Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

1919-11-04The Bronx, New York City, New York, USAActing

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

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
Psycho
Psycho
The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space
Catch-22
Catch-22
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
Harlow
Harlow
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
Mitchell
Mitchell
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer