Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

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...

Known For

12 Angry Men

as Juror 1

Psycho

as Milton Arbogast

Cape Fear

as Judge

Cast Credits

The Silence of the Hams

as Det. Martin Balsam

La Classe américaine

as Callaghan (archive footage)

24 Hour Psycho

as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)

The Sands of Time

as Father Sorendo

Cape Fear

as Judge

Two Evil Eyes

as Mr. Pym

The Brother from Space

as Frather Howard

The Child Saver

as Sidney Rosenberg

Once Again

as Gerald

Kids Like These

as Grandpa

The Delta Force

as Ben Kaplan

Second Serve

as Dr. Beck

Death Wish 3

as Bennett Cross

Murder in Space

as Alexander Rostov

St. Elmo's Fire

as Mr. Beamish

Innocent Prey

as Sheriff Virgil Baker

The Goodbye People

as Max Silverman

I Want to Live

as Jack Brady

The Salamander

as Captain Steffanelli

The Warning

as Questore Martorana

There Goes The Bride

as Elmer Babcock

The Love Tapes

as David Franklin

Cuba

as Gen. Bello