Martin Balsam

Martin Henry Balsam was an American actor who was born on November 4, 1919 and died on February 13, 1996. He made a name for himself with his performances in cinema, theater and television over many years, especially with the roles he portrayed with high character depth. Balsam, who has an important place with his roles in films that left their mark on cinema history, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Arnold Burns in the 1965 film A Thousand Clowns.

Balsam's career began on New York's theater stages as one of the founding members of the Actors Studio. Balsam, who also proved his acting talent on the stage, was awarded the Tony Award for Best Actor in 1968 for his performance in Robert Anderson's play You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running. His unforgettable performances in cinema include 12 Angry Man (1957), Psycho (1960), Queen of Crazy (1961), A Thousand Clowns (1965), There are important films such as Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and All the President's Men (1976).

Balsam, who also accomplished successful work on television, became one of the popular faces of the screens with the character of Murray Klein in the sitcom Archie Bunker's Place, which aired between 1979 and 1983.

Martin Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He died on February 13, 1996.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 180 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Edgar Carmody
• Great Performances (1971) — Jack
• The Fugitive (1963) — Andrew Newmark
• Quincy, M.E. (1976) — Hyam Zgierski
• Dr. Kildare (1961) — Ned Lacey
• Tony Awards (1956) — Self - Winner
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Studio One (1948) — Ed Coyne
• The Twilight Zone (1959) — Danny Weiss
• Hotel (1982)
• Dick Powell's Zane Gray Theater (1956) — Sam Butler

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.