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Martin Balsam (1919–1996)

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Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City. His father was a manufacturer of women's sportswear and he was his first-born child. Martin caught the acting bug in high school where he participated in the drama club. After high school, he continued his interest in acting by attending Manhattan's progressive New School... See full bio »

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Martin Henry Balsam
in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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1997 Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
 
1995 Unknown Soldier
 
1994 The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
 
1993 The Black Cat (short)
 
1992 The Sands of Time (TV movie)
 
1991 Cape Fear
Judge
 
1990 La piovra 5 - Il cuore del problema (TV mini-series)
Don Calogero Barretta
– Episode #1.1 (1990) … Don Calogero Barretta
 
1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Gil Solarski
– Old Friends (1990) … Gil Solarski
 
1990 Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym (segment "The Black Cat")
 
1990 The Last Match
Lawyer
 
1989 Ocean (TV mini-series)
 
1988 The Brother from Space
Father Howard
 
1988 The Child Saver (TV movie)
Sidney Rosenberg
 
1987 Once Again (TV movie)
 
1987 Kids Like These (TV movie)
Grandpa
 
1987 Brothers in Blood
Major Briggs
 
1986-1987 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth") / Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
– Time and Teresa Golowitz/Voices in the Earth (1987) … Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")
– Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) … Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
 
1987 P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
 
1987 Queenie (TV movie)
Marty
 
1987 Hotel (TV series)
Dr. Gilbert Holt
– Barriers (1987) … Dr. Gilbert Holt
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Edgar Carmody
– Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2 (1986) … Edgar Carmody
– Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 (1986) … Edgar Carmody
 
1986 Second Serve (TV movie)
Dr. Beck
 
1986 Whatever It Takes
Hap Perchicksky
 
1986 The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
 
1986 La piovra 2 (TV mini-series)
Frank Carrisi
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Frank Carrisi
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Frank Carrisi
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Frank Carrisi
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … Frank Carrisi
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Frank Carrisi (credit only)
 
1985 Glitter (TV series)
Bo
– The Runaway (1985) … Bo
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
Jack
– Grown-Ups (1985) … Jack
 
1985 Death Wish 3
Bennett
 
1985 Murder in Space (TV movie)
Alexander Rostov
 
1985 St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
 
1985 Space (TV mini-series)
Sen. Glancey
 
1984 The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
 
1984 Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
 
1983 Cold Storage (TV movie)
Parmigian
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
Jack Brady
 
1979-1983 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Murray Klein
– Store Wars (1983) … Murray Klein
– Goodbye, Murray (1981) … Murray Klein
– Death of a Saint (1981) … Murray Klein
– Stephanie's Science Project (1981) … Murray Klein
– Murray Klein's Place (1981) … Murray Klein
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1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last (TV movie)
Nathan Burkan
 
1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Hyam Sigerski
– Stolen Tears (1982) … Hyam Sigerski
 
1981 The People vs. Jean Harris (TV movie)
Joel Aurnou
 
1981 The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
 
1980 The Warning
Questore Martorana
 
1980 There Goes the Bride
Elmer Babcock
 
1980 The Love Tapes (TV movie)
David Franklin
 
1979 Cuba
Gen. Bello
 
1979 Aunt Mary (TV movie)
Strasberg
 
1979 The House on Garibaldi Street (TV movie)
Isser Harel
 
1979 Gardenia
Salluzzo
 
1979 The Seeding of Sarah Burns (TV movie)
Dr. Samuel Melman
 
1978 The Millionaire (TV movie)
Arthur Haines
 
1978 Rainbow (TV movie)
Louis B. Mayer
 
1978 Siege (TV movie)
Henry Fancher
 
1978 Silver Bears
Joe Fiore
 
1978 Eyes Behind the Stars
Inspector Jim Grant
 
1977 The Storyteller (TV movie)
Ira Davidoff
 
1977 Contract on Cherry Street (TV movie)
Capt. Ernie Weinberg
 
1977 The Sentinel
Prof. Ruzinsky
 
1977 Diamanti sporchi di sangue
Rizzo
 
1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie)
Daniel Cooper
 
1976 Two-Minute Warning
Sam McKeever
 
1976 Death Rage
Commissario
 
1976 Meet Him and Die
Giulianelli
 
1976 Maude (TV series)
Chester
– Maude and Chester (1976) … Chester
 
1976 All the President's Men
Howard Simons
 
1976 The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (TV movie)
Edward J. Reilly
 
1975 Il tempo degli assassini
Commissioner Katroni
 
1975 Mitchell
James Arthur Cummings
 
1975 Cipolla Colt
Petrus Lamb
 
1975 Death Among Friends (TV movie)
Ham Russell Buckner
 
1975 Smiling Maniacs
Carlo Goja
 
1975 Miles to Go Before I Sleep (TV movie)
Ben Montgomery
 
1974 Murder on the Orient Express
Bianchi
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Ray Kaufman
– A Killing in the Second House (1974) … Ray Kaufman
 
1974 Trapped Beneath the Sea (TV movie)
T.C. Hollister
 
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Harold Longman aka Green
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Det. Al Koster
– Man on a Rack (1973) … Det. Al Koster
 
1973 Money to Burn (TV movie)
 
1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Harry Walden
 
1973 Counselor at Crime
Don Antonio Macaluso
 
1973 The Stone Killer
Al Vescari
 
1973 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV movie)
Dr. Rudy Wells
 
1973 A Brand New Life (TV movie)
Jim Douglas
 
1972 Night of Terror (TV movie)
Capt. Caleb Sark
 
1972 The Man
Jim Talley
 
1972 The Hassled Hooker
District Attorney Turrisi
 
1972 La colonna infame
 
1972 Chronicle of a Homicide
Giudice Aldo Sola
 
1971 The Anderson Tapes
Tommy Haskins
 
1971 Confessions of a Police Captain
Commissario Bonavia
 
1970 Little Big Man
Mr. Merriweather
 
1968-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Angie / Herb Witmer
– The Enemy Before Us (1970) … Angie
– Nightmare (1968) … Herb Witmer
 
1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (TV movie)
Stanley Pulska
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Adm. Husband E. Kimmel
 
1970 Catch-22
Col. Cathcart
 
1970 Hunters Are for Killing (TV movie)
Wade Hamilton
 
1970 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Jesse
– The Day Before Sunday (1970) … Jesse
 
1969 Trilogy
Ivor Belli (segment "Among the Paths to Eden")
 
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mayor Wilker
 
1969 Me, Natalie
Uncle Harold
 
1967 Among the Paths to Eden (TV movie)
Ivor Belli
 
1967 Hombre
Mendez
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Andrew Newmark
– There Goes the Ball Game (1967) … Andrew Newmark
 
1966 After the Fox
Harry Granoff
 
1962-1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Milton Orliff / Benny Orloff / Ned Lacey
– Out of a Concrete Tower (1966) … Dr. Milton Orliff
– The Taste of Crow (1966) … Dr. Milton Orliff
– What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) … Dr. Milton Orliff
– A Patient Lost (1966) … Dr. Milton Orliff
– The Encroachment (1966) … Dr. Milton Orliff
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1965 A Thousand Clowns
Arnold
 
1965 The Bedford Incident
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
 
1965/I Harlow
Everett Redman
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Albert Sully
– The Odd Man Affair (1965) … Albert Sully
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Doc Delaney
– Come Back Little Sheba (1965) … Doc Delaney
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
Nate Bannerman
– Something to Sing About (1964) … Nate Bannerman
 
1964 Youngblood Hawke
Cameo Role (uncredited)
 
1961-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Bernard Maxwell / Distict Attorney / District Attorney / …
– The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2 (1964) … Distict Attorney
– The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 1 (1964) … District Attorney
– The Fine Line (1964) … Bernard Maxwell
– The Best Defense (1961) … Floyd Harker
 
1964 The Carpetbaggers
Bernard B. Norman
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
Detective Jack Gross
– I, Mike Kenny (1964) … Detective Jack Gross
 
1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Marcey Jones
– The Whipping (1964) … Marcey Jones
 
1964 Seven Days in May
Paul Girard
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Dave Breslaw
– Two Is the Number (1964) … Dave Breslaw
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Richard Carey
– Final Decision (1964) … Richard Carey
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Leo Valera
– Signals of an Ancient Flame (1964) … Leo Valera
 
1963 Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Sanford Kaufman
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Rabbi Eli Oringer
– A Pelican in the Wilderness (1963) … Rabbi Eli Oringer
 
1959-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Danny Weiss / Martin Lombard Senescu
– The New Exhibit (1963) … Martin Lombard Senescu
– The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine (1959) … Danny Weiss
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Frank Dunlear
– Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room (1963) … Frank Dunlear
 
1961-1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Corelli / Mike
– Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow (1963) … Corelli
– First-Class Mouliak (1961) … Mike
 
1962 Conquered City
Joseph Feinberg
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Jeffrey Marvin
– A Book of Faces (1962) … Jeffrey Marvin
 
1962 Cape Fear
Police Chief Mark Dutton
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Arnold Justin / Benjy Liemer
– Man in the Middle (1962) … Benjy Liemer
– Tunnel of Horrors (1961) … Arnold Justin
 
1959-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Arnold Fleischman / Caldwell Wyatt / Captain Russel Barris / …
– Without Stick or Sword (1962) … Captain Russel Barris
– Which Is Joseph Creeley? (1961) … Joseph Creeley
– New York to L.A. (1961) … Caldwell Wyatt
– Beyond Truth (1959) … Arnold Fleischman
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Jack Garsell
– Take a Number (1962) … Jack Garsell
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Frank Eberhardt
– Lady Killer (1961) … Frank Eberhardt
 
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
O.J. Berman
 
1961 Ada
Steve Jackson
 
1958-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Eldon Marsh / Leonard Thompson
– Final Arrangements (1961) … Leonard Thompson
– The Equalizer (1958) … Eldon Marsh
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Bill Clayton
– The Overnight Case (1961) … Bill Clayton
 
1960 Everybody Go Home
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
 
1958-1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Charlie Dawes / Marshal Jim Brock
– Saturday Night (1960) … Marshal Jim Brock
– The Manhunter (1958) … Charlie Dawes
 
1960 Psycho
Det. Milton Arbogast
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Nicola Sacco
– The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) … Nicola Sacco
– The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) … Nicola Sacco
 
1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
– With Glory and Honor (1960)
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Joe Lane
– Birthright (1960) … Joe Lane
 
1960 Five Fingers (TV series)
Monteverdi
– The Search for Edward Stoyan (1960) … Monteverdi
 
1959 Winterset (TV movie)
Garth
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Sam Butler
– The Lone Woman (1959) … Sam Butler
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Charlie Davis
– Body and Soul (1959) … Charlie Davis
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Arnold Joplin
– Family Man (1959) … Arnold Joplin
 
1959 Middle of the Night
Jack
 
1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– Dance Into Death (1959)
– Cartel for Murder (1959)
 
1958-1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Gillespie / Gambetta
– Man in Orbit (1959) … Gambetta
– The Time Element (1958) … Dr. Gillespie
 
1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Captain Mantell / Sam Gordon
– A Trip to Paradise (1959)
– Free Weekend (1958) … Sam Gordon
– Bomber's Moon (1958) … Captain Mantell
 
1959 Al Capone
Mac Keeley, reporter
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Father Fabian
– Incident at Alabaster Plain (1959) … Father Fabian
 
1958 Decoy (TV series)
Nick Santos
– Night Light (1958) … Nick Santos
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Holden
– Ticket to Tangier (1958) … Holden
 
1958 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Teacher
– A Matter of Pride (1958) … Teacher
 
1958 Marjorie Morningstar
Dr. David Harris
 
1957-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Francis Toohey / Ed Coyne
– The Desperate Age (1958) … Ed Coyne
– The Defender: Part 2 (1957) … Francis Toohey
– The Defender: Part 1 (1957) … Francis Toohey
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Dino
– Dog in a Bus Tunnel (1958) … Dino
 
1957 Time Limit
Sgt. Baker
 
1957 12 Angry Men
Juror #1
 
1954-1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Perkins / Walter Gregg
– Stardust II (1956) … Perkins
– The Takers (1955) … Walter Gregg
– Last Boat from Messina (1954)
 
1954 The Greatest Gift (TV series)
Harold Matthews #2 (1955)
 
1955 Valiant Lady (TV series)
Joey Gordon
 
1954-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Charlie Malick
– A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) … Charlie Malick
– The Joker (1954)
– Statute of Limitations (1954)
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Petty Officer
– Freighter (1955) … Petty Officer
 
1954 Inner Sanctum (TV series)
Hanson / Larkin / Wesley
– The Landslide (1954) … Wesley
– Nobody Laughs at Lou (1954) … Hanson
– Queen of Spades (1954) … Larkin
 
1954 On the Waterfront
Gillette (uncredited)
 
1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
Jean Pinay / Tony
– Hot Fur (1953) … Tony (uncredited)
– Death Takes a Partner (1953) … Jean Pinay (uncredited)
 
1952 The Living Bible (TV series)
Jairus (1952)
 
1951 The Big Story (TV series)
Bill Pinney
– William Pinney, Reporter (1951) … Bill Pinney
 
1951 Frontiers of Faith (TV series)
– One Man
 
1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series)
Innkeeper
 
1950 Danger (TV series)
– The Hungry Woman (1950)
– Dressing Up (1950)
 
1949-1950 Actor's Studio (TV series)
Soldier
– Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1950) (unconfirmed)
– A Child Is Born (1949) … Soldier
– Concerning a Woman of Sin (1949)
– Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1949) (unconfirmed)
 
1949 Suspense (TV series)
Abramson
– The Third One (1949) … Abramson
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Comparativa: Psicosis (2011) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 A Salute to American Imagination (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The Joe Franklin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1968 Around the World of Mike Todd (TV documentary)
Michael Todd (voice)
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1966 Anyone Around My Base Is It (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Juror #1 (uncredited)
 
2000 All About 'The Birds' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
Callaghan
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Juror #1 (uncredited)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in '12 Angry Men' (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Col. Cathcart
 
1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (TV movie)
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited)
 

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Other Works:

(1967) Stage: Appeared in "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running" on Broaday. See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'll tell you, I still don't feel whatever change you're supposed to feel when your name goes up above the title. I think that's because this star thing has never been the first consideration with me. Never. The work has always come first. See more »

Trivia:

Part of the drama club at DeWitt Clinton High School, he studied dramatics at The New School in New York City and then served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. See more »

Nickname:

The Bronx Barrymore See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio