Carl Ballantine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1917
- Died
- November 3, 2009 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Troupers
Movie
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Movie · as Realtor in China
Farewell to Harry
Movie
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Movie · as Lenny Luntz (voice)
The Million Dollar Kid
Movie · as Lieutenant
Susan's Plan
Movie · as Harold Beyers
My Giant
Movie · as Rabbi
Vaudeville
Movie · as Self
Freakazoid!
TV · as Huska (voice) · 1 ep
Spider-Man
TV · as Lenny Luntz (voice) · 1 ep
Mr. Saturday Night
Movie · as Freddie
Nickel & Dime
Movie · as Old Timer #3
P.S. I Luv U
TV · 1 ep
Hollywood Chaos
Movie · as A. G.
Garfield and Friends
TV · 1 ep
The Best of Times
Movie · as Arturo
Night Court
TV · as Philip Falcone · 1 ep
The Cosby Show
TV · as The Great Ballantine · 1 ep
Double Trouble
TV · as Rollo · 1 ep
One in a Million
TV · as Max Kellerman · 13 eps
Just You and Me, Kid
Movie · as Reinhoff the Remarkable
The North Avenue Irregulars
Movie · as Sam
B. J. and the Bear
TV · 2 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The World's Greatest Lover
Movie · as Uncle Harry
CHiPs
TV · as Marvello the Great · 1 ep
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Movie · as Dr. Ivory
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Movie · as Conductor
Alice
TV · 1 ep
Laverne & Shirley
TV · as Lionel T. Zimmerman
When Things Were Rotten
TV · as The Waiter, Innkeeper · 1 ep
The Girl Most Likely To...
Movie · as Dr. Hankin
Saga of Sonora
Movie · as Ringo
The Partridge Family
TV · as Pitchman · 1 ep
The Debbie Reynolds Show
TV · 1 ep
Love, American Style
TV · as Leo · 1 ep
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie · as Abel Swanson
Speedway
Movie · as Birdie Kebner
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Ernie · 1 ep
Penelope
Movie · as Boom Boom
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
The Monkees
TV · as Bensen · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Carl Tucker · 1 ep
McHale's Navy
Movie · as Torpedoman Lester Gruber
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
McHale's Navy
TV · as Lester Gruber · 138 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Virginian
TV · as Matty Ryan · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Self, Merlin · 1 ep
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Comedian-Magician · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps