Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam Movies and TV Shows

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).

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 04/11/1919 (105 years old)
  • Place of birth: Bronx, New York, USA
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
The Silence of the Hams
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 49%
role:
Det. Martin Balsam
Not available
1994

Comedy

Thriller

4.6
49%
Not available
La Classe américaine
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 77%
role:
Callaghan (archive footage)
Not available
1993

Comedy

TV Movie

7.9
77%
Not available
Cape Fear
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Judge
1991

Crime

Thriller

7.3
73%
Two Evil Eyes
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Mr. Pym
1990

Horror

6.1
60%
The Delta Force
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Ben Kaplan
1986

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.6
59%
Death Wish 3
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Bennett Cross
1985

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.8
62%
St. Elmo's Fire
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Mr. Beamish
1985

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
62%
Silver Bears
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Joe Fiore
1977

Comedy

Crime

6.0
59%
The Sentinel
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Prof. Ruzinsky
1977

Drama

Horror

Mystery

6.3
60%
All the President's Men
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 77%
role:
Howard Simons
1976

Drama

History

Mystery

Thriller

7.9
77%
1974

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.2
72%
1974

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.6
75%
Counselor at Crime
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 56%
role:
Don Antonio Macaluso
1973

Crime

6.2
56%
1971

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
62%
Little Big Man
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Mr. Merriweather
1970

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Western

7.5
76%
Catch-22
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Col. Cathcart
1970

Comedy

Drama

War & Politics

7.1
67%
Tora! Tora! Tora!
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
1970

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.5
71%
Hombre
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Henry Mendez
1967

Western

7.4
71%
Seven Days in May
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Paul Girard
1964

Drama

Thriller

7.8
73%
Cape Fear
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Police Chief Mark Dutton
1962

Drama

Thriller

7.7
75%
1961

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.6
77%
Everybody Go Home!
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
1960

Drama

War & Politics

7.7
75%
Psycho
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 84%
role:
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
1960

Drama

Horror

Thriller

8.5
84%
12 Angry Men
IMDB 9.0
TMDB 85%
role:
Juror 1
1957

Drama

9.0
85%
On the Waterfront
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Gillette & 1 more
1954

Crime

Drama

8.1
80%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Martin Balsam are, for example, Cape Fear, The Delta Force and Death Wish 3.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are 12 Angry Men (8.8), Psycho (8.5) and On the Waterfront (8.1).