Martin Balsam
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| Nickname: |
Martin Balsam / Marty Balsam / |
| Known for: |
12 Angry Men, Psycho, Tora! Tora! Tora! |
| Birth name: |
Martin Henry Balsam |
| Birthday: |
4 November 1919, The Bronx, New York, USA |
| Height: |
5' 7" (1.70 m) |
Trivia

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."

Father of actress
Talia Balsam.

Graduated DeWitt Clinton High School in New York. [1938]

He was the first to record the voice of HAL in
Stanley Kubrick's
2001: A Space Odyssey, but was passed over in favor of
Douglas Rain.

Studied Monkey Kung Fu as a hobby.

Won Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running."

Ex-brother-in-law of
Dick Van Patten,
Pat Van Patten and
Timothy Van Patten.

Ex-uncle of
Vincent Van Patten,
Nels Van Patten and
James Van Patten.

A veteran of the famous Actors Studio in New York.

He would express frustration when fans asking for autographs would only seem to remember him falling backwards down the stairway in
Psycho. He felt there were so many other challenging roles he would rather be remembered for. Always charming, he simply smiled and provided the signature, just the same.
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