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Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) [1] was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. [2] [3] 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).
Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City, to Lillian (Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, a manufacturer of women's sportswear. He was the first-born child. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and his mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
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- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Learn about the life and career of Martin Balsam, a versatile actor who starred in films such as Psycho, Breakfast at Tiffany's and A Thousand Clowns. Find out his birth date, death date, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- November 4, 1919
- February 13, 1996
Martin Balsam, a heavyset, baldish character actor whose talents earned him an Oscar, a Tony and roles in scores of films and plays and hundreds of television shows over more than half a century ...
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 ...
Sep 15, 2005 · Martin Balsam, the respected veteran character actor who earned a 1965 Academy Award as best supporting actor for A Thousand Clowns, has died. He was 76. He was found dead Tuesday morning in his ...
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Jan 22, 2013 · Martin Balsam wins the Oscar for Supporting Actor for A Thousand Clowns at the 38th Academy Awards. Presented by Lila Kedrova and hosted by Bob Hope.See more...
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