Known for Acting
Birthday
September 27, 1917
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Virginian

Night Court

The Cosby Show

Alice

Spider-Man

Love, American Style

I Dream of Jeannie

Garfield and Friends

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Steve Allen Show

Laverne & Shirley

Trapper John, M.D.

The Ed Sullivan Show

That Girl

Laredo

McHale's Navy

The Danny Kaye Show

Freakazoid!