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John Calvert(1911-2013)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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John Calvert
John Calvert was born on 5 August 1911 in New Trenton, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Devil's Cargo (1948), Search for Danger (1949) and Dark Venture (1956). He was married to Tammy and Ann Cornell. He died on 27 September 2013 in Lancaster, California, USA.
BornAugust 5, 1911
DiedSeptember 27, 2013(102)
BornAugust 5, 1911
DiedSeptember 27, 2013(102)
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Known for

John Calvert and Rochelle Hudson in Devil's Cargo (1948)
Devil's Cargo
5.6
  • Michael 'The Falcon' Waring
  • 1948
John Calvert and Myrna Dell in Search for Danger (1949)
Search for Danger
6.4
  • Michael 'The Falcon' Waring
  • 1949
Dark Venture (1956)
Dark Venture
4.0
  • John Kenyon
  • 1956
John Calvert in Gold Fever (1952)
Gold Fever
5.0
  • John Bonar
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Jim Watson, Tim Green, and Francesco Pultro in The Second Coming (1980)
    The Second Coming
    5.5
    Video
    • Narrator
    • 1980
  • Dark Venture (1956)
    Dark Venture
    4.0
    • John Kenyon
    • 1956
  • John Calvert in Gold Fever (1952)
    Gold Fever
    5.0
    • John Bonar
    • 1952
  • John Calvert and Myrna Dell in Search for Danger (1949)
    Search for Danger
    6.4
    • Michael 'The Falcon' Waring
    • 1949
  • John Calvert, Catherine Craig, and Barbara Freking in Appointment with Murder (1948)
    Appointment with Murder
    5.4
    • Michael Waring aka The Falcon
    • 1948
  • John Calvert and Rochelle Hudson in Devil's Cargo (1948)
    Devil's Cargo
    5.6
    • Michael 'The Falcon' Waring
    • 1948
  • Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Lawless Empire
    6.2
    • Blaze Howard (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Ten Cents a Dance (1945)
    Ten Cents a Dance
    6.2
    • Breezy Walker
    • 1945
  • Charles Starrett in The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)
    The Return of the Durango Kid
    5.9
    • Lee Kirby
    • 1945
  • Cora Sue Collins and David Reed in Youth on Trial (1945)
    Youth on Trial
    5.5
    • Jud Lowry
    • 1945
  • Paul Guilfoyle, John Calvert, Janis Carter, Richard Dix, and Porter Hall in The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
    The Mark of the Whistler
    6.6
    • Eddie Donnelly
    • 1944
  • Ivan Lebedeff, Noel Neill, Robin Raymond, Lyle Talbot, and Helen Vinson in Are These Our Parents? (1944)
    Are These Our Parents?
    • The Great Gaspar - Magician
    • 1944
  • Turhan Bey, Jon Hall, and Maria Montez in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    6.3
    • Thief (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Randolph Scott, Pat O'Brien, and Anne Shirley in Bombardier (1943)
    Bombardier
    6.0
    • Calvert the Magician (uncredited)
    • 1943

Director

  • John Calvert and Mat Sentul in Mat magic (1971)
    Mat magic
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Dark Venture (1956)
    Dark Venture
    4.0
    • Director (as John Trevlac)
    • 1956

Writer

  • Dark Venture (1956)
    Dark Venture
    4.0
    • Writer (as John Trevlac)
    • 1956
  • John Calvert in Gold Fever (1952)
    Gold Fever
    5.0
    • story
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Trevlac
  • Born
    • August 5, 1911
    • New Trenton, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • September 27, 2013
    • Lancaster, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Tammy1982 - September 27, 2013 (his death)
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Was the world's oldest performing magician. On stage from the age of eight, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition when he appeared at the London Palladium on his 100th birthday.

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