Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA — Nov 04 1919• Died Feb 13 1996

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).
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Edgar Carmody

Jack

Hyam Zgierski


Andrew Newmark

Danny Weiss

Sam Butler

Ned Lacey

Arnold Fleischman

Arnold Justin

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


Floyd Harker

Ed Coyne

Father Fabian

Ray Kaufman


Herb Witmer

Juror 1


Army Doctor (uncredited)

Albert Sully


Milton Arbogast

Eldon Marsh

Leo Valera

Jack Garsell

Frank Eberhardt

Murray Klein


Gil Solarski

Nick Santos


Judge


Frank Carrisi

Signor Bianchi

Ben Kaplan


Garth

Townsman

O.J. Berman

Howard Simons

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Henry Mendez

Daniel Cooper

Gillette (uncredited)

Police Chief Mark Dutton
soldier

Mr. Beamish

Col. Cathcart

Don Matias Quintero

Bennett Cross

Mr. Merriweather

Prof. Ruzinsky

Senator Glancey

Green

Self

Nathan Burkan

Gen. Bello

Callaghan (archive footage)

Paul Girard

Mac Keeley, reporter

Harry Strasberg

James Arthur Cummings

Det. Martin Balsam

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

Steve Jackson

Mr. Pym

Mayor Wilker

Uncle Harold

Jim Talley

Joe Fiore

Don Antonio Macaluso

Francis Toohey

Sam McKeever

Capt. Caleb Sark

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jack Englander

Al Vescari

Ernie Weinberg

Harry

Dr. Rudy Wells

Sgt. Baker

Haskins

Joseph Feinberg

Alexander Rostov

Arnold

Everett Redman

Dr. Beck

Captain Steffanelli

Max Silverman

Dr. David Harris
Garth

Ivor Belli

Louis B. Mayer

Jack Brady


Stanley Pulska

Sanford Kaufman

Father Sorendo

T.C. Hollister

Arthur Haines

Bernard B. Norman

Questore Martorana

Ira Davidoff

Inspector Jim Grant

Sheriff Virgil Baker

Ben Montgomery

Edward J. Reilly

Cliff Dowling

Isser Harel

Frather Howard

Joel Aurnou

Harry Walden

Wade Hamilton

Henry Fancher

Elmer Babcock

(archive footage)

Carlo Goja

Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

Gerald

Townsman

Lawyer

Self (archive footage)

Petrus Lamb

Commissioner Katroni

District Attorney Turrisi

Salluzzo


Michael Todd (voice)

Giulianelli

Rizzo

Commissario

Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

Dr. Samuel Melman

David Franklin


Grandpa

Captain Joe Reardon

Commissario Bonavia


Ham Russell Buckner

Charlie Malick

Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

Self

Jim Douglas

Dr. Arnold Gillespie

Sidney Rosenberg
Angie

Gramps


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Giudice Aldo Sola