| Who is it? | Actor |
| Birth Day | November 04, 1919 |
| Birth Place | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Age | 101 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | February 13, 1996(1996-02-13) (aged 76)\nRome, Italy |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Resting place | Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | DeWitt Clinton High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Pearl Somner (1952–54) Joyce Van Patten (1957–62; 1 child) Irene Miller (1963–87; 2 children) |
| Children | 3, including Talia Balsam |
Martin Balsam, a renowned actor hailing from the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $19 million by 2024. With a remarkable career spanning several decades, Balsam has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. His exceptional acting skills and versatility have earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades. Martin Balsam's notable roles in iconic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "All the President's Men" have solidified his status as one of the greatest actors of his generation. His immense talent, coupled with his commercial success, has undoubtedly contributed to his impressive net worth.
Martin Balsam made his professional debut in August 1941 in a production of The Play's the Thing in Locust Valley. During World War II, he served as a sergeant radio operator in a B-24 in the China-Burma-India theater of operations.
In early 1948, he was selected by Elia Kazan to be a member in the recently formed Actors Studio. Balsam went on to perform in several episodes of the studio's dramatic television anthology series, broadcast between September 1948 and 1950. He appeared in many other television drama series, including Decoy with Beverly Garland, The Twilight Zone (episodes "The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine" and "The New Exhibit"), as a Psychologist in the pilot episode, Five Fingers, Target: The Corruptors!, The Eleventh Hour, Breaking Point, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Fugitive, and Mr. Broadway, as a retired U.N.C.L.E. agent in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode, "The Odd Man Affair", and guest-starred in the two-part Murder, She Wrote episode, "Death Stalks the Big Top". He also appeared in the Route 66 episode, "Somehow It Gets To Be Tomorrow".
In 1951, Balsam married his first wife, Actress Pearl Somner. They divorced three years later. His second wife was Actress Joyce Van Patten. This marriage lasted for four years (from 1958 until 1962) and produced one daughter, Talia Balsam. He married his third wife, Irene Miller, in 1963. They had two children, Adam and Zoe Balsam, and divorced in 1987.
In 1960, he appeared in one of his best-remembered roles as Detective Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Along with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, Martin Balsam appeared in both the original Cape Fear (1962), and the 1991 Martin Scorsese remake. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965). In 1968, he won a Tony Award for his appearance in the 1967 Broadway production of You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running.
Balsam played Washington Post Editor Howard Simons in All the President's Men (1976), and a film that eventually became a highly popular Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode, the Joe Don Baker police drama Mitchell (1975). He played Dr. Rudy Wells when the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg was adapted as a TV-movie pilot for The Six Million Dollar Man (1973), though he did not reprise the role for the subsequent series. He appeared as a spokesman/hostage in the TV movie Raid on Entebbe (1976) and as a detective in the TVM Contract on Cherry Street (1977). He also appeared on an episode of Quincy ME. Balsam starred as Murray Klein on the All in the Family spin-off Archie Bunker's Place for two seasons (1979–81) and returned for a guest appearance in the show's fourth and final season. He even filled in for Charles Nelson Reilly on Match Game for one question when Reilly was late for a taping.
On February 13, 1996, Balsam died of a sudden stroke in his hotel room in Rome, Italy, while on vacation. He was 76. Balsam is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey.
