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Movie · 1987

Young Harry Houdini

Released 14 March 1987 More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
José Ferrer
as Dr. Tybalt Grimaldi
75
Roy Dotrice
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
63
Sean McClory
as Sean O'Casey
63
Val Bettin
as Dr. Allworth
63
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Adult Harry Houdini
39
Mike Pniewski
as Large Miner
25
Kerri Green
as Calpernia
20
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
55years between the oldest and youngest billed
75José Ferrer — oldest on the call sheet
20Kerri Green — youngest billed
50average age of the credited cast
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