Carl Ballantine

Biography

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.

Birthday

Sep 27, 1917

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Deathday

Nov 3, 2009

Also known as

The Great Ballantine
The Amazing Ballantine

Credited in

As cast

Susan's Plan
As Harold Beyers
The Shakiest Gun in the West
As Abel Swanson
The Best of Times
As Arturo
Just You and Me, Kid
As Reinhoff the Remarkable
My Giant
As Rabbi
Farewell to Harry
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As
The World's Greatest Lover
As Uncle Harry
Troupers
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As
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
As Dr. Ivory
The Girl Most Likely To...
As Dr. Hankin
Speedway
As Birdie Kebner
McHale's Navy
As Torpedoman Lester Gruber
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
As Realtor in China
Hollywood Chaos
As A. G.
Mr. Saturday Night
As Freddie
Penelope
As Boom Boom
Saga of Sonora
As Ringo
The North Avenue Irregulars
As Sam
Nickel & Dime
As Old Timer #3
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
As Conductor
The Million Dollar Kid
As Lieutenant