Martin Henry Balsam
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 4, 1919 The Bronx, NY |
| Died | Feb 13, 1996 Rome, Italy |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceCedar Park Cemetery | |
Martin Balsam | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1947-1995 |
| Top Roles | Det. Milton Arbogast, Sanford Kaufman, Police Chief Mark Dutton, Dr. David Harris, Juror #1 |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Thriller/Suspense, War, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Aviation |
| Top Collaborators | Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Dean Martin, Fred Coe (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Art Carney, Will Rogers, Gig Young see more.. |
Martin Balsam Overview:
Character actor, Martin Balsam, was born Martin Henry Balsam on Nov 4, 1919 in The Bronx, NY. Balsam appeared in over 170 film and television roles. His best known films include A Thousand Clowns, 12 Angry Men, Psycho, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Cape Fear (1962 and 1991), and Tora Tora Tora. Balsam died at the age of 76 on Feb 13, 1996 in Rome, Italy and was laid to rest in Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, NJ.
MINI BIO:
The versatile Martin Balsam was originally of The Method school. Although vividly remembered as the doomed detective in Psycho and in brilliant form opposite Joanne Woodward in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, this native New Yorker, switched easily from character roles to leads and back, but never quite realized his full potential in the cinema. But he did win an Oscar in 1965 for A Thousand Clowns.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Martin Balsam was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actor for A Thousand Clowns (as Arnold Burns) in 1965.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1965 | Best Supporting Actor | A Thousand Clowns (1965) | Arnold Burns | Won |
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Martin Balsam Quotes:
Sam Bowden: She couldn't bite through a doughnut; but she's a good barker.
Police Chief Mark Dutton: Well, that's good enough. I'll call you when they pick him up.
Henry Mendez: You can be white, Mexican, or Indian, but I think it pays you to be a white man for a while. Put yourself on the winning side for a change.
John Russell: Is that what you are?
Henry Mendez: Well, a Mexican's closer to it than a White Mountain Apache, I can tell you that!
Everett Redman: The time has come for us to start making sex films for the family.
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