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).
Filmography
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
as Self
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
as Self
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)
Legend of the Spirit Dog
as Gramps
Legend of the Spirit Dog
as Gramps
Unknown Soldier
as Priest
Unknown Soldier
as Priest
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam
La Classe américaine
as Callaghan (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
as Callaghan (archive footage)
Cape Fear
as Judge
Cape Fear
as Judge
The Child Saver
as Sidney Rosenberg
The Child Saver
as Sidney Rosenberg
Kids Like These
as Grandpa
Kids Like These
as Grandpa
Second Serve
as Dr. Beck
Second Serve
as Dr. Beck
Murder in Space
as Alexander Rostov
Murder in Space
as Alexander Rostov
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish
Innocent Prey
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
Innocent Prey
as Sheriff Virgil Baker
The Goodbye People
as Max Silverman
The Goodbye People
as Max Silverman
I Want to Live
as Jack Brady
I Want to Live
as Jack Brady
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
People vs. Jean Harris
as Joel Aurnou
People vs. Jean Harris
as Joel Aurnou
The Salamander
as Captain Steffanelli
The Salamander
as Captain Steffanelli
There Goes The Bride
as Elmer Babcock
There Goes The Bride
as Elmer Babcock
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
Aunt Mary
as Harry Strasberg
Aunt Mary
as Harry Strasberg
Gardenia
as Salluzzo
Gardenia
as Salluzzo
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Blood and Diamonds
as Rizzo
Blood and Diamonds
as Rizzo
Raid on Entebbe
as Daniel Cooper
Raid on Entebbe
as Daniel Cooper
Meet Him and Die
as Giulianelli
Meet Him and Die
as Giulianelli
All the President's Men
as Howard Simons
All the President's Men
as Howard Simons
Trapped Beneath the Sea
as T.C. Hollister
Trapped Beneath the Sea
as T.C. Hollister
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Green
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Green
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
La colonna infame
La colonna infame
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Rudy Wells
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Rudy Wells
A Brand New Life
as Jim Douglas
A Brand New Life
as Jim Douglas
Night of Terror
as Capt. Caleb Sark
Night of Terror
as Capt. Caleb Sark
The Man
as Jim Talley
The Man
as Jim Talley
The Hassled Hooker
as District Attorney Turrisi
The Hassled Hooker
as District Attorney Turrisi
Chronicle of a Homicide
as Giudice Aldo Sola
Chronicle of a Homicide
as Giudice Aldo Sola
The Anderson Tapes
as Haskins
The Anderson Tapes
as Haskins
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Commissario Bonavia
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Commissario Bonavia
Little Big Man
as Mr. Merriweather
Little Big Man
as Mr. Merriweather
The Enemy Before Us
as Angie
The Enemy Before Us
as Angie
Catch-22
as Col. Cathcart
Catch-22
as Col. Cathcart
Hunters Are for Killing
as Wade Hamilton
Hunters Are for Killing
as Wade Hamilton
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Michael Todd (voice)
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Michael Todd (voice)
Hombre
as Henry Mendez
Hombre
as Henry Mendez
A Thousand Clowns
as Arnold
A Thousand Clowns
as Arnold
Harlow
as Everett Redman
Harlow
as Everett Redman
The Carpetbaggers
as Bernard B. Norman
The Carpetbaggers
as Bernard B. Norman
Cape Fear
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Cape Fear
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Everybody Go Home!
as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Everybody Go Home!
as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast
Winterset
as Garth
Winterset
as Garth
Al Capone
as Mac Keeley, reporter
Al Capone
as Mac Keeley, reporter
Bomber's Moon
as Captain Joe Reardon
Bomber's Moon
as Captain Joe Reardon
Marjorie Morningstar
as Dr. David Harris
Marjorie Morningstar
as Dr. David Harris
Time Limit
as Sgt. Baker
Time Limit
as Sgt. Baker
On the Waterfront
as Gillette (uncredited)
On the Waterfront
as Gillette (uncredited)
The Living Bible
as Townsman
The Living Bible
as Townsman
Winged Victory
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Winged Victory
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Time Element
as Dr. Arnold Gillespie
The Time Element
as Dr. Arnold Gillespie