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).

Known For

12 Angry Men

Juror 1

Psycho

Milton Arbogast

People vs. Jean Harris

Joel Aurnou

The Sands of Time

Father Sorendo

The Love Tapes

David Franklin

Little Big Man

Mr. Merriweather

Raid on Entebbe

Daniel Cooper

Concerning a Woman of Sin