Carl Ballantine
Born September 27, 1917 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 the wisecracking Ballantine's mock chagrin. He has been credited with creating comedy magic and has influenced comedians and magicians alike.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The World's Greatest Lover
My Giant
Vaudeville
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Speedway
Penelope
Nickel & Dime
The Best of Times
Mr. Saturday Night
The North Avenue Irregulars
Just You and Me, Kid
McHale's Navy
Susan's Plan
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
The Million Dollar Kid
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Saga of Sonora
Hollywood Chaos
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
TV Shows
The Virginian
The Cosby Show
Love, American Style
I Dream of Jeannie
Spider-Man
Garfield and Friends
The Partridge Family
Trapper John, M.D.
The Steve Allen Show
Laverne & Shirley
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
That Girl
The Monkees
Mayberry R.F.D.
McHale's Navy
The Danny Kaye Show
Freakazoid!
CHiPs
