
Martin Balsam
Acting
🎂 1919-11-04
Martin Henry Balsam 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).
Cast credits(169)

Self
1948

Jack
1971

Ned Lacey
1961

Benny Orloff
1961

Dr. Milton Orloff
1961

Dr. Carl Noyes
1961

Herb Witmer
1968

1962

Edgar Carmody
1984

1957

Danny Weiss
1959

Ed Coyne
1948

Francis Toohey
1948

Gil Solarski
1988

Frank Eberhardt
1961

1960

Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
1985

Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")
1985

Floyd Harker
1961

Bernard Maxwell
1961

District Attorney
1961

1961

1948

Mike Galloway
1948

Charlie Malick
1948

Ray Kaufman
1973

Sam Butler
1956
1954

1973

1954

1958

1982

Leo Valera
1963

Self - Winner
1956

Father Fabian
1959
Dave Breslaw
1963

Jack Garsell
1961

Andrew Newmark
1963

Hyam Zgierski
1976

Frank Carrisi
1984

1979

Garth
1951

Strasberg
1951

Arnold Fleischman
1958

Caldwell Wyatt
1958

Captain Russel Barris
1958

Joseph Creeley
1958

Nick Santos
1957
soldier
1948

Eldon Marsh
1955

Leonard Thompson
1955

Juror 1
1957

Army Doctor (uncredited)
1964

Townsman
1951

Private Det. Milton Arbogast
1960

Senator Glancey
1985

Judge
1991

O.J. Berman
1961
1966

Gillette (uncredited)
1954
1953

Signor Bianchi
1974

Ben Kaplan
1986

Howard Simons
1976

Joe Fiore
1977

Mr. Beamish
1985

Police Chief Mark Dutton
1962

Col. Cathcart
1970

Henry Mendez
1967

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
1970

Mr. Merriweather
1970

Green
1974

Bennett Cross
1985

Paul Girard
1964

Francis Toohey
1957

Prof. Ruzinsky
1977

Nathan Burkan
1982

Commissario
1976

Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
1965

Det. Martin Balsam
1994

Sam McKeever
1976

Daniel Cooper
1976

Mac Keeley, reporter
1959

Don Matias Quintero
1989

Haskins
1971

Don Antonio Macaluso
1973

Harry
1966

Al Vescari
1973

Mayor Wilker
1969

Harry Strasberg
1979

Jim Talley
1972

Mr. Pym
1990

James Arthur Cummings
1975

Everett Redman
1965

Captain Steffanelli
1981

Self
1982

Jack
1959

Petrus Lamb
1975

Gen. Bello
1979

Dr. Rudy Wells
1973

Louis B. Mayer
1978

Bernard B. Norman
1964

Uncle Harold
1969

Frather Howard
1988

Dr. David Harris
1958

Steve Jackson
1961

Arnold
1965

1987

Bit Part (uncredited)
1944

Callaghan (archive footage)
1993

Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
1960

Dr. Beck
1986

Sgt. Baker
1957

Commissario Bonavia
1971

Stanley Pulska
1970

Lawyer
1990

Joel Aurnou
1981

Giudice Aldo Sola
1972

Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
1973

Alexander Rostov
1985

Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
1993

Michael Todd (voice)
1968

Rizzo
1978

Carlo Goja
1975

(archive footage)
1979

Wade Hamilton
1970

Dr. Samuel Melman
1979

District Attorney Turrisi
1972

Commissioner Katroni
1975

Inspector Jim Grant
1978

Isser Harel
1979

Ivor Belli
1969

Henry Fancher
1978

Joseph Feinberg
1962

Capt. Caleb Sark
1972

Ernie Weinberg
1977

Harry Walden
1973

Self (archive footage)
2000

Sanford Kaufman
1963

Elmer Babcock
1980

1973

Salluzzo
1979

Ira Davidoff
1977

Jack Brady
1983

Questore Martorana
1980

T.C. Hollister
1974

1949

Captain Joe Reardon
1958

David Franklin
1980

Gramps
1997

Cliff Dowling
1987

Ben Montgomery
1975

Priest
1995

1996

Charlie Malick
1955

Arthur Haines
1978

Sheriff Virgil Baker
1984
Angie
1970

Father Sorendo
1992

Giulianelli
1976

Max Silverman
1984

Edward J. Reilly
1976

Sidney Rosenberg
1988

Grandpa
1987
Garth
1959

Townsman
1952

Jim Douglas
1973

Dr. Arnold Gillespie
Gerald
1987