Actor

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam’s screen credits include Juror 1 in 12 Angry Men, Milton Arbogast in Psycho, and Judge in Cape Fear.

Born November 4, 1919† February 13, 1996 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA4 movies on MoviHero

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12 Angry Men

1957 · 1h 37m · Drama

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Psycho

1960 · 1h 49m · Horror · Mystery

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Cape Fear

1991 · 2h 8m · Crime · Drama

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About Martin Balsam

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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2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
2000
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
1997
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
1996
O. Henry's Christmas
Actor
1995
Unknown Soldier
Priest
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
1993
La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
1992
The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
1990
The Last Match
Lawyer
1990
Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
1988
The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
1988
The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
1987
Once Again
Gerald
1987
Kids Like These
Grandpa
1987
P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
1987
Brothers in Blood
Actor
1986
Whatever it Takes
Hap Perchicksky
1986
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
1986
Second Serve
Dr. Beck
1985
Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
1985
Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
1985
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
1984
Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
1984
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
1983
I Want to Live
Jack Brady
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
1981
The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
1980
The Warning
Questore Martorana
1980
There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
1980
The Love Tapes
David Franklin
1979
Cuba
Gen. Bello
1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Aunt Mary
Harry Strasberg
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
1979
Gardenia
Salluzzo
1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1978
The Millionaire
Arthur Haines
1978
Rainbow
Louis B. Mayer
1978
Siege
Henry Fancher
1978
Blood and Diamonds
Rizzo
1978
Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
1977
The Storyteller
Ira Davidoff
1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Ernie Weinberg
1977
Silver Bears
Joe Fiore
1977
The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
1976
Raid on Entebbe
Daniel Cooper
1976
Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
1976
Death Rage
Commissario
1976
Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Edward J. Reilly
1975
Season for Assassins
Commissioner Katroni
1975
Mitchell
James Arthur Cummings
1975
Cry, Onion!
Petrus Lamb
1975
Death Among Friends
Ham Russell Buckner
1975
Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Ben Montgomery
1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Signor Bianchi
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
T.C. Hollister
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Green
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
1973
The Counsellor
Don Antonio Macaluso
1973
The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
1973
La colonna infame
Actor
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
1973
A Brand New Life
Jim Douglas
1972
Night of Terror
Capt. Caleb Sark
1972
The Man
Jim Talley
1972
The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
1971
The Anderson Tapes
Haskins
1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Commissario Bonavia
1970
Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
1970
The Enemy Before Us
Angie
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Stanley Pulska
1970
Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Wade Hamilton
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
1969
Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
1969
Trilogy
Ivor Belli
1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Michael Todd (voice)
1967
Hombre
Henry Mendez
1966
After the Fox
Harry
1965
A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
1965
The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
1965
Harlow
Everett Redman
1964
The Carpetbaggers
Bernard B. Norman
1964
Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
1962
Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
1962
Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
1961
Ada
Steve Jackson

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12 Angry Men

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Jack Warden

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12 Angry Men All the President's Men

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Alan J. Pakula

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All the President's Men

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Psycho

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Anthony Perkins

1 shared film on MoviHero

Psycho

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Actor

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam’s screen credits include Juror 1 in 12 Angry Men, Milton Arbogast in Psycho, and Judge in Cape Fear.

Born November 4, 1919† February 13, 1996 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA4 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

12 Angry Men

1957 · 1h 37m · Drama

See the performance as Juror 1.

Open movie guide

Psycho

1960 · 1h 49m · Horror · Mystery

See the performance as Milton Arbogast.

Open movie guide

Cape Fear

1991 · 2h 8m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Judge.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Martin Balsam

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Portraits of Martin Balsam.

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More film credits 98 additional titles

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Showing 8 of 98 credits

2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
2000
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
1997
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
1996
O. Henry's Christmas
Actor
1995
Unknown Soldier
Priest
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
1993
La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
1992
The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
1990
The Last Match
Lawyer
1990
Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
1988
The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
1988
The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
1987
Once Again
Gerald
1987
Kids Like These
Grandpa
1987
P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
1987
Brothers in Blood
Actor
1986
Whatever it Takes
Hap Perchicksky
1986
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
1986
Second Serve
Dr. Beck
1985
Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
1985
Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
1985
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
1984
Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
1984
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
1983
I Want to Live
Jack Brady
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
1981
The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
1980
The Warning
Questore Martorana
1980
There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
1980
The Love Tapes
David Franklin
1979
Cuba
Gen. Bello
1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Aunt Mary
Harry Strasberg
1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
1979
Gardenia
Salluzzo
1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1978
The Millionaire
Arthur Haines
1978
Rainbow
Louis B. Mayer
1978
Siege
Henry Fancher
1978
Blood and Diamonds
Rizzo
1978
Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
1977
The Storyteller
Ira Davidoff
1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Ernie Weinberg
1977
Silver Bears
Joe Fiore
1977
The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
1976
Raid on Entebbe
Daniel Cooper
1976
Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
1976
Death Rage
Commissario
1976
Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Edward J. Reilly
1975
Season for Assassins
Commissioner Katroni
1975
Mitchell
James Arthur Cummings
1975
Cry, Onion!
Petrus Lamb
1975
Death Among Friends
Ham Russell Buckner
1975
Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Ben Montgomery
1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Signor Bianchi
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
T.C. Hollister
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Green
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
1973
The Counsellor
Don Antonio Macaluso
1973
The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
1973
La colonna infame
Actor
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Rudy Wells
1973
A Brand New Life
Jim Douglas
1972
Night of Terror
Capt. Caleb Sark
1972
The Man
Jim Talley
1972
The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
1971
The Anderson Tapes
Haskins
1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Commissario Bonavia
1970
Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
1970
The Enemy Before Us
Angie
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Stanley Pulska
1970
Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Wade Hamilton
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
1969
Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
1969
Trilogy
Ivor Belli
1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Michael Todd (voice)
1967
Hombre
Henry Mendez
1966
After the Fox
Harry
1965
A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
1965
The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
1965
Harlow
Everett Redman
1964
The Carpetbaggers
Bernard B. Norman
1964
Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
1962
Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
1962
Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
1961
Ada
Steve Jackson

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Movie role

Juror 1

12 Angry Men

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Actor

Jack Warden

2 shared films on MoviHero

12 Angry Men All the President's Men

Director

Alan J. Pakula

1 shared film on MoviHero

All the President's Men

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

1 shared film on MoviHero

Psycho

Actor

Anthony Perkins

1 shared film on MoviHero

Psycho

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