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Martin Balsam

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Martin Balsam

Nov 4, 1919 – Feb 13, 1996163 titles 115 movies · 48 TV
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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).

Also known as

Martin Henry Balsam · Мартин Болсам

Born

Nov 4, 1919 – Feb 13, 1996

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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