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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Acting · 1919–1996 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

IMDb

25 titles in this catalog, 24 of them scored with a median Balasaur Score of 72. The 1960s rate best: median 79 across 5 titles. Martin Balsam appears most often alongside Franco Nero (3 titles).

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).

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