Martin Balsam Zoe Balsam, and divorced in 1987. On February 13, 1996, Balsam died of a sudden stroke in his hotel room in Rome, Italy, while on holiday. He was 76. Balsam is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey. National Board of Review – Academy Awards – Tony Awards – Golden Globe Awards – BAFTA Awards – Primetime Emmy Awards – Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of renowned film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960), Arnold
Alfred Hitchcock filmography the host of the anthology television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" which he also produced. In 1958, Hitchcock directed the psychological thriller "Vertigo" starring Stewart and Kim Novak. The film topped the 2012 poll of the British film magazine "Sight & Sound" of the 50 Greatest Films of All Time and also topped the American Film Institute's Top Ten in the mystery genre. He followed this with the spy thriller "North by Northwest" (1959) which starred Grant and Eva Marie Saint. In 1960, he directed "Psycho", the biggest commercial success of his career and for which he received his fifth nomination