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Martin Balsam
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Biography
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983).
Notable films
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Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Stage on Screen: A Theatrical Journey
From the claustrophobic confines of a cabin to the sprawling sets of a Shakespearean epic, these eight films celebrate the art of theatre translated to cinema.
7 films
Criminal Alliances
A chain tracing the anti-hero ensemble film from its war-movie origins through heist, western, and genre mutations to the modern comic-book iteration, examining...
8 films
The Weight of Command: Eight Faces of Authority
From courtroom to battlefield, from boardroom to the Oval Office, these eight performances explore the many masks of power and the human cost of wearing them.
8 films
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Acted
Cape Fear
1991 · Judge
The Delta Force
1986 · Ben Kaplan
Death Wish 3
1985 · Bennett Cross
Aunt Mary
1979 · Harry Strasberg
Siege
1978 · Henry Fancher
All the President's Men
1976 · Howard Simons
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Green
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 · Harry Walden
The Anderson Tapes
1971 · Haskins
Catch-22
1970 · Col. Cathcart
Hombre
1967 · Henry Mendez
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · O.J. Berman
Psycho
1960 · Milton Arbogast
12 Angry Men
1957 · Juror 1
On the Waterfront
1954 · Gillette (uncredited)