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Chan Canasta(1920-1999)

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Chan Canasta was born on 9 January 1920 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954), A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on 22 April 1999 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 9, 1920
DiedApril 22, 1999(79)
BornJanuary 9, 1920
DiedApril 22, 1999(79)
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Known for

Boris Karloff in Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954)
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
7.1
TV Series
  • Mr. Canasta
Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
5.9
TV Series
  • In performance with Jimmy Edwards
Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Magician
Chan Canasta (1959)
Chan Canasta
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actor

  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Magician
    • 1962
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    5.9
    TV Series
    • In performance with Jimmy Edwards
    • 1960
  • Boris Karloff in Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954)
    Colonel March of Scotland Yard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Canasta
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 9, 1920
    • Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
  • Died
    • April 22, 1999
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

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    The creator of "Psychomagic" (Psychological Magic) or "Sleight of Mind", whereby he presented experiments in anticipated reaction, which appeared to onlookers as mind-reading. Became a naturalized British subject and toured the world doing this act.

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