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John Calvert is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 5 august 1911

John Calvert

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Nationality USA
Birth 5 august 1911
Death 27 september 2013 (at 102 years) at Lancaster (USA)

Madren Elbern "John" Calvert (August 5, 1911 – September 27, 2013) was an American magician who performed on stage (including Broadway) for eight decades both in the United States and worldwide. Siegfried and Roy cited him as an inspiration, and Bess Houdini said that he was second only to Harry Houdini in "play(ing) the part of a magician."

He was also a film actor who appeared in numerous movies and was the subject of a biographical documentary entitled John Calvert – His Magic and Adventures. The Society of Young Magicians (S.Y.M.) Assembly #29 of the Boston area was solely named after John Calvert until 2012 when David Oliver was also added to the name.

Biography

Calvert married his wife Tammy in 1982. He died on September 27, 2013, aged 102.

Usually with

Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
(3 films)
Michael Mark
Michael Mark
(3 films)
Jack Bernhard
Jack Bernhard
(2 films)
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Filmography of John Calvert (10 films)

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Actor

Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about education
Actors John Calvert
Roles Intelligent Design Supporter
Rating71% 3.58463.58463.58463.58463.5846
Flock of Dodos examines the disagreements that proponents of intelligent design have with the scientific consensus position of evolution.
Search for Danger, 1h2
Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors John Calvert, Albert Dekker, Myrna Dell, Ben Welden, Douglas Fowley, Michael Mark
Roles Michael 'The Falcon' Waring
Rating64% 3.227023.227023.227023.227023.22702
Mike Waring, a private detective in Los Angeles whose nickname is "The Falcon," is on a case. He follows a man named Andrews to a hotel, then reports back to his clients, club owners Kirk and Gregory, where the man, their business partner, can be found.
Devil's Cargo, 1h4
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson, Roscoe Karns, Lyle Talbot, Theodore von Eltz, Michael Mark
Roles Michael 'The Falcon' Watling
Rating55% 2.7635552.7635552.7635552.7635552.763555
Appointment with Murder, 1h7
Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors John Calvert, Lyle Talbot, Peter Brocco, Ben Welden, Michael Mark, Anna Demetrio
Roles Michael Watling, the Falcon
Rating54% 2.721782.721782.721782.721782.72178
The Falcon travels to Milan to locate some stolen paintings for an insurance company. He follows the trail from a murdered Italian painter to an art gallery in Los Angeles.
Ten Cents a Dance
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jane Frazee, Mark Roberts, Joan Woodbury, John Calvert, Carole Mathews
Roles Breezy Walker
Rating60% 3.044843.044843.044843.044843.04484
Privates Billy Sparks and Ted Kimball make use of their thirty-six hour leave from the service to spend an evening at the Merryland Dance Hall, looking for suitable easy dames to court. Ted is the financially strong of the two men, but always lets Billy take care of the money, since he is afraid of gold digging girls.
The Mark of the Whistler, 1h
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Porter Hall, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), John Calvert, Walter Baldwin
Roles Eddie Donnelly
Rating65% 3.284433.284433.284433.284433.28443
A drifter claims the money in a dormant bank account. Later, he becomes the target of men who are the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison due to a conflict with him over the money.
Are These Our Parents?, 1h13
Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff, Noel Neill, Emma Dunn, Addison Richards

A mother's preference for partying, boozing, and running around with an assortment of sleazy characters results in her neglecting her nubile teenage daughter, who subsequently finds herself mixed up with teenage boys, nightclub owners, and murder.
Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)
, 1h39
Directed by Robert Aldrich, Lambert Hillyer, Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan
Roles Calvert the Magician
Rating59% 2.9968552.9968552.9968552.9968552.996855
In 1941, at a staff meeting in Washington, D.C., two officers of the U.S. Army Air Corps (and old friends) debate the importance of bombardiers. Major "Chick" Davis (Pat O'Brien) argues that a bombardier, using the top secret American bombsight will be the "spearhead of our striking force." After a year of observing the Royal Air Force fight the German Luftwaffe, Capt. "Buck" Oliver (Randolph Scott) is not convinced a bomber can get "so close that a bomb can't miss" and that new pilots are the priority. Davis challenges Oliver to a "bombing duel" to test their respective points of view. Oliver, using a dive bomber, misses the stationary target with all his bombs, while Davis, bombing from 20,000 feet in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, succeeds in hitting his target with his first bomb.

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Princess
Princess (2009)
, 2h
Directed by Mark Rosman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Mermaids in film
Actors Nora Zehetner, Kip Pardue, Nicole Anderson, Mayko Nguyen, Rebecca Northan, Jasmine Richards
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.664632.664632.664632.664632.66463
William Humphries (Kip Pardue) is at the end of his trust fund after several failed career-attempts. Louis Baxter (Matthew Edison), William's friend, takes him along to the annual endangered animals benefit in L.A. This year, to raise more money, Princess Ithaca (Nora Zehetner) auctions a single dinner, which William bids the last of his money on believing that knowing the princess will open business opportunities for him. He wins the auction, but finds himself enchanted by Ithaca, who believes he is the seeker, a long-awaited champion who will help save a secret realm of mythological creatures.