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
- My Giant as Rabbi
- Susan's Plan as Harold Beyers
1997
- Vaudeville as Self
1995
- Freakazoid! as Huska (voice)
1994
- Spider-Man as Lenny Luntz (voice)
1992
- Mr. Saturday Night as Freddie
- Nickel & Dime as Old Timer #3
1991
1989
- Hollywood Chaos as A. G.
1988
1986
- The Best of Times as Arturo
1984
- Night Court as Philip Falcone
- The Cosby Show as The Great Ballantine
- 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
1978
- The Magic of David Copperfield as Self
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
- The Girl Most Likely To... as Dr. Hankin
- Saga of Sonora as Ringo
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
- That Girl
- The Monkees as Bensen
- 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