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Magicians in the Movies

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Magicians as actors- magicians playing the part of magicians in films. And magicians as featured characters in film. Some of these are available on DVD.

 
 
Houdini Grim Game Movie Poster


Penn and Teller


 

MAGICIANS WHO APPEARED IN FILMS

HOUDINI
The Master Mystery (1919)
The Grim Game (1919)
Terror Island (1920)
The Man From Beyond (1921)
Haldane of the Secret Service (1923)
 
DANTE
A Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Bunco Squad (1950)
 
DAVID COPPERFIELD
Terror Train (1980)
 
PENN and TELLER
Invisible Thread (1987)
Penn and Teller Get Killed (1989)
 
NORM NIELSEN
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
 
RICKY JAY
House of Games (1987) (plus 14 other films)
 
GAETON BLOOM
Henry and June (1990)
 
JOHN SCARNE (or at least his hands!)
The Sting (1973)
 

ACTORS WHO PLAYED MAGICIANS IN FILMS

VINCENT PRICE
The Mad Magician (1954)
 
ORSON WELLES
Casino Royale (1967)
Follow the Boys (1944)
 
JERRY LEWIS
The Geisha Boy (1958)
 
STEVE MARTIN
Leap of Faith (1992)
 
EDWARD NORTON
The Illusionist (2006)
 
HUGH JACKMAN
The Prestige (2006)
 
CHRISTIAN BALE
The Prestige (2006)
 
TONY CURTIS
Houdini (1953)
 
ADRIEN BRODY
Houdini (2014)
 
WOODY HARRELSON, JESSE EISENBERG, MARK RUFFALO, ISLA FISHER, DAVE FRANCO
Now You See Me (2013)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
 
 
 
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