Martin Balsam


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Actor

He was born Martin Henry Balsam on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, NY. His father was a manufacturer of women's sportswear and he was his first-born child. Martin caught the acting bug in high school where he participated in the drama club. After high school, he continued his interest in acting by attending Manhattan's progressive New School. When World War II broke out, Martin was called to service in his early twenties. After the war, he was lucky to secure a position as an usher at Radio City...

Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA

Date of Birth: Nov 4, 1919

Date of Death: Feb 13, 1996


Filmography

Actor (95 Known Credits)


Il silenzio dei prosciutti

Det. Martin Balsam

Cape Fear

Judge

Innocent Prey

Sheriff Virgil Baker

Oceano

Don Matias Quintero

Fratello dello spazio

Frather Howard

Queenie

Marty

The Delta Force

Ben Kaplan

Second Serve

Dr. Beck

St. Elmo's Fire

Mr. Beamish

Death Wish 3

Bennett Cross

Murder in Space

Alexander Rostov

Space

Sen. Glancey

The Salamander

Captain Steffanelli

L'avvertimento

Questore Martorana

There Goes The Bride

Elmer Babcock

Cuba

Gen. Bello

Aunt Mary

Harry Strasberg

Occhi dalle stelle

Inspector Jim Grant

Rainbow

Louis B. Mayer

Siege

Henry Fancher

The Sentinel

Prof. Ruzinsky

Silver Bears

Joe Fiore

Contract on Cherry Street

Capt. Ernie Weinberg

The Storyteller

Ira Davidoff

Two-Minute Warning

Sam McKeever

Raid on Entebbe

Daniel Cooper

Pronto ad uccidere

Giulianelli

Mitchell

James Arthur Cummings

Cipolla Colt

Petrus Lamb

Il tempo degli assassini

Commissioner Katroni

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Mr. Green - Harold Longman

Trapped Beneath the Sea

T.C. Hollister

The Stone Killer

Al Vescari

Il consigliori

Don Antonio Macaluso

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)

A Brand New Life

Jim Douglas

Il vero e il falso

District Attorney Turrisi

Night of Terror

Capt. Caleb Sark

The Man

Jim Talley

Catch-22

Colonel Cathcart (CO, 256th Squadron)

Little Big Man

Mr. Merriweather

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Me, Natalie

Uncle Harold

Trilogy

Ivor Belli

Hombre

Henry Mendez

Harlow

Richard Manley

The Bedford Incident

Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

A Thousand Clowns

Arnold Burns

Seven Days in May

Paul Girard

The Carpetbaggers

Bernard B. Norman

Cape Fear

Police Chief Mark Dutton

La città prigioniera

Joseph Feinberg

Ada

Steve Jackson

Psycho

Det. Milton Arbogast

Tutti a casa

Sergente Quintino Fornaciari

The Twilight Zone

Danny Weiss

Al Capone

Mac Keeley, reporter

Marjorie Morningstar

Dr. David Harris

Bomber's Moon

Captain Mantell

12 Angry Men

Juror 1

Time Limit

Sgt. Baker

Tony Awards

Nominee

On the Waterfront

Gillette (uncredited)

Studio One

Ed Coyne

Studio One

Francis Toohey

Det. Martin Balsam
Cape Fear (1991)
Judge
Mr. Pym
Lawyer
Innocent Prey (1989)
Sheriff Virgil Baker
Oceano (1989)
Don Matias Quintero
Frather Howard
Cliff Dowling
Queenie (1987)
Marty
Grandpa
Ben Kaplan
Second Serve (1986)
Dr. Beck
Mr. Beamish
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Bennett Cross
Alexander Rostov
Space (1985)
Sen. Glancey
Grown Ups (1985)
Jack
Nathan Burkan
Captain Steffanelli
Joel Aurnou
Questore Martorana
Elmer Babcock
Cuba (1979)
Gen. Bello
Aunt Mary (1979)
Harry Strasberg
Isser Harel
Inspector Jim Grant
Rainbow (1978)
Louis B. Mayer
Siege (1978)
Henry Fancher
The Sentinel (1977)
Prof. Ruzinsky
Silver Bears (1977)
Joe Fiore
Capt. Ernie Weinberg
Ira Davidoff
Howard Simons
Sam McKeever
Daniel Cooper
Commissario
Giulianelli
Edward J. Reilly
Mitchell (1975)
James Arthur Cummings
Cipolla Colt (1975)
Petrus Lamb
Ben Montgomery
Commissioner Katroni
Dr. Rudy Wells
Signor Bianchi
Mr. Green - Harold Longman
T.C. Hollister
Al Vescari
Dr. Rudy Wells
Harry Walden
Don Antonio Macaluso
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
Jim Douglas
District Attorney Turrisi
Capt. Caleb Sark
The Man (1972)
Jim Talley
Haskins
Catch-22 (1970)
Colonel Cathcart (CO, 256th Squadron)
Mr. Merriweather
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Stanley Pulska
Wade Hamilton
Mayor Wilker
Me, Natalie (1969)
Uncle Harold
Trilogy (1969)
Ivor Belli
Hombre (1967)
Henry Mendez
After the Fox (1966)
Harry
Harlow (1965)
Richard Manley
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Arnold Burns
Paul Girard
Bernard B. Norman
Sanford Kaufman
Cape Fear (1962)
Police Chief Mark Dutton
Joseph Feinberg
O.J. Berman
Ada (1961)
Steve Jackson
Psycho (1960)
Det. Milton Arbogast
Tutti a casa (1960)
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Danny Weiss
Al Capone (1959)
Mac Keeley, reporter
Dr. David Harris
Bomber's Moon (1958)
Captain Mantell
12 Angry Men (1957)
Juror 1
Time Limit (1957)
Sgt. Baker
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Nominee
Gillette (uncredited)
Studio One (1948 - 1958)
Ed Coyne
Studio One (1948 - 1958)
Francis Toohey

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