Martin Balsam
Acting
Born November 4, 1919 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Great Performances
The Fugitive
Tony Awards
Murder, She Wrote
The Twilight Zone
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Rawhide
Have Gun, Will Travel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Kildare
12 Angry Men
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
Naked City
The Defenders
Hotel
The Ed Sullivan Show
Route 66
Psycho
Kojak
Valiant Lady
The Name of the Game
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12 O'Clock High
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Police Story
The Octopus
The Greatest Gift
Archie Bunker's Place
Arrest and Trial
All the President's Men
Cape Fear
Cain's Hundred
Espionage
Inner Sanctum