Deceased

How Did Martin Balsam Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asMartin Henry Balsam, Мартин БолсамGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/11/1919Born inThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USADied13/02/1996 (aged 76)Died inRomeCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ312107 ↗Buried atCedar Park CemeteryTMDb#1936 ↗

Martin Henry Balsam was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New York stage, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Robert Anderson's You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1968). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Thousand Clowns (1965).

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Filmography136 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1996	O. Henry's ChristmasMovie	—	77
1995	Unknown SoldierMovie	Priest	76
1994	The Silence of the HamsMovie	Det. Martin Balsam	75
1993	La Classe américaineMovie	Callaghan (archive footage)	74
1992	The Sands of TimeMovie	Father Sorendo	73
1991	Cape FearMovie	Judge	72
1990	Two Evil EyesMovie	Mr. Pym	71
1990	The Last MatchMovie	Lawyer	71
1989	OceanoSeries	Don Matias Quintero	70
1988	The Child SaverMovie	Sidney Rosenberg	69
1987	Once AgainMovie	Gerald	68
1987	Brothers in BloodMovie	—	68
1986	The Delta ForceMovie	Ben Kaplan	67
1986	Second ServeMovie	Dr. Beck	67
1986	Whatever it TakesMovie	Hap Perchicksky	67
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth")	66
1985	Death Wish 3Movie	Bennett Cross	66
1985	St. Elmo's FireMovie	Mr. Beamish	66
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Edgar Carmody	65
1984	Innocent PreyMovie	Sheriff Virgil Baker	65
1984	The OctopusSeries	Frank Carrisi	65
1984	The Goodbye PeopleMovie	Max Silverman	65
1983	I Want to LiveMovie	Jack Brady	64
1982	HotelSeries	—	63
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	63
1982	Little Gloria... Happy at LastSeries	Nathan Burkan	63
1982	Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie	—	63
1981	The SalamanderMovie	Captain Steffanelli	62
1981	People vs. Jean HarrisMovie	Joel Aurnou	62
1980	There Goes The BrideMovie	Elmer Babcock	61
1980	The Love TapesMovie	David Franklin	61
1979	Archie Bunker's PlaceSeries	Murray Klein	60
1979	The Horror ShowMovie	(archive footage)	60
1979	All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanMovie	Self	60
1979	GardeniaMovie	Salluzzo	60
1979	Aunt MaryMovie	Harry Strasberg	60
1978	SiegeMovie	Henry Fancher	59
1978	Eyes Behind the StarsMovie	Inspector Jim Grant	59
1978	RainbowMovie	Louis B. Mayer	59
1978	The MillionaireMovie	Arthur Haines	59
1977	The StorytellerMovie	Ira Davidoff	58
1977	The SentinelMovie	Prof. Ruzinsky	58
1977	Silver BearsMovie	Joe Fiore	58
1977	Contract on Cherry StreetMovie	Ernie Weinberg	58
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	Hyam Zgierski	57
1976	All the President's MenMovie	Howard Simons	57
1976	Two-Minute WarningMovie	Sam McKeever	57
1976	Death RageMovie	Commissario	57
1976	Raid on EntebbeMovie	Daniel Cooper	57
1976	Meet Him and DieMovie	Giulianelli	57
1976	The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseMovie	Edward J. Reilly	57
1975	MitchellMovie	James Arthur Cummings	56
1975	Cry, Onion!Movie	Petrus Lamb	56
1975	Smiling ManiacsMovie	Carlo Goja	56
1975	Death Among FriendsMovie	Ham Russell Buckner	56
1975	Miles To Go Before I SleepMovie	Ben Montgomery	56
1974	Murder on the Orient ExpressMovie	Signor Bianchi	55
1974	The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMovie	Green	55
1973	KojakSeries	Ray Kaufman	54
1973	Police StorySeries	—	54
1973	The Stone KillerMovie	Al Vescari	54
1973	La colonna infameMovie	—	54
1973	The Six Million Dollar ManMovie	Dr. Rudy Wells	54
1973	Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsMovie	Harry Walden	54
1973	Counselor at CrimeMovie	Don Antonio Macaluso	54
1973	The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarMovie	Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)	54
1972	Night of TerrorMovie	Capt. Caleb Sark	53
1972	Chronicle of a HomicideMovie	Giudice Aldo Sola	53
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Jack	52
1971	The Anderson TapesMovie	Haskins	52
1970	Little Big ManMovie	Mr. Merriweather	51
1970	Tora! Tora! Tora!Movie	Admiral Husband E. Kimmel	51
1970	Catch-22Movie	Col. Cathcart	51
1970	The Enemy Before UsMovie	Angie	51
1970	Hunters Are for KillingMovie	Wade Hamilton	51
1970	The Old Man Who Cried WolfMovie	Stanley Pulska	51
1969	The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovie	Mayor Wilker	50
1969	TrilogyMovie	Ivor Belli	50
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Herb Witmer	49
1968	Around the World of Mike ToddMovie	Michael Todd (voice)	49
1967	HombreMovie	Henry Mendez	48
1966	CBS PlayhouseSeries	Jesse Rothenberg	47
1966	After the FoxMovie	Harry	47
1965	The Bedford IncidentMovie	Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.	46
1965	A Thousand ClownsMovie	Arnold	46
1965	HarlowMovie	Everett Redman	46
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Albert Sully	45
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	Army Doctor (uncredited)	45
1964	The CarpetbaggersMovie	Bernard B. Norman	45
1964	Seven Days in MayMovie	Paul Girard	45
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Andrew Newmark	44
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Dave Breslaw	44
1963	EspionageSeries	Richard Carey	44
1963	Arrest and TrialSeries	Leo Valera	44
1963	Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?Movie	Sanford Kaufman	44
1962	Cape FearMovie	Police Chief Mark Dutton	43
1962	Conquered CityMovie	Joseph Feinberg	43
1961	Breakfast at Tiffany'sMovie	O.J. Berman	42
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Milton Orloff	42
1961	The DefendersSeries	District Attorney	42
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	42
1961	The New BreedSeries	Frank Eberhardt	42
1961	Cain's HundredSeries	Jack Garsell	42
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	42
1961	AdaMovie	Steve Jackson	42
1960	Route 66Series	—	41
1960	PsychoMovie	Milton Arbogast	41
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Martin Lombard Senescu	40
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Arnold Justin	40
1959	RawhideSeries	Father Fabian	40
1959	Middle of the NightMovie	Jack Englander	40
1959	Al CaponeMovie	Mac Keeley, reporter	40
1959	WintersetMovie	Garth	40
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	—	39
1958	Naked CitySeries	Captain Russel Barris	39
1958	Marjorie MorningstarMovie	Dr. David Harris	39
1957	12 Angry MenMovie	Juror 1	38
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	38
1957	The Defender (Studio One)Movie	Francis Toohey	38
1957	DecoySeries	Nick Santos	38
1957	Time LimitMovie	Sgt. Baker	38
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Sam Butler	37
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Eldon Marsh	36
1955	A Man Is Ten Feet TallMovie	Charlie Malick	36
1954	On the WaterfrontMovie	Gillette (uncredited)	35
1954	Inner SanctumSeries	—	35
1952	The Living BibleMovie	Townsman	33
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Strasberg	32
1951	The Living ChristSeries	Townsman	32
1949	Concerning a Woman of SinMovie	—	30
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	29
1948	Studio OneSeries	Francis Toohey	29
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	29
1948	Actors StudioSeries	soldier	29
1944	Winged VictoryMovie	Bit Part (uncredited)	25
0	The Time ElementMovie	Dr. Arnold Gillespie	—