Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine

Birthday: 1917-09-27

Deathday: 2009-11-03

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as: The Great Ballantine, The Amazing Ballantine

imdb_id: nm0050535

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.

Played in movies:

The Girl Most Likely To...

Score: 6.6

The North Avenue Irregulars

Score: 6.3

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Score: 6.2

Nickel & Dime

Score: 6.0

Speedway

Score: 5.8

Mr. Saturday Night

Score: 5.7

The World's Greatest Lover

Score: 5.6

The Best of Times

Score: 5.6

Penelope

Score: 5.6

Just You and Me, Kid

Score: 5.6

My Giant

Score: 5.2

Susan's Plan

Score: 4.8

McHale's Navy

Score: 4.6

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

Score: 4.4

Farewell to Harry

Score: 3.0

The Million Dollar Kid

Score: 2.0

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

Score: 0.0

Saga of Sonora

Score: 0.0

Hollywood Chaos

Score: 0.0

Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story

Score: 0.0

Troupers

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Spider-Man

Score: 8.3

Freakazoid!

Score: 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

Score: 7.8

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Night Court

Score: 7.3

Garfield and Friends

Score: 7.3

When Things Were Rotten

Score: 7.2

When Things Were Rotten

Score: 7.2

Laverne & Shirley

Score: 7.2

Alice

Score: 7.0

The Cosby Show

Score: 7.0

The Debbie Reynolds Show

Score: 7.0

CHiPs

Score: 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

McHale's Navy

Score: 6.6

The Monkees

Score: 6.5

Trapper John, M.D.

Score: 6.5

The Virginian

Score: 6.3

The Danny Kaye Show

Score: 6.3

Laredo

Score: 6.3

That Girl

Score: 6.3

Love, American Style

Score: 6.1

Startime

Score: 6.0

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Score: 6.0

P.S. I Luv U

Score: 5.8

Double Trouble

Score: 5.7

Mayberry R.F.D.

Score: 5.7

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

B. J. and the Bear

Score: 5.5

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

One in a Million

Score: 5.0

Kraft Music Hall

Score: 4.7