Martin Balsam

Movie Actor

Birthday November 4, 1919

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace The Bronx, NY

DEATH DATE Feb 13, 1996 (76)

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About

Best Supporting Actor who appeared in A Thousand Clowns in 1965. He also portrayed private investigator Milton Arbogast in the classic horror film, Psycho.

Before Fame

He studied drama before joining the U.S. Air Force during WWII.

Trivia

He was born to Jewish parents in the Bronx, and played Detective Milton Arbogast in Hitchcock's Psycho.

Family Life

His father, Albert Balsam, was a manufacturer for women's sportswear.

Associated With

He co-starred with Barbara Harris in A Thousand Clowns. His role as Arnold Burns earned him an Oscar-nomination.