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The Magician (1973)
TV Series (1973 - 1974)
A rich magician used his magical talents to help people out of their problems, usually with criminals. In addition to his acting talents, Bill Bixby was actually a very accomplished magician in real life. The highly acclaimed magician, "Blackstone" gave the series his "thumbs up" for the authenticity of its magic.
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01x21 The Illusion of the Evil Spikes Aired: Apr. 15, 1974No Summary Found [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Oct. 02, 1973
Status:
N/A
Runtime:
N/A
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Series Fun Facts
- License number on his Corvette was "SPIRIT".
- In the X-Files, when Samantha Mulder is kidnapped in 1973 The Magician was playing on the Mulder's TV set.
- Bill Bixby actually learned how to do the magic tricks for this role, so for most of the magic there was no trick photography used at all. Some magic did use the frame of the camera or edits…
[show]Bill Bixby actually learned how to do the magic tricks for this role, so for most of the magic there was no trick photography used at all. Some magic did use the frame of the camera or edits to allow effects that would not have been possible otherwise.
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