Carl Ballantine
ActingAlso Known As
The Great Ballantine, The Amazing 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.
Movies
(21 total)
The Best of Times
as Arturo
My Giant
as Rabbi
Mr. Saturday Night
as Freddie
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Abel Swanson
The Girl Most Likely To...
as Dr. Hankin
Speedway
as Birdie Kebner
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
as Dr. Ivory
The World's Greatest Lover
as Uncle Harry
Susan's Plan
as Harold Beyers
Penelope
as Boom Boom
Just You and Me, Kid
as Reinhoff the Remarkable
McHale's Navy
as Torpedoman Lester Gruber
The Million Dollar Kid
as Lieutenant
Nickel & Dime
as Old Timer #3
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as Realtor in China
Hollywood Chaos
as A. G.
Saga of Sonora
as Ringo
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
as Conductor
TV Shows
(33 total)
Spider-Man
as Lenny Luntz (voice)
I Dream of Jeannie
as Carl Tucker
The Cosby Show
as The Great Ballantine
Night Court
as Philip Falcone
CHiPs
as Marvello the Great
The Monkees
as Bensen
The Virginian
as Matty Ryan
The Partridge Family
as Pitchman
McHale's Navy
as Lester Gruber
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
