Martin Balsam
Biography
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).
Filmography
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
2015
as Self
All About 'The Birds'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997
as Gramps
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
Unknown Soldier
1995
as Priest
The Silence of the Hams
1994
as Det. Martin Balsam
La Classe américaine
1993
as Callaghan (archive footage)
The Sands of Time
1992
as Father Sorendo
Cape Fear
1991
as Judge
The Last Match
1990
as Lawyer
Two Evil Eyes
1990
as Mr. Pym
The Brother from Space
1988
as Frather Howard
The Child Saver
1988
as Sidney Rosenberg
Once Again
1987
as Gerald
Kids Like These
1987
as Grandpa
P.I. Private Investigations
1987
as Cliff Dowling
Brothers in Blood
1987
Whatever it Takes
1986
as Hap Perchicksky
The Delta Force
1986
as Ben Kaplan
Second Serve
1986
as Dr. Beck
Death Wish 3
1985
as Bennett Cross
Murder in Space
1985
as Alexander Rostov
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Mr. Beamish
Innocent Prey
1984
as Sheriff Virgil Baker