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Martin Balsam

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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 (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983).

Known for

7.3

The Fugitive

1963 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

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Hotel

1982 · TV Series · Drama · Soap

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Route 66

1960 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

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Rawhide

1959 · TV Series · Western · Drama

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Kojak

1973 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

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Psycho

1960 · Movie · Horror · Thriller

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Police Story

1973 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Crime

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