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Martin Balsam (1919–1996)
Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City, to Lillian (Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, a manufacturer of women's sportswear. He was the first-born child. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and his mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Martin caught the acting bug in high school where he ...
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Died:(age 76) in Rome, Lazio, Italy |
The "American Gods" star loves a TV drama, and can't wait for a horror hit, but the movie he's really pumped for is Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
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Actor (176 credits)
Actor (176 credits)
1990
La piovra 5 - Il cuore del problema
(TV Mini-Series)
Don Calogero Barretta
Don Calogero Barretta
- Episode #1.1
(1990)
... Don Calogero Barretta
1989
Ocean
(TV Mini-Series)
Don Matias Quintero
Don Matias Quintero
- Episode #1.6
(1989)
... Don Matias Quintero (credit only)
- Episode #1.5
(1989)
... Don Matias Quintero (credit only)
- Episode #1.4
(1989)
... Don Matias Quintero (credit only)
- Episode #1.3
(1989)
... Don Matias Quintero
- Episode #1.2
(1989)
... Don Matias Quintero
1986-1987
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth") / Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
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")
1986
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Edgar Carmody
Edgar Carmody
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
(1986)
... Edgar Carmody
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
(1986)
... Edgar Carmody
1986
La piovra 2
(TV Mini-Series)
Frank Carrisi
Frank Carrisi
- Destiny
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Criminal ambition
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Vengeance
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Return to Rome
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Friends in common
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi (credit only)
1985
Space
(TV Mini-Series)
Sen. Glancey
Sen. Glancey
- Part V
(1985)
... Sen. Glancey
- Part IV
(1985)
... Sen. Glancey
- Part III
(1985)
... Sen. Glancey
- Part II
(1985)
... Sen. Glancey
1979-1983
Archie Bunker's Place
(TV Series)
Murray Klein
Murray Klein
- Store Wars
(1983)
... Murray Klein
- Goodbye, Murray
(1981)
... Murray Klein
- Death of a Saint
(1981)
... Murray Klein
- La Cage Aux Bunker
(1981)
... Murray Klein
- The Trashing of the Temple
(1981)
... Murray Klein
1968-1970
The Name of the Game
(TV Series)
Angie / Herb Witmer
Angie / Herb Witmer
- The Enemy Before Us
(1970)
... Angie
- Nightmare
(1968)
... Herb Witmer
1962-1966
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Dr. Milton Orloff / Benny Orloff / Ned Lacey
Dr. Milton Orloff / Benny Orloff / Ned Lacey
- Out of a Concrete Tower
(1966)
... Dr. Milton Orloff
- The Taste of Crow
(1966)
... Dr. Milton Orloff
- What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses?
(1966)
... Dr. Milton Orloff
- A Patient Lost
(1966)
... Dr. Milton Orloff
- The Encroachment
(1966)
... Dr. Milton Orloff
1961-1964
The Defenders
(TV Series)
District Attorney / Bernard Maxwell / Floyd Harker
District Attorney / Bernard Maxwell / Floyd Harker
- The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2
(1964)
... District 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
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Dave Breslaw
Dave Breslaw
- Two Is the Number
(1964)
... Dave Breslaw
1963
Breaking Point
(TV Series)
Rabbi Eli Oringer
Rabbi Eli Oringer
- A Pelican in the Wilderness
(1963)
... Rabbi Eli Oringer
1959-1963
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Martin Lombard Senescu / Danny Weiss
Martin Lombard Senescu / Danny Weiss
- The New Exhibit
(1963)
... Martin Lombard Senescu
- The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
(1959)
... Danny Weiss
1963
The Eleventh Hour
(TV Series)
Frank Dunlear
Frank Dunlear
- Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room
(1963)
... Frank Dunlear
1961-1963
Route 66
(TV Series)
Evan Corelli / Mike Palinski
Evan Corelli / Mike Palinski
- Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow
(1963)
... Evan Corelli
- First-Class Mouliak
(1961)
... Mike Palinski
1961-1962
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Benjy Liemer / Arnold Justin
Benjy Liemer / Arnold Justin
- Man in the Middle
(1962)
... Benjy Liemer
- Tunnel of Horrors
(1961)
... Arnold Justin
1959-1962
Naked City
(TV Series)
Caldwell Wyatt / Captain Russel Barris / Joseph Creeley / ...
Caldwell Wyatt / Captain Russel Barris / Joseph Creeley / ...
- Without Stick or Sword
(1962)
... Captain Russel Barris
- Which Is Joseph Creeley?
(1961)
... Joseph Creeley
- New York to L.A.
(1961)
... Caldwell Wyatt
- A Hole in the City
(1961)
... Caldwell Wyatt (uncredited)
- Beyond Truth
(1959)
... Arnold Fleischman
1958-1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Leonard Thompson / Eldon Marsh
Leonard Thompson / Eldon Marsh
- Final Arrangements
(1961)
... Leonard Thompson
- The Equalizer
(1958)
... Eldon Marsh
1958-1960
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Marshal Jim Brock / Charlie Dawes
Marshal Jim Brock / Charlie Dawes
- Saturday Night
(1960)
... Marshal Jim Brock
- The Manhunter
(1958)
... Charlie Dawes
1960
Sunday Showcase
(TV Series)
Nicola Sacco
Nicola Sacco
- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2
(1960)
... Nicola Sacco
- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1
(1960)
... Nicola Sacco
1959
The DuPont Show of the Month
(TV Series)
Charlie Davis
Charlie Davis
- Body and Soul
(1959)
... Charlie Davis
1959
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
(TV Series)
Gordon Egstrom / Costa Starchos
Gordon Egstrom / Costa Starchos
- Dance Into Death
(1959)
... Gordon Egstrom
- Cartel for Murder
(1959)
... Costa Starchos
1958-1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(TV Series)
Gambetta / Dr. Arnold Gillespie
Gambetta / Dr. Arnold Gillespie
- Man in Orbit
(1959)
... Gambetta
- The Time Element
(1958)
... Dr. Arnold Gillespie
1958-1959
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Sam Gordon / Captain Mantell
Sam Gordon / Captain Mantell
- A Trip to Paradise
(1959)
- Free Weekend
(1958)
... Sam Gordon
- Bomber's Moon
(1958)
... Captain Mantell
1957-1958
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series)
Francis Toohey / Ed Coyne
Francis Toohey / Ed Coyne
- The Desperate Age
(1958)
... Ed Coyne
- The Defender: Part 2
(1957)
... Francis Toohey
- The Defender: Part 1
(1957)
... Francis Toohey
1954-1956
Goodyear Playhouse
(TV Series)
Perkins / Walter Gregg
Perkins / Walter Gregg
- Stardust II
(1956)
... Perkins
- The Takers
(1955)
... Walter Gregg
- Last Boat from Messina
(1954)
1954-1955
Repertory Theatre
(TV Series)
Charlie Malick / Mike Galloway
Charlie Malick / Mike Galloway
- A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
(1955)
... Charlie Malick
- The Joker
(1954)
... Mike Galloway
- Statute of Limitations
(1954)
1954
Inner Sanctum
(TV Series)
Wesley / Hanson / Larkin
Wesley / Hanson / Larkin
- The Landslide
(1954)
... Wesley
- Nobody Laughs at Lou
(1954)
... Hanson
- Queen of Spades
(1954)
... Larkin
1953
Man Against Crime
(TV Series)
Tony / Jean Pinay
Tony / Jean Pinay
- Hot Fur
(1953)
... Tony (uncredited)
- Death Takes a Partner
(1953)
... Jean Pinay (uncredited)
1949-1950
Actor's Studio
(TV Series)
Soldier
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)
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Self (10 credits)
Self (10 credits)
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Archive footage (22 credits)
Archive footage (22 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage Play: Macbeth. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Alan Bush. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Directed by Norris Houghton. National Theatre: 31 Mar 1948- 24 Apr 1948 (29 performances). Cast: Martin Balsam (as "Murderer, One of the Three"), Dan Barton, Russell Collins (as "Porter/Doctor"), Whitfield ... See more »Height:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on playing Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)] I have always wanted to get away from playing Mr. Nice Guy. I loathe nice guys because I am one, but let's face it, there's a lot of nastiness in me. 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 BarrymoreStar Sign:
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