Martin Balsam

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Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City, to Lillian (Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, a manufacturer of women's sportswear. He was the first-born child. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and his mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Martin caught the acting bug in high school where he participated in the drama club. After high school, he continued his interest in acting by attending Manhattan's progressive New School. When World War II broke out, Martin was called to service in his early twenties. After the war, he was lucky to secure a position as an usher at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. By 1947, he was honing his craft at the Actors Studio, run at that time by Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. His time at the Actors Studio in New York City allowed him training in the famous Stanislavsky method. Despite his excellent training, he had to prove himself, just like any up and coming young actor. He began on Broadway in the late 1940s. But, it was not until 1951 that he experienced real success. That play was Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo". After his Broadway success, he had a few minor television roles before his big break arrived when he joined the cast of Die Faust im Nacken (1954). In the 1950s, Martin had many television roles. He had recurring roles on some of the most popular television series of that time, including The United States Steel Hour (1953), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948), Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951) and Studio One (1948). In 1957, he was able to prove himself on the big-screen once again, with a prominent role in Die zwölf Geschworenen (1957), directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda. All of Martin's television work in the 1950s did not go to waste. While starring on an episode of Alfred Hitchcock präsentiert (1955), Hitchcock was so impressed by his work, that he offered him a key supporting role of Detective Milton Arbogast in Psycho (1960). His work with Hitchcock opened him up to a world of other acting opportunities. Many strong movie roles came his way in the 1960s, including parts in Frühstück bei Tiffany (1961), Ein Köder für die Bestie (1962) and Die Unersättlichen (1964). One of the proudest moments in his life was when he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Tausend Clowns (1965). It was soon after that he began accepting roles in European movies. He soon developed a love for Italy, and lived there most of his remaining years. He acted in over a dozen Italian movies and spent his later life traveling between Hollywood and Europe for his many roles. After a career that spanned more than fifty years, Martin Balsam died of natural causes in his beloved Italy at age 76. He passed away of a stroke at a hotel in Rome called Residenza di Repetta. He was survived by his third wife Irene Miller and three children, Adam, Zoe and Talia. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Irishlass240 (smmorr240@aol.com)

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Martin Balsam’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Martin Balsam on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1970 to 2015. See the full graphs of the number of Martin Balsam movies released per year from 1980 till 2015.

Top Genres

Martin Balsam works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Crime Genre flixes. 40% of Martin Balsam movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Martin Balsam worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Martin Balsam has worked on is 6.4.

6.4 / 10

Martin Balsam's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Drama,History,Thriller
All the President's Men (1976)

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

7.9/10138 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

7.6/10104 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Adventure,Comedy,Drama
Little Big Man (1970)

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.

7.6/10139 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

In 1941, following months of economic embargo, Japan prepares to open its war against the United States with a preventive attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

7.5/10144 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Drama,Sport
Aunt Mary (1979)

The story is told over a couple of years of a disabled woman living in Baltimore, MD. The story opens in 1954 when the St. Louis Browns relocate to become the Orioles. Mary Dobkin sets up a...

7.2/1098 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A lonely old man finds his life beginning to have some meaning when he helps a teen-age girl living in a rehabilitation centre.

7.2/1097 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

One of the first films about the mafia occurrence, in which the fight is hopeless, because "the polyp's feeler" reaches everything and everybody. A police inspector and a deputy public ...

7.2/10106 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Comedy,Drama,War
Catch-22 (1970)

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

7.1/10122 min

Available in 12 platform(s).