)
• Once Again (1987)
• Kids Like These (1987)
• P.I. Private Investigations (1987)
• Brothers in Blood (1987)
• Whatever it Takes (1986)
• The Delta Force (1986)
• Second Serve (1986)
• Death Wish 3 (1985)
• Murder in Space (1985)
• St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
• Innocent Prey (1984)
• The Goodbye People (1984)
• I Want to Live (1983)
• Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
• Night of 100 Stars (1982)
• People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
• The Salamander (1981)
• The Warning (1980)
• There Goes The Bride (1980)
• The Love Tapes (1980)
• Cuba (1979)
• All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979)
• Aunt Mary (1979)
• The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
• Gardenia (1979)
• The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979)
• The Horror Show (1979)
• The Millionaire (1978)
• Rainbow (1978)
• Siege (1978)
• Blood and Diamonds (1978)
• Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)
• The Storyteller (1977)
• Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
• Silver Bears (1977)
• The Sentinel (1977)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976)
• Two-Minute Warning (1976)
• Death Rage (1976)
• Meet Him and Die (1976)
• All the President's Men (1976)
• The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
• Season for Assassins (1975)
• Mitchell (1975)
• Cry, Onion! (1975)
• Death Among Friends (1975)
• Smiling Maniacs (1975)
• Miles To Go Before I Sleep (1975)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
• Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
• The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
• The Counsellor (1973)
• The Stone Killer (1973)
• La colonna infame (1973)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
• A Brand New Life (1973)
• Night of Terror (1972)
• The Man (1972)
• The Hassled Hooker (1972)
• Chronicle of a Homicide (1972)
• The Anderson Tapes (1971)
• Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
• Little Big Man (1970)
• The Enemy Before Us (1970)
• The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
• Catch-22 (1970)
• Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
• Me, Natalie (1969)
• Trilogy (1969)
• Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
• Hombre (1967)
• After the Fox (1966)
• A Thousand Clowns (1965)
• The Bedford Incident (1965)
• Harlow (1965)
• The Carpetbaggers (1964)
• Seven Days in May (1964)
• Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
• Conquered City (1962)
• Cape Fear (1962)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
• Ada (1961)
• Everybody Go Home! (1960)
• Psycho (1960)
• Winterset (1959)
• Middle of the Night (1959)
• Al Capone (1959)
• Bomber's Moon (1958)
• Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
• Time Limit (1957)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• The Defender (Studio One) (1957)
• A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955)
• On the Waterfront (1954)
• The Living Bible (1952)
• Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)
• Winged Victory (1944)
• The Time Element