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
Hemlock Hoax, the Detective Hemlock Hoax, the Detective Hemlock Hoax, the Detective is an American short comedy film produced and distributed in 1910 by the Lubin Manufacturing Company. The silent film features a detective named Hemlock Hoax who tries to solve a murder, which unbeknownst to him is a practical joke being played on him by two young boys. It was one of many shorts designed to derive its humor from a sleuth whose name was similar to Sherlock Holmes. The character of Hemlock Hoax was based on a minor character from a film story that had been rejected. The finished film was released