Carl Ballantine tells it this way: He aspired to be a famous magician, but was capable only of arousing laughter from his audiences. Making a lemon from lemonade, Ballantine developed an act based upon his ineptitude as prestidigitator. As "The Great Ballantine," he showed up on such 1950s and 1960s TVers as The Ed Sullivan Show and The Steve Allen Show, delivering a steady stream of sarcasm and self-deprecating patter as all of his tricks and sleight-of-hand demonstrations went hilariously awry. A busy series-TV actor, Ballantine appeared as seaman Gruber on the 1962-66 service sitcom McHale's Navy, and was also co-starred in the spin-off McHale's theatrical features. Carl Ballantine's other big-screen credits include Penelope (1968), The World's Greatest Lover (1977) and Just You and Me, Kid (1979).
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Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Participant |
2005 | |||
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I Crave Rock & Roll
Actor |
1996 | |||
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Mr. Saturday Night
Actor |
1992 | |||
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Nickel and Dime
Actor |
1992 | |||
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Hollywood Chaos
Actor |
1989 | |||
| 1987 | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
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The Best of Times
Actor |
1986 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
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Alice: Spell Mel's
Actor |
1982 | |||
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Just You and Me, Kid
Actor |
1979 | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1971 | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
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Speedway
Actor |
1968 | |||
| 1968 | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
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Penelope
Actor |
1966 | |||
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McHale's Navy: Season 04
Actor |
1965 | |||
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McHale's Navy
Actor |
1964 | |||
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McHale's Navy: Season 03
Actor |
1964 | |||
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McHale's Navy: Season 02
Actor |
1963 | |||
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McHale's Navy: Season 01
Actor |
1962 | |||
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Getting Along
Actor |
NOT YET RELEASED |