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Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

  • Fame60.2
  • Momentum5.3
  • Wikipedia42.2K
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Lived 1919–1996, aged 77United States
United StatesUnited StatesActorsActor
  • Wikipedia
    46 languages
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  • Era
    1919–1996
    Aged 77
  • Known for
    12 Angry Men
    1957
Summary
Updated 2026-08-25

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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  • Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
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60.2
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Momentum5.3
Historical23.8
Now attention29.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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