cigarjoe Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 He's in 12 Angry Men 1957 Al Capone 1959 Middle of the Night 1959 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Cape Fear 1962 Seven Days in May 1964 After the Fox 1966 Hombre 1967 Catch-22 1970 Little Big Man 1970 All the President's Men 1976 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I absolutely agree. He's got so much versatility. But I would pick him because he has a featured role in three of my favorite films: Breakfast at Tiffany's Murder on the Orient Express & Psycho. Plus he was a staple in classic dramatic TV shows. In 1966 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in for: A Thousand Clowns. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Yep, seems like a good choice, although I think character actors like him are more likely to end up with a single SUTS day than a monthlong spotlight. But I would watch that, too. Trivia: Balsam replaced Stacy Keach on Catch-22, whom Mike Nichols fired ostensibly because he was too young for the part. Keach was 27. I think Balsam at the time was 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 22 hours ago, cigarjoe said: He's in 12 Angry Men 1957 Al Capone 1959 Middle of the Night 1959 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Cape Fear 1962 Seven Days in May 1964 After the Fox 1966 Hombre 1967 Catch-22 1970 Little Big Man 1970 All the President's Men 1976 You've missed listing one of my favorites of Balsam's roles, CG: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 (...gesundheit) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aritosthenes Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Yes Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameselliot Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 As far as I know, he was never given a lead role in a movie although he came close in an Italian mob movie he did with Franco Nero called Confessions of a Police Captain. He played the captain in this gritty, brutal, depressing Mafia flick in a role Ben Gazzara turned down. A really great actor, I'll watch anything he's in. Won a supporting actor Oscar for A Thousand Clowns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 MARTIN BALSAM had a good part in SUMMER WISHES, WINTER DREAMS (1973-Drama). Also in '73 he had a big part in THE STONE KILLER, another mean Michael Winner movie with loads of violence and death. Fun movie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 And let's not forget his uncredited appearance in ON THE WATERFRONT. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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