Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor known for his performances in such movies as 12 Angry Men, Psycho, Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and All the President's Men.
Balsam earned numerous accolades over his nearly fifty-year career, including an Academy Award and a Tony, as well as Emmy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations.
He was married three times (to Pearl Somner, Joyce Van Patten, and Irene Miller) and had three children (including actress Talia Balsam with Van Patten). He died of a stroke at age 76 while vacationing in Rome.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- On the Waterfront (1954) as Gillette (uncredited)
- 12 Angry Men (1957) as Juror #1
- Middle of the Night (1959) as Jack Englander
- Psycho (1960) as Milton Arbogast
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) as O.J. Berman
- Cape Fear (1962) as Police Chief Mark Dutton
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) as Sanford Kaufman
- Seven Days in May (1964) as Paul Girard
- The Bedford Incident (1965) as Lt. Cmmdr. Chester Potter
- A Thousand Clowns (1965) as Arnold
- After the Fox (1966) as Harry Granoff
- Hombre (1967) as Mendez
- Catch-22 (1970) as Col. Cathcart
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) as Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
- Little Big Man (1970) as Mr. Merriweather
- The Anderson Tapes (1971) as Tommy Haskins
- The Stone Killer (1973) as Al Vescari
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as Harold Longman aka "Mr. Green"
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Signor Bianchi
- Mitchell (1975) as James Arthur Cummings
- All the President's Men (1976) as Howard Simons
- Two-Minute Warning (1976) as Sam McKeever
- The Sentinel (1977) as Prof. Ruzinsky
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985) as Mr. Beamish
- Death Wish 3 (1985) as Bennett
- The Delta Force (1986) as Ben Kaplan
- Cape Fear (1991) as Judge
- The Silence of the Hams (1994) as Det. Martin Balsam
Television roles
- Decoy (1 episode, 1958) as Nick Santos
- Father Knows Best (1 episode, 1958) as Teacher
- Playhouse 90 (3 episodes, 1958–59) as Capt. Joe Reardon/Harkavy/Sam Gordon
- Have Gun – Will Travel (2 episodes, 1958–60) as Charlie Dawes/Marshal Jim Brock
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 episodes, 1958–61) as Eldon Marsh/Leonard Thompson
- Rawhide (1 episode, 1959) as Father Fabian
- The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1959–63) as Danny Wiss/Martin Lombard Senescu
- The Untouchables (2 episodes, 1961–62) as Arnold Justin/Benjy Liemer
- Route 66 (2 episodes, 1961–63) as Evan Corelli/Mike Palinski
- The Defenders (4 episodes, 1961–64) as Floyd Harker/Bernard Maxwell/District Attorney
- Dr. Kildare (7 episodes, 1962–66) as Ned Lacey/Benny Orloff/Dr. Milton Orloff
- Wagon Train (1 episode, 1964) as Marcey Jones
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1965) as Albert Sully
- The Fugitive (1 episode, 1967) as Andrew Newmark
- The Six Million Dollar Man (pilot movie, 1973) as Dr. Rudy Wells
- Police Story (1 episode, 1973) as Det. Al Koster
- Kojak (1 episode, 1974) as Ray Kaufman
- Maude (1 episode, 1976) as Chester
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1982) as Hyam Sigerski
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979–83) as Murray Klein
- Murder, She Wrote (2 episodes, 1986) as Edgar Carmody
- Hotel (1 episode, 1987) as Dr. Gilbert Holt
- The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1986–87) as Rockne S. O'Bannon/Prof. Donald Knowles
- La Piovra (6 episodes, 1986–90) as Frank Carrisi/Don Calogero Barretta
- Midnight Caller (1 episode, 1990) as Gil Solarski
