Overview
Mini Biography:
Studied dramatics at the New School, New York City. Served in the Army...
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Trivia:
Part of the drama club at DeWitt Clinton High School, he studied dramatics...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 wins
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4 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Marty Balsam
Filmography
- The Sands of Time (1992) (TV)
- "Midnight Caller" .... Gil Solarski (1 episode, 1990)
- Old Friends (1990) TV episode .... Gil Solarski - "Piovra 5 - Il cuore del problema, La" (1990) TV mini-series .... Calogero Barretta
... aka Mort à Palerme (France)
... aka The Octopus 5 (Australia)
- "Oceano" (1989) TV mini-series
... aka Ocean (USA) - The Child Saver (1988) (TV) .... Sidney Rosenberg
- Once Again (1987) (TV)
- Kids Like These (1987) (TV) .... Grandpa
- "The Twilight Zone" .... Professor Donald Knowles / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Voices in the Earth (1987) TV episode .... Professor Donald Knowles
- Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) TV episode .... Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") - Queenie (1987) (TV) .... Marty
- "Hotel" .... Dr. Gilbert Holt (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Barriers (1987) TV episode .... Dr. Gilbert Holt - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Edgar Carmody (2 episodes, 1986)
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2 (1986) TV episode .... Edgar Carmody
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 (1986) TV episode .... Edgar Carmody - Second Serve (1986) (TV) .... Dr. Beck
... aka I Change My Life - "Glitter" .... Bo (2 episodes, 1985)
- The Odd Couple (1985) TV episode
- The Runaway (1985) TV episode .... Bo - Grown-Ups (1985) (TV) .... Jack
- Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Alexander Rostov
- "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Sen. Glancey
... aka James A. Michener's Space - "Piovra 2, La" (1985) TV mini-series .... Frank Carrisi
... aka Allein gegen die Mafia 2 (West Germany)
... aka The Octopus 2 (Australia) - I Want to Live (1983) (TV) .... Jack Brady
- "Archie Bunker's Place" .... Murray Klein (38 episodes, 1979-1983)
- Store Wars (1983) TV episode .... Murray Klein
- Goodbye, Murray (1981) TV episode .... Murray Klein
- Death of a Saint (1981) TV episode .... Murray Klein
- Stephanie's Science Project (1981) TV episode .... Murray Klein
- Custody: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Murray Klein
(33 more) - Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) (TV) .... Nathan Burkan
- "Quincy M.E." .... Hyam Sigerski (1 episode, 1982)
... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
- Stolen Tears (1982) TV episode .... Hyam Sigerski - The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) .... Joel Aurnou
- "Alice" .... Larry Plotkin (1 episode, 1980)
- Tommy's T.K.O. (1980) TV episode .... Larry Plotkin - The Love Tapes (1980) (TV) .... David Franklin
- Aunt Mary (1979) (TV) .... Strasberg
- The House on Garibaldi Street (1979) (TV) .... Isser Harel
- The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979) (TV) .... Dr. Samuel Melman
- The Millionaire (1978) (TV) .... Arthur Haines
- Rainbow (1978) (TV) .... Louis B. Mayer
- Siege (1978) (TV) .... Henry Fancher
- The Storyteller (1977) (TV) .... Ira Davidoff
- Contract on Cherry Street (1977) (TV) .... Capt. Ernie Weinberg, OCU
... aka Stakeout on Cherry Street - Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) .... Daniel Cooper
- "Maude" .... Chester (1 episode, 1976)
- Maude and Chester (1976) TV episode .... Chester - The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV) .... Edward J. Reilly
- Death Among Friends (1975) (TV) .... Ham Russell Buckner
... aka Mrs. R
... aka Mrs. R: A Death Among Friends (USA: reissue title) - Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1975) (TV) .... Ben Montgomery
- "Kojak" .... Ray Kaufman (1 episode, 1974)
- A Killing in the Second House (1974) TV episode .... Ray Kaufman - Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974) (TV) .... T.C. Hollister
- "Police Story" .... Al Koster (1 episode, 1973)
- Man on a Rack (1973) TV episode .... Al Koster - Money to Burn (1973) (TV)
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Rudy Wells
... aka Cyborg: The Six Million Dollar Man
... aka The Six Million Dollar Man: The Moon and the Desert (USA: rerun title) - A Brand New Life (1973) (TV) .... Jim Douglas
- Night of Terror (1972) (TV) .... Capt. Caleb Sark
- "The Name of the Game" .... Angie / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- The Enemy Before Us (1970) TV episode .... Angie
- Nightmare (1968) TV episode .... Herb Witmer - The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV) .... Stanley Pulska
- Hunters Are for Killing (1970) (TV) .... Wade Hamilton
... aka Hard Frame - "CBS Playhouse" .... Jesse (1 episode, 1970)
- The Day Before Sunday (1970) TV episode .... Jesse
- Trilogy: The American Boy (1968) (TV)
- Among the Paths to Eden (1967) (TV)
- "The Fugitive" .... Andrew Newmark (1 episode, 1967)
- There Goes the Ballgame (1967) TV episode .... Andrew Newmark - "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Milton Orliff / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1966)
- Out of a Concrete Tower (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Orliff
- The Taste of Crow (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Orliff
- What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Orliff
- A Patient Lost (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Orliff
- The Encroachment (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Milton Orliff
(2 more) - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Albert Sully (1 episode, 1965)
- The Odd Man Affair (1965) TV episode .... Albert Sully - "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- Come Back Little Sheba (1965) TV episode - "Mr. Broadway" .... Nate Bannerman (1 episode, 1964)
- Something to Sing About (1964) TV episode .... Nate Bannerman - "The Defenders" .... Bernard Maxwell / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1964)
- The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Distict Attorney
- The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... District Attorney
- The Fine Line (1964) TV episode .... Bernard Maxwell
- The Best Defense (1961) TV episode .... Floyd Harker - "Suspense" .... Detective Jack Gross (1 episode, 1964)
- I, Mike Kenny (1964) TV episode .... Detective Jack Gross - "Wagon Train" .... Marcey Jones (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Whipping (1964) TV episode .... Marcey Jones - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Dave Breslaw (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Two Is the Number (1964) TV episode .... Dave Breslaw - "Espionage" .... Richard Carey (1 episode, 1964)
- The Final Decision (1964) TV episode .... Richard Carey - "Arrest and Trial" .... Leo Valera (1 episode, 1964)
- Signals of an Ancient Flame (1964) TV episode .... Leo Valera - "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1963)
- A Pelican in the Wilderness (1963) TV episode - "The Twilight Zone" .... Danny Weiss / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1963)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- The New Exhibit (1963) TV episode .... Martin Lombard Senescu
- The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine (1959) TV episode .... Danny Weiss - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Frank Dunlear (1 episode, 1963)
- Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room (1963) TV episode .... Frank Dunlear - "Route 66" .... Corelli / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
- Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow (1963) TV episode .... Corelli
- First Class Mouliak (1961) TV episode .... Mike - "Target: The Corruptors" .... Jeffrey Marvin (1 episode, 1962)
- A Book of Faces (1962) TV episode .... Jeffrey Marvin - "The Untouchables" .... Arnold Justin / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Man in the Middle (1962) TV episode .... Benjy Liemer
- Tunnel of Horrors (1961) TV episode .... Arnold Justin - "Naked City" .... Arnold Fleischman / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1962)
- Without Stick or Sword (1962) TV episode .... Captain Barris
- Which Is Joseph Creeley? (1961) TV episode .... Joseph Creeley
- New York to L.A. (1961) TV episode .... Caldwell Wyatt
- Beyond Truth (1959) TV episode .... Arnold Fleischman - "Cain's Hundred" .... Jack Garsell (1 episode, 1962)
- Take a Number (1962) TV episode .... Jack Garsell - "The New Breed" .... Frank Eberhardt (1 episode, 1961)
- Lady Killer (1961) TV episode .... Frank Eberhardt - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Eldon Marsh / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
- Final Arrangements (1961) TV episode .... Leonard Thompson
- The Equalizer (1958) TV episode .... Eldon Marsh - "'Way Out" .... Bill Clayton (1 episode, 1961)
- The Overnight Case (1961) TV episode .... Bill Clayton - "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Charlie Dawes / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
- Saturday Night (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Brock
- The Manhunter (1958) TV episode .... Charlie Dawes - "Sunday Showcase" .... Nicola Sacco (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) TV episode .... Nicola Sacco
- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) TV episode .... Nicola Sacco - "Goodyear Theatre" .... Joe Lane (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
- Birthright (1960) TV episode .... Joe Lane - "Five Fingers" .... Monteverdi (1 episode, 1960)
- The Search for Edward Stoyan (1960) TV episode .... Monteverdi
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Garth (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Winterset (1959) TV episode .... Garth - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Sam Butler (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- The Lone Woman (1959) TV episode .... Sam Butler - "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Charlie Davis (1 episode, 1959)
- Body and Soul (1959) TV episode .... Charlie Davis - "Brenner" (1 episode, 1959)
- Family Man (1959) TV episode - "The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen" (2 episodes, 1959)
... aka Ellery Queen
- Dance Into Death (1959) TV episode
- Cartel for Murder (1959) TV episode - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Dr. Gillespie / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Man in Orbit (1959) TV episode .... Gambetta
- The Time Element (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Gillespie - "Playhouse 90" .... Captain Mantell / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
- A Trip to Paradise (1959) TV episode
- Free Weekend (1958) TV episode .... Sam Gordon
- Bomber's Moon (1958) TV episode .... Captain Mantell - "Rawhide" .... Father Fabian (1 episode, 1959)
- Incident at Alabaster Plain (1959) TV episode .... Father Fabian - "Decoy" .... Nick Santos (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Policewoman Decoy (USA: rerun title)
- Night Light (1958) TV episode .... Nick Santos - "Pursuit" .... Holden (1 episode, 1958)
- Ticket to Tangier (1958) TV episode .... Holden - "Studio One" .... Francis Toohey / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Desperate Age (1958) TV episode .... Ed Coyne
- The Defender: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Francis Toohey
- The Defender: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Francis Toohey - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Dog in a Bus Tunnel (1958) TV episode - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Perkins / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1956)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Stardust II (1956) TV episode .... Perkins
- The Takers (1955) TV episode .... Walter Gregg
- Last Boat from Messina (1954) TV episode - "The Greatest Gift" (1954) TV series .... Harold Matthews #2 (1955)
- "Valiant Lady" (1953) TV series .... Joey Gordon (1955)
- "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Charlie Malick (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
- A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) TV episode .... Charlie Malick
- The Joker (1954) TV episode
- Statute of Limitations (1954) TV episode - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Petty Officer (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Freighter (1955) TV episode .... Petty Officer - "Inner Sanctum" .... Hanson / ... (3 episodes, 1954)
- The Landslide (1954) TV episode .... Wesley
- Nobody Laughs at Lou (1954) TV episode .... Hanson
- Queen of Spades (1954) TV episode .... Larkin - "Man Against Crime" .... Jean Pinay (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Follow That Man
- Death Takes a Partner (1953) TV episode (uncredited) .... Jean Pinay - "Frontiers of Faith" (1 episode)
- One Man (????) TV episode - "Actor's Studio" (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
- Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1950) TV episode
- Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1949) TV episode
- "Suspense" .... Abramson (1 episode, 1949)
- The Third One (1949) TV episode .... Abramson
- Legend of the Spirit Dog (1997) .... Gramps
- Soldato ignoto (1995)
... aka Unknown Soldier (International: English title) - Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994) .... Det. Martin Balsam
... aka The Silence of the Hams (USA) - The Black Cat (1993)
- Cape Fear (1991) .... Judge
- Due occhi diabolici (1990) .... Mr. Pym (segment "The Black Cat")
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - Ultima partita, L' (1990) .... Lawyer
... aka Opponent (USA)
... aka The Last Match
- Fratello dello spazio (1988) .... Father Howard
... aka Hermano del espacio (Spain)
... aka The Brother from Space (USA) - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) .... Cliff Dowling
... aka Private Investigations (USA: short title) - Whatever It Takes (1986) .... Hap Perchicksky
- The Delta Force (1986) .... Ben Kaplan
... aka Mahatz Ha-Delta (Israel: Hebrew title) - Sporca insegna del coraggio, La (1986)
- Death Wish 3 (1985) .... Bennett Cross
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985) .... Mr. Beamish
- The Goodbye People (1984) .... Max Silverman
- Innocent Prey (1984) .... Sheriff Virgil Baker
- The Salamander (1981) .... Captain Steffanelli
... aka Morris West's The Salamander (UK: complete title)
... aka Salamandra, La (Italy) - There Goes the Bride (1980) .... Elmer Babcock
- Avvertimento, L' (1980) .... Questore Martorana
... aka The Warning (USA: video title)
- Cuba (1979) .... Gen. Bello
- Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala (1979) .... Salluzzo
... aka Gardenia (International: English title) - Silver Bears (1978) .... Joe Fiore
... aka Fool's Gold (USA: bootleg title) - Occhi dalle stelle (1978) .... Inspector Jim Grant
... aka Eyes Behind the Stars - The Sentinel (1977) .... Prof. Ruzinsky
- Diamanti sporchi di sangue (1977) .... Rizzo
... aka Blood and Diamonds - Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Sam McKeever
- Pronto ad uccidere (1976) .... Giulianelli
... aka Meet Him and Die (USA)
... aka Risking (USA) - All the President's Men (1976) .... Howard Simons
- Cipolla Colt (1976) .... Petrus Lamb
... aka Cibollero, El
... aka Cipollaro, Il
... aka Cry, Onion!
... aka Locos del oro negro, Los (Spain)
... aka Spaghetti Western
... aka The Smell of Onion
... aka Zwiebel-Jack räumt auf (West Germany) - Con la rabbia agli occhi (1976) .... Commissario
... aka Anger in His Eyes (UK)
... aka Blood Reckoning (USA: video title)
... aka Death Rage (USA)
... aka Indesiderabili, Gli (Italy: alternative title)
... aka Shadow of the Killer (Philippines: English title) - Tempo degli assassini, Il (1975) .... Commissioner Katroni
... aka Season for Assassins
... aka The Time of the Assassin - Mitchell (1975) .... James Arthur Cummings
- Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia (1975)
... aka Corruption in the Halls of Justice (Australia)
... aka Smiling Maniacs (USA) - Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Signor Bianchi
... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title) - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) .... Green - Harold Longman
... aka Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title: video box title)
... aka Tomar de Pelham uno dos tres, El (USA: Spanish title: dubbed version) - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) .... Harry Walden
- Consigliori, Il (1973) .... Don Antonio Macaluso
... aka Consejero, El (Spain)
... aka Counselor at Crime (USA)
... aka The Counsellor (USA) - The Stone Killer (1973) .... Don Alberto Vescari
... aka Assassino di pietra, L' (Italy) - The Man (1972) .... Jim Talley
- Vero e il falso, Il (1972) .... District Attorney Turrisi
... aka The Hassled Hooker (USA)
... aka The True and the False (USA) - Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente (1972) .... Giudice Aldo Sola
- Colonna infame, La (1972)
- Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica (1971) .... Commissario Bonavia
... aka Confessions of a Police Captain (USA)
... aka Confessions of a Police Commissioner to the District Attorney (UK) - The Anderson Tapes (1971) .... Tommy Haskins
- Little Big Man (1970) .... Mr. Merriweather
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) .... Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
- Catch-22 (1970) .... Col. Cathcart (CO, 256th Squadron)
- Trilogy (1969) .... Ivor Belli
... aka Truman Capote's Trilogy (USA) - The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Progress Mayor Randolph 'Randy' Wilker
- Me, Natalie (1969) .... Uncle Harold
- Hombre (1967) .... Henry Mendez
- Caccia alla volpe (1966) .... Harry
... aka After the Fox (UK) (USA) - A Thousand Clowns (1965) .... Arnold Burns
- Harlow (1965/I) .... Everett Redman
- The Bedford Incident (1965) .... Lieut. Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
- Youngblood Hawke (1964) (uncredited) .... Cameo Role
- The Carpetbaggers (1964) .... Bernard B. Norman
- Seven Days in May (1964) .... Paul Girard
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) .... Sanford Kaufman
- Cape Fear (1962) .... Police Chief Mark Dutton
- Città prigioniera, La (1962) .... Joseph Feinberg
... aka Conquered City (USA)
... aka The Captive City (UK) - Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) .... O. J. Berman
- Ada (1961) .... Steve Jackson
- Psycho (1960) .... Milton Arbogast
- Tutti a casa (1960) .... Sergente Fornaciari
... aka Everybody Go Home (USA)
... aka Grande pagaille, La (France)
- Middle of the Night (1959) .... Jack
- Al Capone (1959) .... Mac Keeley, reporter
- Marjorie Morningstar (1958) .... Dr. David Harris
- Time Limit (1957) .... Sgt. Baker
- 12 Angry Men (1957) .... Juror #1
- On the Waterfront (1954) (as Marty Balsam) .... Gillette
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