Highest rated as cast or director
Martin Balsam's 6 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 79, led by Psycho (90) and Cape Fear (79), against 67 for those from the 1970s.
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).
Acted in 146
1990s
- 1997
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
- 1996
O. Henry's Christmas
Movie
- 1995
Unknown Soldier
Priest
- 1994
- 1993
La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
- 1992
The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
- 1991
- 1990
The Last Match
Lawyer
1980s
- 1989
Oceano
Don Matias Quintero · 6 episodes
- 1988
The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
- 1987
Once Again
Gerald
Kids Like These
Grandpa
P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
Brothers in Blood
Movie
- 1986
Whatever it Takes
Hap Perchicksky
Second Serve
Dr. Beck
- 1985
Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
Space
Senator Glancey · 5 episodes
- 1984
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
- 1983
I Want to Live
Jack Brady
- 1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Nathan Burkan · 2 episodes
- 1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
- 1980
The Warning
Questore Martorana
There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
The Love Tapes
David Franklin
1970s
- 1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
Gardenia
Salluzzo
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
- 1978
The Millionaire
Arthur Haines
Rainbow
Louis B. Mayer
Siege
Henry Fancher
Blood and Diamonds
Rizzo
Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
- 1977
The Storyteller
Ira Davidoff
Contract on Cherry Street
Ernie Weinberg
- 1976
Raid on Entebbe
Daniel Cooper
Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Edward J. Reilly
- 1975
Season for Assassins
Commissioner Katroni
Death Among Friends
Ham Russell Buckner
Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Ben Montgomery
- 1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
T.C. Hollister
- 1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
The Counsellor
Don Antonio Macaluso
The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
La colonna infame
Movie
A Brand New Life
Jim Douglas
- 1972
Night of Terror
Capt. Caleb Sark
The Man
Jim Talley
The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
- 1971
- 1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Stanley Pulska
Hunters Are for Killing
Wade Hamilton
1960s
- 1969
Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
Trilogy
Ivor Belli
- 1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Michael Todd (voice)
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Harlow
Everett Redman
- 1964
- 1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
- 1962
- 1961
Ada
Steve Jackson
- 1960
Everybody Go Home!
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
1950s
- 1959
Middle of the Night
Jack Englander
Al Capone
Mac Keeley, reporter
- 1958
Bomber's Moon
Captain Joe Reardon
Marjorie Morningstar
Dr. David Harris
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Charlie Malick
- 1954
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Movie
- 1948
- 1944
Winged Victory
Bit Part (uncredited)
No release date
The Time Element
Dr. Arnold Gillespie
Appearances8
2010s
- 2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
2000s
- 2000
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1970s
- 1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1960s
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
1940s
- 1948
