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Overview
Mini Biography:
Studied dramatics at the New School, New York City. Served in the Army... moreTrivia:
Worked as a waiter and as an usher at Radio City Music Hall in New York... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
The Taking of Pelham 123 Review (From Screen Rant. 11 June 2009, 9:03 PM, PDT)
Retro Cafe: 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'
(From CinemaSpy. 4 June 2009, 9:50 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Marty BalsamUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 6 | 6:00 AM | TCM | Psycho | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Legend of the Spirit Dog (1997) .... Gramps
- Soldato ignoto (1995)
... aka Unknown Soldier (International: English title) - Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994) .... Det. Martin Balsam
... aka The Silence of the Hams (USA) - The Black Cat (1993)
- The Sands of Time (1992) (TV)
- Cape Fear (1991) .... Judge
- "Midnight Caller" .... Gil Solarski (1 episode, 1990)
- Old Friends (1990) TV episode .... Gil Solarski - Due occhi diabolici (1990) .... Mr. Pym (segment "The Black Cat")
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA) - "La piovra 5 - Il cuore del problema" (1990) TV mini-series .... Calogero Barretta
... aka "Mort à Palerme" (France)
... aka "The Octopus 5" (Australia) - L'ultima partita (1990) .... Lawyer
... aka The Last Match
... aka The Opponent (USA: video title) - "Oceano" (1989) TV mini-series
... aka "Ocean" (USA) - Fratello dello spazio (1988) .... Father Howard
... aka Hermano del espacio (Spain)
... aka The Brother from Space (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") - P.I. Private Investigations (1987) .... Cliff Dowling
... aka Private Investigations (USA: short title) - 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 - Whatever It Takes (1986) .... Hap Perchicksky
- The Delta Force (1986) .... Ben Kaplan
... aka Mahatz Ha-Delta (Israel: Hebrew title) - La sporca insegna del coraggio (1986)
... aka Savage Attack (International: English title) - "Glitter" .... Bo (2 episodes, 1985)
- The Odd Couple (1985) TV episode
- The Runaway (1985) TV episode .... Bo - Grown-Ups (1985) (TV) .... Jack
- Death Wish 3 (1985) .... Bennett Cross
- Murder in Space (1985) (TV) .... Alexander Rostov
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985) .... Mr. Beamish
- "Space" (1985) TV mini-series .... Sen. Glancey
... aka "James A. Michener's Space" - "La piovra 2" (1985) TV mini-series .... Frank Carrisi
... aka "Allein gegen die Mafia 2" (West Germany)
... aka "The Octopus 2" (Australia) - The Goodbye People (1984) .... Max Silverman
- Innocent Prey (1984) .... Sheriff Virgil Baker
- Cold Storage (1983) (TV) .... Parmigian
- I Want to Live (1983) (TV) .... Jack Brady
- "Archie Bunker's Place" .... Murray Klein (39 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
- Murray Klein's Place (1981) TV episode .... Murray Klein
(34 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
- The Salamander (1981) .... Captain Steffanelli
... aka La salamandra (Italy)
... aka Morris West's The Salamander (UK: complete title) - There Goes the Bride (1980) .... Elmer Babcock
- The Love Tapes (1980) (TV) .... David Franklin
- L'avvertimento (1980) .... Questore Martorana
... aka The Warning (USA: video title) - Cuba (1979) .... Gen. Bello
- Aunt Mary (1979) (TV) .... Strasberg
- The House on Garibaldi Street (1979) (TV) .... Isser Harel
- The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979) (TV) .... Dr. Samuel Melman
- Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala (1979) .... Salluzzo
... aka Gardenia (International: English title) - The Millionaire (1978) (TV) .... Arthur Haines
- Rainbow (1978) (TV) .... Louis B. Mayer
- Siege (1978) (TV) .... Henry Fancher
- 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 Storyteller (1977) (TV) .... Ira Davidoff
- Contract on Cherry Street (1977) (TV) .... Capt. Ernie Weinberg, OCU
... aka Stakeout on Cherry Street - The Sentinel (1977) .... Prof. Ruzinsky
- Diamanti sporchi di sangue (1977) .... Rizzo
... aka Blood and Diamonds - Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... Daniel Cooper
- Two-Minute Warning (1976) .... Sam McKeever
- Pronto ad uccidere (1976) .... Giulianelli
... aka Meet Him and Die (USA)
... aka Risking (USA) - "Maude" .... Chester (1 episode, 1976)
- Maude and Chester (1976) TV episode .... Chester - All the President's Men (1976) .... Howard Simons
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV) .... Edward J. Reilly
- Cipolla Colt (1976) .... Petrus Lamb
... aka Cry, Onion!
... aka El cibollero
... aka Il cipollaro
... aka Los locos del oro negro (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 Gli indesiderabili (Italy: alternative title)
... aka Shadow of the Killer (Philippines: English title) - Il tempo degli assassini (1975) .... Commissioner Katroni
... aka Season for Assassins
... aka The Time of the Assassin - Mitchell (1975) .... James Arthur Cummings
- Death Among Friends (1975) (TV) .... Ham Russell Buckner
... aka Mrs. R
... aka Mrs. R: A Death Among Friends (USA: reissue title) - Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia (1975)
... aka Corruption in the Halls of Justice (Australia)
... aka Smiling Maniacs (USA)
... aka Streets of Eternity (Europe: English title) - Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1975) (TV) .... Ben Montgomery
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Signor Bianchi
... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title) - "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
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) .... Harold Longman aka Mr. Green
... aka El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres (USA: Spanish title: dubbed version)
... aka Pelham 1-2-3 (Europe: English title: video box title) - "Police Story" .... Al Koster (1 episode, 1973)
- Man on a Rack (1973) TV episode .... Al Koster - Money to Burn (1973) (TV)
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) .... Harry Walden
- Il consigliori (1973) .... Don Antonio Macaluso
... aka Counselor at Crime (USA)
... aka El consejero (Spain)
... aka The Counsellor (USA) - The Stone Killer (1973) .... Alberto Vescari
... aka L'assassino di pietra (Italy) - 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 Man (1972) .... Jim Talley
- Il vero e il falso (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
- La colonna infame (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) .... Haskins
- Little Big Man (1970) .... Mr. Merriweather
- "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
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) .... Admiral Kimmel
- Catch-22 (1970) .... Col. Cathcart
- 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 (1969) .... Ivor Belli
... aka Truman Capote's Trilogy (USA) - The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Mayor Wilker
- Me, Natalie (1969) .... Uncle Harold
- Among the Paths to Eden (1967) (TV)
- Hombre (1967) .... Henry Mendez
- "The Fugitive" .... Andrew Newmark (1 episode, 1967)
- There Goes the Ballgame (1967) TV episode .... Andrew Newmark - Caccia alla volpe (1966) .... Harry
... aka After the Fox (UK) (USA) - "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) - A Thousand Clowns (1965) .... Arnold Burns
- Harlow (1965/I) .... Everett Redman
- "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 - The Bedford Incident (1965) .... Lieut. Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
- "Mr. Broadway" .... Nate Bannerman (1 episode, 1964)
- Something to Sing About (1964) TV episode .... Nate Bannerman - Youngblood Hawke (1964) (uncredited) .... Cameo Role
- "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 - The Carpetbaggers (1964) .... Bernard B. Norman
- "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 - Seven Days in May (1964) .... Paul Girard
- "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 - Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) .... Sanford Kaufman
- "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 - Cape Fear (1962) .... Police Chief Mark Dutton
- "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 - La città prigioniera (1962) .... Joseph Feinberg
... aka Conquered City (USA)
... aka The Captive City (UK) - "The New Breed" .... Frank Eberhardt (1 episode, 1961)
- Lady Killer (1961) TV episode .... Frank Eberhardt - Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) .... O. J. Berman
- Ada (1961) .... Steve Jackson
- "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 - Tutti a casa (1960) .... Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
... aka Everybody Go Home (USA)
... aka La grande pagaille (France) - "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Charlie Dawes / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
- Saturday Night (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Jim Brock
- The Manhunter (1958) TV episode .... Charlie Dawes - Psycho (1960) .... Milton Arbogast
- "Sunday Showcase" .... Nicola Sacco (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
... 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" .... Arnold Joplin (1 episode, 1959)
- Family Man (1959) TV episode .... Arnold Joplin - Middle of the Night (1959) .... Jack
- "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 - Al Capone (1959) .... Mac Keeley, reporter
- "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 - Marjorie Morningstar (1958) .... Dr. David Harris
- "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 - Time Limit (1957) .... Sgt. Baker
- 12 Angry Men (1957) .... Juror #1
- "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 - On the Waterfront (1954) (as Marty Balsam) .... Gillette
- "Man Against Crime" .... Jean Pinay / ... (2 episodes, 1953)
... aka "Follow That Man"
- Hot Fur (1953) TV episode (uncredited) .... Tony
- Death Takes a Partner (1953) TV episode (uncredited) .... Jean Pinay - "Frontiers of Faith" (1 episode)
- One Man (????) TV episode - "Actor's Studio" .... Soldier (3 episodes, 1949-1950)
... aka "The Play's the Thing" (USA: last season title)
- Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1950) TV episode (unconfirmed)
- A Child Is Born (1949) TV episode .... Soldier
- Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1949) TV episode (unconfirmed) - "Suspense" .... Abramson (1 episode, 1949)
- The Third One (1949) TV episode .... Abramson
Self:
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- A Salute to American Imagination (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Around the World of Mike Todd (1968) (voice) .... Himself
- Anyone Around My Base Is It (1966) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
- Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Juror #1
- All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) .... Himself
- La classe américaine (1993) (TV) .... Callaghan
- Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Arbogast (Psycho)
- The Horror Show (1979)
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Col. Cathcart
- The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) (TV) (uncredited) .... Dr. Rudy Wells
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