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).
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1968
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1966
- National Board of Review Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1964
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1977 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series · 1977 · nominated
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- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1976 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1966 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Rainbow
12 Angry Men
The Twilight Zone
Psycho
On the Waterfront
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
All the President's Men
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Cape Fear
The Defender (Studio One)
Little Big Man
Cape Fear
Aunt Mary
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Seven Days in May
The Fugitive
Have Gun, Will Travel
Kojak
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Rawhide
Time Limit
Murder on the Orient Express
Hombre
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Brothers in Blood
Police Story
The Bedford Incident
Middle of the Night
Confessions of a Police Captain
The Ed Sullivan Show
Catch-22
Route 66
Decoy
Blood and Diamonds
Al Capone
Archie Bunker's Place
The House on Garibaldi Street
Two-Minute Warning
Death Wish 3
The Stone Killer
Two Evil Eyes
St. Elmo's Fire
The Sentinel
Silver Bears
The Anderson Tapes
Great Performances
After the Fox