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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Born November 4, 1919· The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

† Died February 13, 1996

65Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from a Bronx family of Russian Jewish immigrants, he honed his craft at DeWitt Clinton High School’s drama club, then studied under Erwin Piscator at The New School’s Dramatic Workshop and served as a radio operator in the Army Air Forces during World II. After the war he returned to New York, joined the Actors Studio, and earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for You Know I Can’t…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

12 Angry Men★ 8.6
12 Angry Men1957
Juror 1
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Danny Weiss
Psycho★ 8.4
Psycho1960
Milton Arbogast
The OctopusSeries★ 7.8
The Octopus1984
Frank Carrisi
On the Waterfront★ 7.8
On the Waterfront1954
Gillette (uncredited)
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone1985
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
All the President's Men★ 7.7
All the President's Men1976
Howard Simons
Breakfast at Tiffany's★ 7.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's1961
O.J. Berman
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Edgar Carmody
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three★ 7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974
Green
Little Big Man★ 7.4
Little Big Man1970
Mr. Merriweather
Cape Fear★ 7.4
Cape Fear1962
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Cape Fear★ 7.3
Cape Fear1991
Judge
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Andrew Newmark
Tora! Tora! Tora!★ 7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Albert Sully
Murder on the Orient Express★ 7.1
Murder on the Orient Express1974
Signor Bianchi
HotelSeries★ 6.8
Hotel1982
Death Wish 3★ 6.2
Death Wish 31985
Bennett Cross