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Martin Balsam

Acting

Born: 1919-11-04
Died: 1996-02-13
From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Martin Henry BalsamМартин Болсам

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).

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 5 nominated

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Raid on Entebbe

1977
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

All the President's Men

1977
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1976
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1974
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1968
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

A Thousand Clowns

1966
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

A Thousand Clowns

1966
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Carpetbaggers

1964

Acting156 titles

Rainbow
10.0
Movie

Rainbow

1978Drama
The Sands of Time
10.0
Movie

The Sands of Time

1992Drama
The Goodbye People
10.0
Movie

The Goodbye People

1984Comedy
Concerning a Woman of Sin
10.0
Movie

Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949Drama
Espionage
10.0
Series

Espionage

1963-1964Action
A Brand New Life
9.0
Movie

A Brand New Life

1973Drama
The Storyteller
9.0
Movie

The Storyteller

1977Drama
Kids Like These
9.0
Movie

Kids Like These

1987Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
12 Angry Men
8.6
Movie

12 Angry Men

1957Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Psycho
8.4
Movie

Psycho

1960Horror
Arrest and Trial
8.3
Series

Arrest and Trial

1963-2000Thriller
The Millionaire
8.0
Movie

The Millionaire

1978Drama
Unknown Soldier
8.0
Movie

Unknown Soldier

1995Action
Inner Sanctum
8.0
Series

Inner Sanctum

1954Thriller
The Untouchables
8.0
Series

The Untouchables

1959-1963Drama
On the Waterfront
7.9
Movie

On the Waterfront

1954Thriller
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
The Octopus
7.8
Series

The Octopus

1984-2001Drama
All the President's Men
7.7
Movie

All the President's Men

1976Drama
The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
The New Breed
7.7
Series

The New Breed

1961-1962Drama
Space
7.7
Series

Space

1985Drama
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6
Movie

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961Comedy
Everybody Go Home!
7.6
Movie

Everybody Go Home!

1960Comedy
La Classe américaine
7.6
Movie

La Classe américaine

1993Comedy
Midnight Caller
7.6
Series

Midnight Caller

1988-1991Drama
Cape Fear
7.5
Movie

Cape Fear

1962Thriller
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
7.5
Movie

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974Thriller
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
7.5
Movie

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979Drama
The Child Saver
7.5
Movie

The Child Saver

1988Drama
The Defender (Studio One)
7.5
Movie

The Defender (Studio One)

1957Drama
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Series

Quincy, M.E.

1976-1983Thriller
Little Big Man
7.4
Movie

Little Big Man

1970Action
Seven Days in May
7.3
Movie

Seven Days in May

1964Drama
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
7.3
Movie

Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975Drama
Cape Fear
7.3
Movie

Cape Fear

1991Drama
Aunt Mary
7.3
Movie

Aunt Mary

1979Drama
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
Series

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-1963Action
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Movie

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Action
Time Limit
7.2
Movie

Time Limit

1957Drama
All About 'The Birds'
7.2
Movie

All About 'The Birds'

2000Documentary
Kojak
7.2
Series

Kojak

1973-1978Thriller
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
12 O'Clock High
7.2
Series

12 O'Clock High

1964-1967Drama
Murder on the Orient Express
7.1
Movie

Murder on the Orient Express

1974Drama
Hombre
7.1
Movie

Hombre

1967Action
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
Series

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964-1968Action
The Bedford Incident
7.0
Movie

The Bedford Incident

1965Action
Middle of the Night
7.0
Movie

Middle of the Night

1959Drama
Brothers in Blood
7.0
Movie

Brothers in Blood

1987Action
Smiling Maniacs
7.0
Movie

Smiling Maniacs

1975Thriller
There Goes The Bride
7.0
Movie

There Goes The Bride

1980Romance
La colonna infame
7.0
Movie

La colonna infame

1973Drama
Once Again
7.0
Movie

Once Again

1987Comedy
Police Story
7.0
Series

Police Story

1973-1988Action
Oceano
7.0
Series

Oceano

1989Drama
The Name of the Game
7.0
Series

The Name of the Game

1968-1971Action
A Thousand Clowns
6.9
Movie

A Thousand Clowns

1965Comedy
Contract on Cherry Street
6.8
Movie

Contract on Cherry Street

1977Drama
Confessions of a Police Captain
6.8
Movie

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971Thriller
Siege
6.8
Movie

Siege

1978Thriller
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6.8
Movie

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970Drama
Night of 100 Stars
6.8
Movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982Comedy
Hotel
6.8
Series

Hotel

1982-1988Drama
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Catch-22
6.7
Movie

Catch-22

1970Action
The Six Million Dollar Man
6.7
Movie

The Six Million Dollar Man

1973Sci-Fi
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
6.7
Movie

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973Sci-Fi
Route 66
6.7
Series

Route 66

1960-1964Drama
The Eleventh Hour
6.7
Series

The Eleventh Hour

1962-1964Drama
Decoy
6.7
Series

Decoy

1957-1959Drama
Al Capone
6.6
Movie

Al Capone

1959Action
Blood and Diamonds
6.6
Movie

Blood and Diamonds

1978Thriller
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
Series

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948-1956Drama
The Love Tapes
6.5
Movie

The Love Tapes

1980Comedy
Ada
6.5
Movie

Ada

1961Drama
The Man
6.5
Movie

The Man

1972Drama
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
6.5
Movie

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976Thriller
Archie Bunker's Place
6.5
Series

Archie Bunker's Place

1979-1983Comedy
Trapped Beneath the Sea
6.4
Movie

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974Drama
The Hassled Hooker
6.3
Movie

The Hassled Hooker

1972Thriller
Two-Minute Warning
6.3
Movie

Two-Minute Warning

1976Action
Winged Victory
6.3
Movie

Winged Victory

1944Drama
Marjorie Morningstar
6.3
Movie

Marjorie Morningstar

1958Drama
The House on Garibaldi Street
6.3
Movie

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979Drama
Around the World of Mike Todd
6.3
Movie

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968Documentary
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
Death Wish 3
6.2
Movie

Death Wish 3

1985Action
The Stone Killer
6.2
Movie

The Stone Killer

1973Thriller
Trilogy
6.2
Movie

Trilogy

1969Drama
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-1961Action
St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
Movie

St. Elmo's Fire

1985Drama
The Anderson Tapes
6.1
Movie

The Anderson Tapes

1971Thriller
Two Evil Eyes
6.1
Movie

Two Evil Eyes

1990Horror
Silver Bears
6.1
Movie

Silver Bears

1977Comedy
The Sentinel
6.1
Movie

The Sentinel

1977Horror
After the Fox
6.1
Movie

After the Fox

1966Thriller
Gardenia
6.1
Movie

Gardenia

1979Thriller
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
6.1
Movie

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963Comedy
Night of Terror
6.1
Movie

Night of Terror

1972Drama
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
The Delta Force
6.0
Movie

The Delta Force

1986Action
Hunters Are for Killing
6.0
Movie

Hunters Are for Killing

1970Drama
The Living Bible
6.0
Movie

The Living Bible

1952Drama
Legend of the Spirit Dog
6.0
Movie

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997Action
Raid on Entebbe
6.0
Movie

Raid on Entebbe

1976Drama
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0
Movie

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982Documentary
The Carpetbaggers
5.9
Movie

The Carpetbaggers

1964Drama
The Last Match
5.8
Movie

The Last Match

1990Action
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
5.8
Series

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Meet Him and Die
5.7
Movie

Meet Him and Die

1976Thriller
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
Series

Target: The Corruptors!

1961-1962Thriller
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Series

Dr. Kildare

1961-1966Drama
The Living Christ
5.7
Series

The Living Christ

1951Drama
Harlow
5.6
Movie

Harlow

1965Drama
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.6
Movie

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969Comedy
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
5.6
Movie

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973Drama
Me, Natalie
5.6
Movie

Me, Natalie

1969Drama
Counselor at Crime
5.6
Movie

Counselor at Crime

1973Thriller
Cuba
5.5
Movie

Cuba

1979Action
The Salamander
5.5
Movie

The Salamander

1981Thriller
Conquered City
5.5
Movie

Conquered City

1962Drama
Chronicle of a Homicide
5.5
Movie

Chronicle of a Homicide

1972Thriller
Death Rage
5.4
Movie

Death Rage

1976Thriller
The Warning
5.4
Movie

The Warning

1980Thriller
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Cry, Onion!
5.3
Movie

Cry, Onion!

1975Action
Murder in Space
5.3
Movie

Murder in Space

1985Thriller
Second Serve
5.3
Movie

Second Serve

1986Drama
Cain's Hundred
5.3
Series

Cain's Hundred

1961-1962Drama
P.I. Private Investigations
5.1
Movie

P.I. Private Investigations

1987Thriller
O. Henry's Christmas
5.0
Movie

O. Henry's Christmas

1996Drama
The Silence of the Hams
4.9
Movie

The Silence of the Hams

1994Thriller
Death Among Friends
4.9
Movie

Death Among Friends

1975Thriller
I Want to Live
4.8
Movie

I Want to Live

1983Drama
Eyes Behind the Stars
4.7
Movie

Eyes Behind the Stars

1978Sci-Fi
Season for Assassins
4.3
Movie

Season for Assassins

1975Drama
Innocent Prey
4.3
Movie

Innocent Prey

1984Horror
The Brother from Space
4.0
Movie

The Brother from Space

1988Sci-Fi
The Horror Show
3.8
Movie

The Horror Show

1979Horror
Mitchell
3.3
Movie

Mitchell

1975Thriller
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
0
Movie

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955Drama
People vs. Jean Harris
0
Movie

People vs. Jean Harris

1981Thriller
Bomber's Moon
0
Movie

Bomber's Moon

1958Drama
The Time Element
0
Movie

The Time Element

2024Drama
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
0
Movie

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979Drama
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
0
Movie

True Fear: The Making of Psycho

2015Documentary
Whatever it Takes
0
Movie

Whatever it Takes

2024Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama