Carl Ballantine
Born: 1917-09-27 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2009-11-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2011
2006
- Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story as Realtor in China
2002
2000
- The Million Dollar Kid as Lieutenant
1998
- Susan's Plan as Harold Beyers
- My Giant as Rabbi
1995
1994
- Spider-Man as Lenny Luntz (voice)
1992
- Nickel & Dime as Old Timer #3
- Mr. Saturday Night as Freddie
1991
1989
- Hollywood Chaos as A. G.
1988
1986
- The Best of Times as Arturo
1984
- The Cosby Show as The Great Ballantine
- Night Court as Philip Falcone
- Double Trouble as Rollo
1980
- One in a Million as Max Kellerman
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.
- B. J. and the Bear
- The North Avenue Irregulars as Sam
- Just You and Me, Kid as Reinhoff the Remarkable
1977
- CHiPs as Marvello the Great
- The World's Greatest Lover as Uncle Harry
1976
- Alice
- Laverne & Shirley
- Revenge of the Cheerleaders as Dr. Ivory
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce as Conductor
1975
- When Things Were Rotten as The Waiter
1973
- Saga of Sonora as Ringo
- The Girl Most Likely To... as Dr. Hankin
1970
- The Partridge Family as Pitchman
1969
1968
- Mayberry R.F.D. as Ernie
- Speedway as Birdie Kebner
- The Shakiest Gun in the West as Abel Swanson
1966
- The Monkees as Hubbell Bensen
- That Girl
- Penelope as Boom Boom
1965
- I Dream of Jeannie as Carl Tucker
- Laredo
1964
- McHale's Navy as Torpedoman Lester Gruber
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Virginian as Matty Ryan
- McHale's Navy as Lester Gruber
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1959
- Startime as Self
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Comedian-Magician
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self