
Deceased
How Did Martin Balsam Die?
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Died aged 76Martin 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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1989 | OceanoSeries | Don Matias Quintero | 70 |
| 1986 | The Delta ForceMovie | Ben Kaplan | 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 | The OctopusSeries | Frank Carrisi | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1978 | SiegeMovie | Henry Fancher | 59 |
| 1977 | The StorytellerMovie | Ira Davidoff | 58 |
| 1977 | The SentinelMovie | Prof. Ruzinsky | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovie | Mayor Wilker | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |