Born 1919 (age 76) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 162 titles

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).

Filmography

Psycho
8.4
Psycho
1960
as Milton Arbogast
12 Angry Men
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 1
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as O.J. Berman
Cape Fear
7.3
Cape Fear
1991
as Judge
All the President's Men
7.7
All the President's Men
1976
as Howard Simons
On the Waterfront
7.9
On the Waterfront
1954
as Gillette (uncredited)
Murder on the Orient Express
7.1
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
as Signor Bianchi
Little Big Man
7.5
Little Big Man
1970
as Mr. Merriweather
Cape Fear
7.5
Cape Fear
1962
as Police Chief Mark Dutton
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Mr. Beamish
The Delta Force
6.0
The Delta Force
1986
as Ben Kaplan
Death Wish 3
6.2
Death Wish 3
1985
as Bennett Cross
Catch-22
6.7
Catch-22
1970
as Col. Cathcart
Two Evil Eyes
6.1
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as Mr. Pym
La Classe américaine
7.6
La Classe américaine
1993
as Callaghan (archive footage)
Hombre
7.1
Hombre
1967
as Henry Mendez
The Sentinel
6.1
The Sentinel
1977
as Prof. Ruzinsky
Seven Days in May
7.3
Seven Days in May
1964
as Paul Girard