Carl Ballantine
American entertainer (1917-2009) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 92
Carl Ballantine was an American magician, comedian and actor. Billing himself as "The Great Ballantine", "The Amazing Ballantine" or "Ballantine: The World's Greatest Magician", his vaudeville-style comedy routine involved transparent or incompetent stage magic tricks, which tended to flop and go "hilariously awry" to...
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Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson StoryFilm, Realtor in China2002Farewell to HarryFilm2000
The Million Dollar KidFilm, Lieutenant1997
VaudevilleFilm1995
Freakazoid!Series, Huska (voice)1992
Mr. Saturday NightFilm, Freddie1989
Hollywood ChaosFilm, A. G.1988
Garfield and FriendsSeries1986
The Best of TimesFilm, Arturo1979
Trapper John, M.D.Series
Just You and Me, KidFilm, 1979Reinhoff the Remarkable1978
The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries1977
The World's Greatest LoverFilm, Uncle Harry1976
AliceSeries1973
Saga of SonoraFilm, Ringo1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Leo1968
SpeedwayFilm, Birdie Kebner1966
PenelopeFilm, Boom Boom1965
I Dream of JeannieSeries, Carl Tucker1964
McHale's NavyFilm, Torpedoman Lester Gruber1962
McHale's NavySeries, Lester Gruber1958
Kraft Music HallSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1917Born27 September 1917People around Carl
Close ties
Billy Crystal Directed Mr. Saturday Night (1993)
Elvis Presley Produced Speedway (1968)
Gene Wilder Directed The World's Greatest Lover (1978)
Ed Asner Also in The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Nancy Sinatra Produced Speedway (1968)
John Landis Directed Susan's Plan (1998)
Norman Taurog Directed Speedway (1968)
Bill Bixby Produced Speedway (1968)
Arthur Hiller Directed Penelope (1966)
Marc Shaiman Also in Mr. Saturday Night (1993)
Ruth McDevitt Also in The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Michael Lehmann Directed My Giant (1998)
Joe Flynn Also in McHale's Navy (1964)
Bill Zuckert Also in The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Herb Voland Also in The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Richard Rossi Directed Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story (2006)
Billy Sands Also in McHale's Navy (1964)
Rand Ravich Directed Oink (1995)- Warren Burton Also in The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
Alan Rafkin Directed The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Known for
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Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin 2002
The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968
Mr. Saturday Night 1992
The Best of Times 1986
My Giant 1998
Filmography 23
58 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
Billing himself as "The Great Ballantine", "The Amazing Ballantine" or "Ballantine: The World's Greatest Magician", his vaudeville-style comedy routine involved transparent or incompetent stage magic tricks, which tended to flop and go "hilariously awry" to the wisecracking Ballantine's mock chagrin. He has been credited with creating comedy magic and has influenced comedians and magicians alike.
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Holly PalanceAlso in The Best of Times (1986)
Kiera ChaplinAlso in Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story (2006)
Ross HagenAlso in Speedway (1968)