Fred Keating (magician)


Frederic Serrano Keating, best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage and film actor.

Biography

Keating was born in New York City, the son of Frederick Keating, a lawyer, and Camille Serrano, a singer. He was of Irish-Spanish heritage. His parents divorced when he was young. He became interested in magic from an early age. He became well known for performing a disappearing canary cage trick. Keating also performed a trick where he swallowed needles and pulled them threaded, out of his mouth.

Selected filmography