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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 both comics and magicians.
Birth Name
Meyer Kessler
Born
Thursday, 27 September 1917
Died
Tuesday, 03 November 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Troupers | Self | 2011 |
| Aimee Semple McPherson | Realtor in China | 2006 |
| Farewell to Harry | Hickey | 2002 |
| The Million Dollar Kid | Lieutenant | 2000 |
| Susan's Plan | Harold Beyers | 1998 |
| My Giant | Rabbi | 1998 |
| I Crave Rock & Roll | Dewey Rose | 1996 |
| Freakazoid! | Huska | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Lenny Luntz | 1994 |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Freddie | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Troupers | Self | 2011 |
| Aimee Semple McPherson | Realtor in China | 2006 |
| Farewell to Harry | Hickey | 2002 |
| The Million Dollar Kid | Lieutenant | 2000 |
| Susan's Plan | Harold Beyers | 1998 |
| My Giant | Rabbi | 1998 |
| I Crave Rock & Roll | Dewey Rose | 1996 |
| Freakazoid! | Huska | 1995 |
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Lenny Luntz | 1994 |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Freddie | 1992 |
| P.S.I. Luv U | Mo Hornsby | 1991 |
| Baby Talk | Lloyd | 1991 |
| The New Adam-12 | Sasha Pearl | 1990 |
| Garfield and Friends | Al J. Swindler / (voice) (as Carl Ballentine) / (voice) | 1988 |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1988 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The Best of Times | Arturo | 1986 |
| What's Happening Now! | Mr. Higgins | 1985 |
| The Cosby Show | The Great Ballantine | 1984 |
| Young at Heart Comedians | Self | 1984 |
| Double Trouble | Rollo the Great | 1984 |
| Night Court | Philip Falcone | 1984 |
| One in a Million | Max Kellerman | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Clarence / Roland Shulman | 1979 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Monty the Hitman | 1979 |
| Just You and Me, Kid | Reinhoff the Remarkable | 1979 |
| The North Avenue Irregulars | Sam | 1979 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Magician | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
| A Different Approach | 1978 | |
| The World's Greatest Lover | Uncle Harry | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Marvello the Great | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | The Great Zachariah | 1977 |
| Alice | Freddy | 1976 |
| Revenge of the Cheerleaders | Dr. Ivory | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Lionel T. Zimmerman | 1976 |
| When Things Were Rotten | Innkeeper / The Waiter | 1975 |
| The Ghost Busters | Merlin | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self | 1974 |
| The Girl Most Likely to... | Dr. Hankin | 1973 |
| The Girl with Something Extra | Auctioneer | 1973 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Doc Ellery | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Pitchman | 1970 |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Chicken Little (segment "Love and the Newscasters") / Leo (segment "Love and the Shower") | 1969 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self - Guest / Self | 1969 |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | Newman | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Queen and I | Becker | 1969 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Ernie | 1968 |
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | Abel Swanson / Swanson | 1968 |
| Premiere | Claude | 1968 |
| Speedway | Birdie Kebner | 1968 |
| Penelope | Boom Boom | 1966 |
| The Monkees | Hubbell Bensen | 1966 |
| That Girl | Arnold Lemming | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Carl Tucker | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Laredo | Lemuel Beamish | 1965 |
| McHale's Navy | Torpedoman Lester Gruber | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Comedian / Self - Comic Magician | 1964 |
| The Object Is | Self | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| McHale's Navy | Lester Gruber | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself (as Ballantine) | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Matty Ryan | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Comic Magician / Self - Comedian / Magician | 1961 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Al Henderson | 1961 |
| Startime | Merlin / Self | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams | Self | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Gonzorgo | 1958 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - as The Amazing Ballantine / Self - Comedian-Magician | 1956 |
| Frankie Laine Time | Self | 1955 |
| The Blue Angel | Self | 1954 |
| Stage Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Comedic Magician | 1952 |
| All Star Summer Revue | Self - Guest Comedic Magician / Self - Guest Magician | 1952 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself - as The Amazing Ballantine | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self - comic magician | 1950 |
| College of Musical Knowledge | Self - Guest / Self - Comic Magician | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self / Self - Guest / Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Magician / Comic Magician | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Comedian / Magician | 1948 |
