Martin Balsam

Career timeline

1. 1919 · Born

   Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   Actors Studio (TV)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   12 Angry Men (Movie)

4. 1994 · Latest release

   The Silence of the Hams (Movie)

5. 1996 · Died

   February 13, 1996

Career in numbers

3 1940s

16 1950s

20 1960s

13 1970s

8 1980s

4 1990s

• Drama49
• Crime18
• Mystery15
• Comedy11
• Thriller11
• Action & Adventure9

Highest-rated title 12 Angry Men 1957 8.6 Most popular title Psycho 1960 8.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Martin Balsam in our catalogue.

Sidney Lumet

5 titles together

Reginald Rose

5 titles together

Rudy Bond

3 titles together

E.G. Marshall

3 titles together

Jack Warden

2 titles together

Robert Walden

2 titles together

Lee J. Cobb

2 titles together

1. 1994 The Silence of the Hams as Det. Martin Balsam 4.9 Movie
2. 1993 La Classe américaine as Callaghan (archive footage) 7.6 Movie
3. 1991 Cape Fear as Judge 7.3 Movie
4. 1990 Two Evil Eyes as Mr. Pym 6.1 Movie
5. 1988 Midnight Caller as Gil Solarski 7.6 TV
6. 1986 The Delta Force as Ben Kaplan 6.0 Movie
7. 1985 Death Wish 3 as Bennett Cross 6.2 Movie
8. 1985 The Twilight Zone as Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") 7.7 TV
9. 1985 St. Elmo's Fire as Mr. Beamish 6.1 Movie
10. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Edgar Carmody 7.5 TV
11. 1984 The Octopus as Frank Carrisi 7.8 TV
12. 1982 Hotel 6.7 TV
13. 1979 Archie Bunker's Place as Murray Klein 6.4 TV
14. 1977 The Sentinel as Prof. Ruzinsky 6.1 Movie
15. 1976 Quincy, M.E. as Hyam Zgierski 7.5 TV
16. 1976 All the President's Men as Howard Simons 7.7 Movie
17. 1974 Murder on the Orient Express as Signor Bianchi 7.1 Movie
18. 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Green 7.5 Movie
19. 1973 Kojak as Ray Kaufman 7.3 TV
20. 1973 Police Story 7.0 TV
21. 1971 The Anderson Tapes as Haskins 6.2 Movie
22. 1971 Great Performances as Jack 6.1 TV
23. 1970 Little Big Man as Mr. Merriweather 7.4 Movie
24. 1970 Catch-22 as Col. Cathcart 6.7 Movie
25. 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 7.2 Movie
26. 1968 The Name of the Game as Herb Witmer TV
27. 1967 Hombre as Henry Mendez 7.1 Movie
28. 1966 CBS Playhouse as Jesse Rothenberg TV
29. 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Albert Sully 7.2 TV
30. 1964 12 O'Clock High as Army Doctor (uncredited) 7.2 TV
31. 1964 Seven Days in May as Paul Girard 7.3 Movie
32. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Dave Breslaw TV
33. 1963 Espionage as Richard Carey TV
34. 1963 The Fugitive as Andrew Newmark 7.3 TV
35. 1963 Arrest and Trial as Leo Valera TV
36. 1962 The Eleventh Hour TV
37. 1962 Cape Fear as Police Chief Mark Dutton 7.5 Movie
38. 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's as O.J. Berman 7.6 Movie
39. 1961 The New Breed as Frank Eberhardt TV
40. 1961 Target: The Corruptors! TV
41. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Ned Lacey TV
42. 1961 Cain's Hundred as Jack Garsell TV
43. 1961 The Defenders as Floyd Harker TV
44. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
45. 1960 Psycho as Milton Arbogast 8.4 Movie
46. 1959 The Untouchables as Arnold Justin 8.1 TV
47. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Danny Weiss 8.5 TV
48. 1959 Rawhide as Father Fabian 7.3 TV
49. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
50. 1958 Naked City as Arnold Fleischman TV
51. 1957 Decoy as Nick Santos TV
52. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3 TV
53. 1957 12 Angry Men as Juror 1 8.6 Movie
54. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sam Butler TV
55. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Eldon Marsh 7.8 TV
56. 1954 The Greatest Gift TV
57. 1954 On the Waterfront as Gillette (uncredited) 7.9 Movie
58. 1954 Inner Sanctum TV
59. 1953 Valiant Lady TV
60. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Garth TV
61. 1951 The Living Christ as Townsman TV
62. 1948 Studio One as Ed Coyne TV
63. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse TV
64. 1948 Actors Studio as soldier TV

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