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).
Acting credits 30 titles
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam
Film
1994
4.8
Cape Fear
as Judge
Film
1991
7.3
Two Evil Eyes
as Mr. Pym
Film
1990
6.1
Oceano
as Don Matias Quintero
Series
1989
7.0
The Delta Force
as Ben Kaplan
Film
1986
6.0
Death Wish 3
as Bennett Cross
Film
1985
6.2
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish
Film
1985
6.1
Space
as Senator Glancey
Series
1985
7.7
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Nathan Burkan
Series
1982
5.8
The Salamander
as Captain Steffanelli
Film
1981
5.3
Cuba
as Gen. Bello
Film
1979
5.5
The Sentinel
as Prof. Ruzinsky
Film
1977
6.1
All the President's Men
as Howard Simons
Film
1976
7.7
Murder on the Orient Express
as Signor Bianchi
Film
1974
7.1
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Green
Film
1974
7.5
The Anderson Tapes
as Haskins
Film
1971
6.1
Little Big Man
as Mr. Merriweather
Film
1970
7.4
Catch-22
as Col. Cathcart
Film
1970
6.7
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Film
1970
7.2
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mayor Wilker
Film
1969
5.5
Hombre
as Henry Mendez
Film
1967
7.1
Seven Days in May
as Paul Girard
Film
1964
7.4
Conquered City
as Joseph Feinberg
Film
1962
5.5
Cape Fear
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
Film
1962
7.5
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as O.J. Berman
Film
1961
7.6
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast
Film
1960
8.4
12 Angry Men
as Juror 1
Film
1957
8.6
The Greatest Gift
Series
1954–1955
On the Waterfront
as Gillette (uncredited)
Film
1954
7.8
Valiant Lady
Series
1953–1957
4.7
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8.6
Film
12 Angry Men
Juror 1
1957
8.4
Film
Psycho
Milton Arbogast
1960
7.4
Film
Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
1970
7.3
Film
Cape Fear
Judge
1991
7.7
Film
All the President's Men
Howard Simons
1976
7.6
Film
Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
1961
0.0
Series
The Greatest Gift
1954–1955
7.1
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Signor Bianchi
1974
5.5
Film
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
1969
6.2
Film
Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
1985
6.0
Film
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
1986
5.3
Film
The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
1981
6.1
Film
The Anderson Tapes
Haskins
1971
7.5
Film
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Green
1974
7.8
Film
On the Waterfront
Gillette (uncredited)
1954
7.5
Film
Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
1962
7.4
Film
Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
1964
6.1
Film
The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
1977
6.1
Film
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
1985
4.8
Film
The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
1994
5.5
Film
Cuba
Gen. Bello
1979
5.5
Film
Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
1962
6.1
Film
Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
1990
7.2
Film
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
1970
7.7
Series
Space
Senator Glancey
1985
6.7
Film
Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
1970
4.7
Series
Valiant Lady
1953–1957
7.1
Film
Hombre
Henry Mendez
1967
5.8
Series
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Nathan Burkan
1982
7.0
Series
Oceano
Don Matias Quintero
1989