Carl Ballantine

Age: 87
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Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born: Sep. 27th, 1922

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Carl Ballantine's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

Inveterate smoker of Cuban stogies.
Changed his name to Ballantine early in his career after he happened to spot a bottle of Ballantine Whiskey in an advertisement and decided that the name of his magic act would be "Ballantine, the World's Greatest Magician".
Performed as Lycus, the slave merchant, on Broadway in the 1972 revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" starring 'Phil Silvers' (qv).
Father of 'Sara Ballantine' (qv).
One-of-a-kind, he was billed as the incomparable Carl "The Amazing" Ballantine, the only magician who NEVER did a trick. Actually, in his early career, he did a manipulation act, but gave up real magic when he realized he could not be as good as some of his peers. However, he did become the first magician to headline in Las Vegas.
Acting-wise, he is still best remembered for his co-starring role of navy man Lester Gruber on the TV series _"McHale's Navy" (1962)_ (qv) starring 'Ernest Borgnine' (qv) and 'Tim Conway' (qv).
In addition to being an actor, Ballantine is an accomplished magician.

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