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Martin Balsam
Actor 1919 - 1996

Martin Balsam

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Psycho
Character Det. Milton Arbogast

Psycho

1960

Shot from The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Character Mr. Green - Harold Longman
Shot from Two-Minute Warning
Character Sam McKeever
Shot from Il consigliori
Character Don Antonio Macaluso
Shot from The Stone Killer
Character Al Vescari
Shot from The Salamander
Character Captain Steffanelli
Shot from Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente
Character Giudice Aldo Sola
Shot from Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Shot from Seven Days in May
Character Paul Girard
Shot from Tutti a casa
Character Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
Shot from Cape Fear
Character Judge

Cape Fear

1991

Shot from Cape Fear
Character Police Chief Mark Dutton

Cape Fear

1962

Shot from All the President's Men
Character Howard Simons
Shot from Murder on the Orient Express
Character Signor Bianchi
Title screen of Breakfast at Tiffany's No snapshots yet
Character O. J. Berman
Shot from 12 Angry Men
Character Juror 1
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Character Det. Martin Balsam
La classe américaine No snapshots yet
Character Callaghan (archive footage)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

53 titles
Il silenzio dei prosciutti
Il silenzio dei prosciutti 1994
La classe américaine
La classe américaine 1993
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time 1992
Cape Fear
Cape Fear 1991
Due occhi diabolici
Due occhi diabolici 1990
The Delta Force
The Delta Force 1986
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire 1985
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 1985
The Salamander
The Salamander 1981
Gardenia il giustiziere della mala (Gardenia)
Gardenia il giustiziere della mala (Gardenia) 1979
Cuba
Cuba 1979
Rainbow
Rainbow 1978
Occhi dalle stelle
Occhi dalle stelle 1978
The Sentinel
The Sentinel 1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears 1977
Diamanti sporchi di sangue
Diamanti sporchi di sangue 1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street 1977
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning 1976
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe 1976
Pronto ad uccidere
Pronto ad uccidere 1976
Con la rabbia agli occhi
Con la rabbia agli occhi 1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men 1976
Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia
Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia 1975
Cipolla Colt
Cipolla Colt 1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer 1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 1973
Il consigliori
Il consigliori 1973
Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente
Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente 1972
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes 1971
Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica
Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica 1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Little Big Man
Little Big Man 1970
Catch-22
Catch-22 1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie 1969
Hombre
Hombre 1967
Caccia alla volpe
Caccia alla volpe 1966
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident 1965
Harlow
Harlow 1965
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns 1965
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers 1964
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May 1964
Cape Fear
Cape Fear 1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
Tutti a casa
Tutti a casa 1960
Psycho
Psycho 1960
Al Capone
Al Capone 1959
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar 1958
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men 1957
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront 1954
Winged Victory
Winged Victory 1944

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