Martin Balsam (1919–1996) |
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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 |
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Actor (178 credits)
Actor (178 credits)
1986-1990
La piovra
(TV Series)
Frank Carrisi / Don Calogero Barretta
Frank Carrisi / Don Calogero Barretta
- Episode #5.1
(1990)
... Don Calogero Barretta
- Episode #2.6
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Episode #2.5
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Episode #2.4
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
- Episode #2.3
(1986)
... Frank Carrisi
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")
1987
Queenie
(TV Mini Series)
Marty Rose
Marty Rose
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Marty Rose
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Marty Rose (credit only)
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
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
1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
(TV Mini Series)
Nathan Burkan
Nathan Burkan
- Part II
(1982)
... Nathan Burkan
- Part I
(1982)
... Nathan Burkan
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 Joe Reardon
Sam Gordon / Captain Joe Reardon
- A Trip to Paradise
(1959)
- Free Weekend
(1958)
... Sam Gordon
- Bomber's Moon
(1958)
... Captain Joe Reardon
1957-1958
Studio One
(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
1953-1956
Goodyear Playhouse
(TV Series)
Perkins / Walter Gregg / Sam Arkin
Perkins / Walter Gregg / Sam Arkin
- Stardust II
(1956)
... Perkins
- The Takers
(1955)
... Walter Gregg
- Last Boat from Messina
(1954)
- The Cipher
(1953)
... Sam Arkin
1954-1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
(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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Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (14 credits)
Self (14 credits)
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Archive footage (27 credits)
Archive footage (27 credits)
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Stage Play: Ghost for Sale. Comedy. Written by Ronald Jeans. Directed by Ilya Motyleff. Daly's 63rd Street Theatre: 29 Sep 1941- 4 Oct 1941 (6 performances). Cast: Ronald Alexander, Martin Balsam (as "Mr. Blow") [Broadway debut], July Blake, Steve Colton, Austin Fairman (as "Sir Gilbert Tracey"), Sara Fanelle, Ruth Gilbert, Mary Heberden, ... See more »Height:
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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