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Martin Balsam

Actor • Born 1919

Martin Balsam

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About

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

Great Performances posterGreat PerformancesSeries • 1971Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984The Fugitive posterThe FugitiveSeries • 1963The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Quincy, M.E. posterQuincy, M.E.Series • 1976Have Gun, Will Travel posterHave Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957Dr. Kildare posterDr. KildareSeries • 1961Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959Hotel posterHotelSeries • 1982Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958Route 66 posterRoute 66Series • 1960The Defenders posterThe DefendersSeries • 1961The Untouchables posterThe UntouchablesSeries • 195912 Angry Men poster12 Angry MenMovie • 1957Kojak posterKojakSeries • 1973The Name of the Game posterThe Name of the GameSeries • 1968Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955All the President's Men posterAll the President's MenMovie • 1976Cape Fear posterCape FearMovie • 1991Psycho posterPsychoMovie • 1960