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Martin Balsam
ActingBORN: 1919-11-04The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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).
Top Filmography
8.4
Psycho
1960 // MOVIE
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957 // MOVIE
7.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 // MOVIE
7.3
Cape Fear
1991 // MOVIE
7.7
All the President's Men
1976 // MOVIE
7.9
On the Waterfront
1954 // MOVIE
7.1
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 // MOVIE
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959 // TV
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959 // TV
7.5
Little Big Man
1970 // MOVIE
7.5
Cape Fear
1962 // MOVIE
7.4
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 // MOVIE
7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 // MOVIE
6.1
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 // MOVIE
5.9
The Delta Force
1986 // MOVIE