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