

Martin Balsam
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
4 Nov 1919
Age
107 Years
Born In
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
178
Years Active
56 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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....
Known For
Filmography

movie
All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds'
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog
as Gramps

movie
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas

movie
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
as Priest

movie
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
as Det. Martin Balsam

movie
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as Callaghan (archive footage)

movie
24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho
as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

movie
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
as Father Sorendo

movie
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
as Judge

movie
The Last Match
The Last Match
as Lawyer

movie
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
as Mr. Pym

tv
Oceano
Oceano
as Don Matias Quintero

tv
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
as Gil Solarski

movie
The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space
as Frather Howard

movie
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
as Sidney Rosenberg

movie
Once Again
Once Again
as Gerald

movie
Kids Like These
Kids Like These
as Grandpa

movie
P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations
as Cliff Dowling

movie
Brothers in Blood
Brothers in Blood

movie
The Delta Force
The Delta Force
as Ben Kaplan

movie
Second Serve
Second Serve
as Dr. Beck

movie
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
as Bennett Cross

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")

movie
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
as Alexander Rostov

movie
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
as Mr. Beamish

tv
Space
Space
as Senator Glancey

movie
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey
as Sheriff Virgil Baker

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Edgar Carmody

movie
The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People
as Max Silverman

tv
The Octopus
The Octopus
as Frank Carrisi

movie
I Want to Live
I Want to Live
as Jack Brady

tv
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Nathan Burkan

tv
Hotel
Hotel

movie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

movie
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self

movie
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
as Joel Aurnou

movie
The Salamander
The Salamander
as Captain Steffanelli

movie
The Warning
The Warning
as Questore Martorana

movie
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride
as Elmer Babcock

movie
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes
as David Franklin

movie
Cuba
Cuba
as Gen. Bello

movie
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self

movie
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary
as Harry Strasberg

tv
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
as Murray Klein

movie
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
as Isser Harel

movie
Gardenia
Gardenia
as Salluzzo

movie
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
as Dr. Samuel Melman

movie
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)

movie
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Arthur Haines

movie
Rainbow
Rainbow
as Louis B. Mayer

movie
Siege
Siege
as Henry Fancher

movie
Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds
as Rizzo

movie
Eyes Behind the Stars
Eyes Behind the Stars
as Inspector Jim Grant

movie
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
as Ira Davidoff

movie
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street
as Ernie Weinberg

movie
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
as Joe Fiore

movie
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
as Prof. Ruzinsky

movie
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
as Daniel Cooper

movie
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
as Sam McKeever

movie
Death Rage
Death Rage
as Commissario

movie
Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die
as Giulianelli

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Hyam Zgierski

movie
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
as Howard Simons

movie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Edward J. Reilly

movie
Season for Assassins
Season for Assassins
as Commissioner Katroni

movie
Mitchell
Mitchell
as James Arthur Cummings

movie
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
as Petrus Lamb

movie
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends
as Ham Russell Buckner

movie
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
as Carlo Goja

movie
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
as Ben Montgomery

movie
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Signor Bianchi

movie
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea
as T.C. Hollister

movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Green

tv
Kojak
Kojak
as Ray Kaufman

movie
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
as Harry Walden

movie
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

movie
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime
as Don Antonio Macaluso

movie
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer
as Al Vescari

movie
La colonna infame
La colonna infame

tv
Police Story
Police Story

movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Rudy Wells

movie
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
as Jim Douglas

movie
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
as Capt. Caleb Sark

movie
The Man
The Man
as Jim Talley

movie
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker
as District Attorney Turrisi

movie
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
as Giudice Aldo Sola

movie
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
as Haskins

movie
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
as Commissario Bonavia

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Jack

movie
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
as Mr. Merriweather

movie
The Enemy Before Us
The Enemy Before Us
as Angie

movie
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Stanley Pulska

movie
Catch-22
Catch-22
as Col. Cathcart

movie
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
as Wade Hamilton

movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

movie
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mayor Wilker

movie
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
as Uncle Harold

movie
Trilogy
Trilogy
as Ivor Belli

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Herb Witmer

movie
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Michael Todd (voice)

movie
Hombre
Hombre
as Henry Mendez

tv
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
as Jesse Rothenberg

movie
After the Fox
After the Fox
as Harry

movie
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
as Arnold

movie
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

movie
Harlow
Harlow
as Everett Redman

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Albert Sully

tv
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Army Doctor (uncredited)

movie
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
as Bernard B. Norman

movie
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
as Paul Girard

movie
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
as Sanford Kaufman

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Dave Breslaw

tv
Espionage
Espionage
as Richard Carey

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Andrew Newmark

tv
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
as Leo Valera

movie
Conquered City
Conquered City
as Joseph Feinberg

tv
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour

movie
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
as Police Chief Mark Dutton

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as O.J. Berman

tv
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Frank Eberhardt

tv
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Ned Lacey

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Benny Orloff

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Milton Orloff

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Carl Noyes

tv
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Jack Garsell

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Floyd Harker

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Bernard Maxwell

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney

movie
Ada
Ada
as Steve Jackson

movie
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home!
as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

tv
Route 66
Route 66

movie
Psycho
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast

movie
Winterset
Winterset
as Garth

tv
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Arnold Justin

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Danny Weiss

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Martin Lombard Senescu

movie
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night
as Jack Englander

movie
Al Capone
Al Capone
as Mac Keeley, reporter

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Father Fabian

tv
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Arnold Fleischman

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Caldwell Wyatt

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Captain Russel Barris

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Joseph Creeley

movie
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
as Captain Joe Reardon

movie
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
as Dr. David Harris

movie
Time Limit
Time Limit
as Sgt. Baker

tv
Decoy
Decoy
as Nick Santos

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Marshal Jim Brock

movie
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 1

movie
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
as Francis Toohey

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Butler

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner

movie
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
as Charlie Malick

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Eldon Marsh

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Leonard Thompson

tv
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift

movie
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
as Gillette (uncredited)

tv
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum

tv
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady

movie
The Living Bible
The Living Bible
as Townsman

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Garth

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Strasberg

tv
The Living Christ
The Living Christ
as Townsman

movie
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Ed Coyne

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Francis Toohey

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mike Galloway

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Charlie Malick

tv
Actors Studio
Actors Studio
as soldier

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
Winged Victory
Winged Victory
as Bit Part (uncredited)

movie
The Time Element
The Time Element
as Dr. Arnold Gillespie