Cast

Martin Balsam

1919 – 1996

Active years (films on this site)

1957–1991

Genres

DramaCrimeComedyThrillerWar

Schools and movements

New HollywoodClassical HollywoodCommedia all'ItalianaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Sidney Lumet2 filmsLuigi Comencini1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmBlake Edwards1 filmJohn Frankenheimer1 filmMike Nichols1 filmArthur Penn1 filmDamiano Damiani1 filmAlan J. Pakula1 filmMartin Scorsese1 film

Biography

Martin 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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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1966
• Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1968

National / local

• National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor 1964

11 films on this site

1. 12 Angry Men 1957 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 9.0 · Cast
2. Everybody Go Home 1960 · Luigi Comencini · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
3. Psycho 1960 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 8.5 · Cast
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 · Blake Edwards · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
5. Seven Days in May 1964 · John Frankenheimer · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
6. Catch-22 1970 · Mike Nichols · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
7. Little Big Man 1970 · Arthur Penn · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
8. Confessions of a Police Captain 1971 · Damiano Damiani · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
9. Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
10. All the President's Men 1976 · Alan J. Pakula · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
11. Cape Fear 1991 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 7.3 · Cast