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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
Carl Ballantine Biography (1922-)
Original name, Meyer Kessler; born September 27, 1922, in Chicago, IL; married Ceil Cabot (an actress); children: Sara (a voice artist). Addresses:Agent: Tisherman Agency, 6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90068.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, voice artist, magician
- Birth Details
- September 27, 1922
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Torpedoman Lester Gruber, McHale's Navy, Universal, 1964
- Boom Boom, Penelope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
- Abel Swanson, The Shakiest Gun in the West, Universal, 1968
- Birdie Kebner, Speedway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- Dr. Ivory, Revenge of the Cheerleaders (also known as H.O.T.S.III), Monarch Releasing, 1976
- Uncle Harry, The World's Greatest Lover, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
- Reinhoff the remarkable, Just You and Me, Kid, Columbia, 1979
- Sam the tailor, The North Avenue Irregulars (also known as Hill's Angels), Buena Vista, 1979
- Arturo, The Best of Times, Universal, 1986
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Nickel & Dime, 1991
- Freddie, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992
- The doctor, Oink, 1995
- Dewey Rose, I Crave Rock & Roll, 1996
- Rabbi, My Giant, Columbia, 1998
- Lieutenant, The Million Dollar Kid, A-pix Entertainment, 2000
- Hickey, Farewell to Harry, Clear Pictures/Drop of a Hat/Hat Factory Films/Red Barn Films, 2002
- Realtor in China, Aimee Semple McPherson, Richard Rossi Productions, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Lester Gruber, McHale's Navy, ABC, 1962-66
- Becker, The Queen and I, CBS, 1969
- Max Kellerman, One in a Million, ABC, 1980
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Movies
- Dr. Hankim, The Girl Most Likely To ... , ABC, 1973
- Conductor, How to Break Up a Happy Divorce, NBC, 1976
- Harold Beyers, Susan's Plan (also known as Dying to Get Rich), Cinemax, 1998
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Specials
- Town banker, The Saga of Sonora (musical), NBC, 1973
- (As The Great Ballantine) The Magic of David Copperfield, CBS, 1978
- Himself, "Vaudeville," American Masters (also known as AmericanMasters: Vaudeville and Vaudeville: An "American Masters" Special), PBS, 1997
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Episodic
- Guest (sometime credited as The Amazing Mr. Ballantine or Mr. Ballantine), The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS,1953, 1956, 1961, 1962
- Guest, The Garry Moore Show, CBS, 1958, 1959
- Gonzorgo, "Babes in Toyland," Shirley Temple's Storybook, NBC, 1960
- (As The Amazing Mr. Ballantine) Merlin, "Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets KingArthur," Startime (also known as Ford Startime), NBC, 1960
- (As The Amazing Mr. Ballantine) "Fun Fair," Startime (also known as Ford Startime), NBC, 1960
- Al, "Christmas at the 53rd," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
- Al, "Quiet! We're Thinking," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
- Al, "The Taming of Lucille," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
- Himself, "Fun in Fantasyland," Meet Me at Disneyland, ABC, 1962
- Guest, The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1963
- Guest, The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, 1963
- Guest, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1964, 1965
- Mr. Lemming, "I'll Be Suing You," That Girl, ABC, 1966
- Hubbell Benson, "Find the Monkees" (also known as "The Audition"), TheMonkees, NBC, 1967
- Lemuel Beamish, "Hey Diddle Diddle," Laredo, NBC, 1967
- Carl Tucker, "The Used Car Salesman," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1968
- Ernie, "The Copy Machine," Mayberry R.F.D., CBS, 1968
- Guest, The Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1968
- Himself, "Alan King: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to September," Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1969
- Guest, "Baby's First Birthday," That's Life, ABC, 1969
- "Love and the Shower," Love, American Style, ABC, 1969
- Matt, "The Politician," The Virginian (also known as Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1971
- Pitchman, "Partridge up a Pair Tree," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1971
- Chicken Little, "Love and the Newscasters," Love, American Style,ABC, 1972
- Doc Ellery, "Operation: Smokescreen," O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, CBS,1972
- Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1972
- Waiter, "Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead," When Things Were Rotten, ABC, 1975
- "Two Weirdos" (also known as "Two of Our Weirdos Are Missing"), Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1976
- Stevens, "Rustling," CHiPs, NBC, 1978
- Magician, "B. J. and the Seven Lady Truckers: Parts 1 & 2," B. J.and the Bear, NBC, 1979
- The Great Zachariah, "Delphine/The Unkillable," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1981
- "Days of Wine and Leo," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1981
- Freddy, "Spell Mel's," Alice, CBS, 1982
- Roland Shulman, "My Son the Doctor," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984
- Rollo the Great, "Do You Believe in Magic?," Double Trouble, NBC,1984
- Evan Llewellyn, "Breathing Room," Blacke's Magic, NBC, 1986
- Fabulous Falconi, "Could This Be Magic?," Night Court, NBC, 1986
- Mr. Higgins, "Dwayne's Big Step," What's Happening Now!, syndicated, 1987
- (As The Great Ballantine) "The Show Must Go On," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1987
- Voice of Al Swindler, "Lemon Aid," Garfield and Friends (animated), CBS, 1989
- Voice of Al Swindler, "Skyway Robbery," Garfield and Friends (animated), CBS, 1990
- Voice of Al Swindler, "Wonderful World," Garfield and Friends (animated), CBS, 1990
- Mo Hornsby, "What's Up, Bugsy?," P.S.I. Luv U, CBS, 1991
- Voice of Huska, "And Fan Boy Is His Name/Lawn Gnomes, Chapter IV: Fun inthe Sun/Frenching with Freakazoid!," Freakazoid (animated), The WB, 1995
- (As Carl Ballentine) Voice of Lenny Lankowski, "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 13: Goblin Wars," Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1996
- Voice characterization, "Help Wanted," SpongeBob SquarePants (animated; also known as SpongeBob and Spongeboy Squarepants), Nickelodeon, 1999
- Voice characterization, "Dying for Pie," SpongeBob SquarePants (animated; also known as SpongeBob and Spongeboy Squarepants), Nickelodeon, 2000
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Pilots
- Acropolis, Where's the Fire?, ABC, 1975
- Uncle Bernie, Camp Grizzly, ABC, 1980
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Stage Appearances
- Lycus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1972
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