Birthday: November 04, 2019
Bronx-raised actor Martin Balsam was the oldest of three children of a ladies' sportswear salesman. "Actors are bums" was dad's reaction when Balsam announced his intention of going into show business; still, young Martin took full advantage of lunch breaks from his "real" jobs to rehearse for amateur theatricals. After World War II, Balsam joined New York's Actors Studio, supporting ...more- 1973
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
- nom
- 1965
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actor
- A Thousand Clowns
- win
- 1964
- National Board of Review
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Carpetbaggers
- win
- 1994
- The Silence of the Hams
- Inspector Balsam
- 1991
- Cape Fear
- Judge
- 1990
- Two Evil Eyes
- Mr. Pym
- 1988
- The Child Saver
- Sidney Rosenberg
- 1987
- P.I. Private Investigations
- Cliff Dowling











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