Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (4. novembar 1919 – 13. februar 1996) je bio američki glumac poznat po nizu karakternih, ali zapaženih uloga, među kojima je jedna od najpoznatijih Porotnik br. 1 u znamenitoj sudskoj drami Twelve Angry Men. Za svoj nastup u filmu A Thousand Clowns 1965. godine je osvojio Oscar za najboljeg sporednog glumca.

Filmografija

Personal life 
In 1951, Balsam married his first wife, actress Pearl Somner. They divorced three years later. His second wife was actress Joyce Van Patten. This marriage lasted for four years (from 1958 until 1962) and produced one daughter, Talia Balsam. He married his third wife, Irene Miller, in 1963.  They had two children, Adam and Zoe Balsam, and divorced in 1987.

Death 
On February 13, 1996, Balsam died of a sudden stroke in his hotel room in Rome, Italy, while on vacation. He was 76. Balsam is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey. He was survived by his three children and Renee Landau, his companion.

Awards 
National Board of Review –

 (1964) Best Supporting Actor – The Carpetbaggers (Won)

Academy Awards –

 (1966) Best Actor in a Supporting Role – A Thousand Clowns (Won)

Tony Awards –

 (1968) Best Actor in a Play – You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (Won)

Golden Globe Awards –

 (1974) Best Supporting Actor – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (Nominated)

BAFTA Awards –

 (1976) Best Supporting Actor – The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Nominated)
 (1977) Best Supporting Actor – All the President's Men (Nominated)

Primetime Emmy Awards –

 (1977) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie – Raid on Entebbe (Nominated)

Izvori

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Američki filmski glumci
Američki teatarski glumci
Američki televizijski glumci