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.
Movies
The Best of Times
Penelope
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The World's Greatest Lover
Speedway
Vaudeville
My Giant
Mr. Saturday Night
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Susan's Plan
The Million Dollar Kid
The North Avenue Irregulars
Nickel & Dime
McHale's Navy
Just You and Me, Kid
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Saga of Sonora
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Hollywood Chaos
TV Shows
I Dream of Jeannie
The Cosby Show
Alice
The Virginian
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Partridge Family
Spider-Man
Trapper John, M.D.
Garfield and Friends
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Laverne & Shirley
The Steve Allen Show
That Girl
Freakazoid!
The Danny Kaye Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Monkees
CHiPs
Startime
Laredo
