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).
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Known For
Psycho
(1960)
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
"Mitchell"!
(1975)
James Arthur Cummings
12 Angry Men
(1957)
Juror 1
Death Wish 3
(1985)
Bennett Cross
Breakfast at Tiffany's
(1961)
O.J. Berman
St. Elmo's Fire
(1985)
Mr. Beamish
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Signor Bianchi
Cape Fear
(1991)
Judge
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ben Kaplan
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Gillette (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
All the President's Men
(1976)
Howard Simons
Cape Fear
(1962)
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Hombre
(1967)
Henry Mendez
Little Big Man
(1970)
Mr. Merriweather
Catch-22
(1970)
Col. Cathcart
Full Filmography
Acting
Winged Victory
(1944)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Concerning a Woman of Sin
(1949)
The Living Bible
(1952)
Townsman
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Gillette (uncredited)
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
(1955)
Charlie Malick
12 Angry Men
(1957)
Juror 1
Time Limit
(1957)
Sgt. Baker
The Defender (Studio One)
(1957)
Francis Toohey
Bomber's Moon
(1958)
Captain Joe Reardon
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Dr. David Harris
Al Capone
(1959)
Mac Keeley, reporter
Winterset
(1959)
Garth
Middle of the Night
(1959)
Jack
Everybody Go Home!
(1960)
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Psycho
(1960)
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Ada
(1961)
Steve Jackson
Breakfast at Tiffany's
(1961)
O.J. Berman
Cape Fear
(1962)
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Conquered City
(1962)
Joseph Feinberg
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
(1963)
Sanford Kaufman
The Carpetbaggers
(1964)
Bernard B. Norman
Seven Days in May
(1964)
Paul Girard
A Thousand Clowns
(1965)
Arnold
Harlow
(1965)
Everett Redman
The Bedford Incident
(1965)
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
After the Fox
(1966)
Harry
Hombre
(1967)
Henry Mendez
Around the World of Mike Todd
(1968)
Michael Todd (voice)
Trilogy
(1969)
Ivor Belli
Me, Natalie
(1969)
Uncle Harold
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Mayor Wilker
The Enemy Before Us
(1970)
Angie
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
(1970)
Stanley Pulska
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Little Big Man
(1970)
Mr. Merriweather
Catch-22
(1970)
Col. Cathcart
Confessions of a Police Captain
(1971)
Commissario Bonavia
The Anderson Tapes
(1971)
Haskins
The Man
(1972)
Jim Talley
Chronicle of a Homicide
(1972)
Giudice Aldo Sola
Night of Terror
(1972)
Capt. Caleb Sark
The Hassled Hooker
(1972)
District Attorney Turrisi
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
(1973)
Harry Walden
The Six Million Dollar Man
(1973)
Dr. Rudy Wells
A Brand New Life
(1973)
Jim Douglas
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Al Vescari
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
(1973)
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
Counselor at Crime
(1973)
Don Antonio Macaluso
La colonna infame
(1973)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
(1974)
Green
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Signor Bianchi
Trapped Beneath the Sea
(1974)
T.C. Hollister
Cry, Onion!
(1975)
Petrus Lamb
"Mitchell"!
(1975)
James Arthur Cummings
Smiling Maniacs
(1975)
Carlo Goja
Season For Assassins
(1975)
Commissioner Katroni
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
(1975)
Ben Montgomery
Death Rage
(1976)
Commissario
All the President's Men
(1976)
Howard Simons
Two-Minute Warning
(1976)
Sam McKeever
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
(1976)
Edward J. Reilly
Raid on Entebbe
(1976)
Daniel Cooper
Meet Him and Die
(1976)
Giulianelli
The Sentinel
(1977)
Prof. Ruzinsky
Silver Bears
(1977)
Joe Fiore
Contract on Cherry Street
(1977)
Ernie Weinberg
The Storyteller
(1977)
Ira Davidoff
Rainbow
(1978)
Louis B. Mayer
Siege
(1978)
Henry Fancher
Blood and Diamonds
(1978)
Rizzo
Eyes Behind the Stars
(1978)
Inspector Jim Grant
The Millionaire
(1978)
Arthur Haines
Aunt Mary
(1979)
Harry Strasberg
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
(1979)
Dr. Samuel Melman
Cuba
(1979)
Gen. Bello
Gardenia
(1979)
Salluzzo
The House on Garibaldi Street
(1979)
Isser Harel
The Love Tapes
(1980)
David Franklin
The Warning
(1980)
Questore Martorana
There Goes The Bride
(1980)
Elmer Babcock
People vs. Jean Harris
(1981)
Joel Aurnou
The Salamander
(1981)
Captain Steffanelli
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
I Want to Live
(1983)
Jack Brady
The Goodbye People
(1984)
Max Silverman
Murder in Space
(1985)
Alexander Rostov
Death Wish 3
(1985)
Bennett Cross
St. Elmo's Fire
(1985)
Mr. Beamish
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ben Kaplan
Second Serve
(1986)
Dr. Beck
Brothers in Blood
(1987)
P.I. Private Investigations
(1987)
Cliff Dowling
Kids Like These
(1987)
Grandpa
Queenie
(1987)
Marty
Hunters Are for Killing
(1987)
Wade Hamilton
The Brother from Space
(1988)
Frather Howard
The Child Saver
(1988)
Sidney Rosenberg
Innocent Prey
(1989)
Sheriff Virgil Baker
The Last Match
(1990)
Lawyer
Two Evil Eyes
(1990)
Mr. Pym
Cape Fear
(1991)
Judge
The Sands of Time
(1992)
Father Sorendo
La Classe américaine
(1993)
Callaghan (archive footage)
24 Hour Psycho
(1993)
Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
The Silence of the Hams
(1994)
Det. Martin Balsam
Unknown Soldier
(1995)
Priest
O. Henry's Christmas
(1996)
Legend of the Spirit Dog
(1997)
Gramps
Psychos
(2014)
Det. Milton Arbogast