Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 27, 1917
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- The Great Ballantine
- The Amazing Ballantine
Carl 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.
Known For - Movies
Mr. Saturday Night
as Freddie
My Giant
as Rabbi
The Best of Times
as Arturo
Penelope
as Boom Boom
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Abel Swanson
McHale's Navy
as Torpedoman Lester Gruber
Susan's Plan
as Harold Beyers
Speedway
as Birdie Kebner
Just You and Me, Kid
as Reinhoff the Remarkable
The Million Dollar Kid
as Lieutenant
