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** Which would have doubly impressed, as he'd previously played The Uncredible Hulk, a being not famed for subtle manual dexterity of any sort!
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* ''TheMentalist'', I think, would count here. Patrick Jane was a professional psychic before his family was murdered. He admits that it was all fake.
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* British illusionist Derren Brown has made several television specials investigating supernatural claims and eventually concluding that they are false; though he tends to leave the audience to decide for themselves what they believe, he will at that point have argued that all the evidence presented to him looks mundane and that he doesn't buy it. In other shows on TV and stage, he replicates precisely the kinds of things charlatans claim to do while explicitly stating that he has no paranormal abilities.
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* The title character of the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries is - or was, it's unclear - a Member of the Inner Magic Circle. He loosely counts as an example of this trope, in that he ''does'' use his gifts with misdirection and escapology to help in his investigations, but never in an attempt to disprove the existence of magic, because [[UrbanFantasy he knows damn well that magic exists]].
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* The title character of the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries ''Literature/MediochreQSethSeries'' is - or was, it's unclear - a Member of the Inner Magic Circle. He loosely counts as an example of this trope, in that he ''does'' use his gifts with misdirection and escapology to help in his investigations, but never in an attempt to disprove the existence of magic, because [[UrbanFantasy he knows damn well that magic exists]].
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* The title character of the Literature/MediochreQSethSeries is - or was, it's unclear - a Member of the Inner Magic Circle. He loosely counts as an example of this trope, in that he ''does'' use his gifts with misdirection and escapology to help in his investigations, but never in an attempt to disprove the existence of magic, because [[UrbanFantasy he knows damn well that magic exists]].
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* James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi," was a professional magician before turning his attention to debunking claims of supernatural ability. He had a long-standing reward set aside for anyone whose abilities withstood his investigation. No one was yet to collect. He is perhaps most famous for exposing Uri Gellar as a fraud live on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson, who also had magician training and an interest in debunking Gellar.
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* James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi," was a professional magician before turning his attention to debunking claims of supernatural ability. He had has a long-standing $1,000,000 reward set aside for anyone whose abilities withstood his investigation. No one was yet to collect. He is perhaps most famous for exposing Uri Gellar as a fraud live on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson, who also had magician training and an interest in debunking Gellar.Gellar.
** Randi also maintains that magicians are really necessary when debunking these charlatans, since they are a lot better at catching deliberate fraud than other researchers and scientists.
** Randi also maintains that magicians are really necessary when debunking these charlatans, since they are a lot better at catching deliberate fraud than other researchers and scientists.
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* For a time ''WeirdTales'' was closely associated with Harry Houdini, publishing several short stories (one of which, ''Under the Pyramids'', was written by HPLovecraft!) that portrayed Houdini as an investigator and adventurer.
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* For a time ''WeirdTales'' was closely associated with Harry Houdini, publishing several short stories (one of which, ''Under the Pyramids'', was written by HPLovecraft!) Creator/HPLovecraft!) that portrayed Houdini as an investigator and adventurer.
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* ''BlackesMagic'' was a short-lived American TV show about a magician, Alexander Blacke (played by Hal Linden), who, with some help from his con-man father, Leonard (Harry Morgan), solves mysteries that get in the way of his performances.
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* In ''PhineasAndFerb'', Dr. Doofenshmirtz imagined Agent P as one of these in the ShowWithinAShow "Doof 'n' Puss".
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* James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi," was a professional magician before turning his attention to debunking claims of supernatural ability. He had a long-standing reward set aside for anyone whose abilities withstood his investigation. No one was yet to collect. He is perhaps most famous for exposing Uri Gellar as a fraud live on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson, who also had magician training and an interest in debunking Gellar.
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* Penn and Teller, good friends of James Randi, also frequently explain how various supernatural cons such as faith healing and mentalism are performed with sleight of hand and cold reading techniques.
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Not to be confused with the OccultDetective who has actual magical powers and deals with crimes that truly are supernatural. Although it can't be impossible to have overlap...
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Not to be confused with the OccultDetective who has actual magical powers and deals with crimes that truly are supernatural. [[MagiciansAreWizards Although it can't be it's not impossible for them to have overlap...]]
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* Summit Entertainment has purchased the film rights to ''The Secret Life of Houdini'' and announced plans to produce a series of films featuring Houdini as an action hero in the vein of IndianaJones and SherlockHolmes.
** Of course, [[OlderThanTheyThink Houdini himself]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini#Movie_career made several films]], some featuring himself solving mysteries, and usually showcasing his escape acts.
** Of course, [[OlderThanTheyThink Houdini himself]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini#Movie_career made several films]], some featuring himself solving mysteries, and usually showcasing his escape acts.
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* Summit Entertainment has purchased the film rights to ''The Secret Life of Houdini'' and announced plans to produce a series of films featuring Harry Houdini as an action hero in the vein of IndianaJones and SherlockHolmes.
** Of course, [[OlderThanTheyThink Houdini himself]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini#Movie_career made several films]], some featuring himself solving mysteries, and usually showcasing his escape acts.
acts. Houdini was, in real life, very good at exposing false mediums and psychics due to his magician background. However, his motivation was a genuine interest in finding a real one, rather than skepticism.
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* TruthInTelevision: James Randi exposes people who claim to have paranormal power. Fraud is still a crime.
** Depends on the context. Fortune telling for money is still legal in most of the world, since the legislation tends to interpret it as entertainment service. Most customers would like to believe different, though.
* More TruthInTelevision: Harry Houdini is perhaps the patron saint of this trope having a {{Determinator}}-like passion for exposing psychics and mediums. Paradoxically, that was because he dearly wanted to find the real thing, and the phonies wasting his time really ticked him off.
* TruthInTelevision: James Randi exposes people who claim to have paranormal power. Fraud is still a crime.
** Depends on the context. Fortune telling for money is still legal in most of the world, since the legislation tends to interpret it as entertainment service. Most customers would like to believe different, though.
* More TruthInTelevision: Harry Houdini is perhaps the patron saint of this trope having a {{Determinator}}-like passion for exposing psychics and mediums. Paradoxically, that was because he dearly wanted to find the real thing, and the phonies wasting his time really ticked him off.
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* Harry Houdini is perhaps the patron saint of this trope having a {{Determinator}}-like passion for exposing psychics and mediums. Paradoxically, that was because he dearly wanted to find the real thing, and the phonies wasting his time really ticked him off. He even arranged a password with his wife so that she would know if a medium was really channeling his spirit after he died.
* Penn and Teller, good friends of James Randi, also frequently explain how various supernatural cons such as faith healing and mentalism are performed with sleight of hand and cold reading techniques.
* James Randi, aka "The Amazing Randi," was a professional magician before turning his attention to debunking claims of supernatural ability. He had a long-standing reward set aside for anyone whose abilities withstood his investigation. No one was yet to collect. He is perhaps most famous for exposing Uri Gellar as a fraud live on ''The Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson, who also had magician training and an interest in debunking Gellar.
* Harry Houdini is perhaps the patron saint of this trope having a {{Determinator}}-like passion for exposing psychics and mediums. Paradoxically, that was because he dearly wanted to find the real thing, and the phonies wasting his time really ticked him off. He even arranged a password with his wife so that she would know if a medium was really channeling his spirit after he died.
* Penn and Teller, good friends of James Randi, also frequently explain how various supernatural cons such as faith healing and mentalism are performed with sleight of hand and cold reading techniques.
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* For a time ''WeirdTales'' was closely associated with Harry Houdini, publishing several short stories (one of which, ''Under the Pyramids'', was written by {{Lovecraft}}!) that portrayed Houdini as an investigator and adventurer.
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* For a time ''WeirdTales'' was closely associated with Harry Houdini, publishing several short stories (one of which, ''Under the Pyramids'', was written by {{Lovecraft}}!) HPLovecraft!) that portrayed Houdini as an investigator and adventurer.
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* ''JonathanCreek'' - Jonathan is not a stage magician, but he does design illusions for one and has, on occasion, demonstrated a few close-up magic tricks. He also showcases a few secondary skills in the field (usually when they will be important to the plot later); he knows how to pick locks, for example.
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* ''JonathanCreek'' - ''Series/JonathanCreek'': Jonathan is not a stage magician, but he does design illusions for one and has, on occasion, demonstrated a few close-up magic tricks. He also showcases a few secondary skills in the field (usually when they will be important to the plot later); he knows how to pick locks, for example.
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* ''TheMagician'' was an American television series that ran during the 1973 - 1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. One of the big hooks in this series was that Bixby performed all the illusions without camera tricks of any kind.
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* ''TheMagician'' ''Series/TheMagician'' was an American television series that ran during the 1973 - 1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. One of the big hooks in this series was that Bixby performed all the illusions without camera tricks of any kind.
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** She does work out a magic trick that's vital to solving the case very quickly, but refuses to tell you.
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* TheMagician: This was a French animated series that follow the adventures of Ace Cooper who worked as a stage magician, but would use this to hide the fact the he uses real magic to fight crime.
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** Hey, let's not forget Zatara and Zatanna!
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** Hey, let's not forget Zatara and Zatanna!
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** Of course, [[OlderThanTheyThink Houdini himself]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini#Movie_career made several films]], some featuring himself solving mysteries, and usually showcasing his escape acts.
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* Harry Houdini had fictionalized stories written about him in this vein, though I seem to recall he didn't like the results. (The protagonist had his capabilities toned down to make the story last longer.)
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* In the "[[NoirEpisode Legerdemain & Magic]]" strips of ''Dead Marlo'', Roland invokes this (he literally has "Private Eye & Magician" [[http://deadmarlo.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-case-old-sleights.html stenciled on his office door]]). He's more a victim-of-fate noir protagonist than an investigator, though.
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* In the "[[NoirEpisode Legerdemain & Magic]]" strips of ''Dead Marlo'', ''DeadMarlo'', Roland invokes this (he literally has "Private Eye & Magician" [[http://deadmarlo.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-case-old-sleights.html stenciled on his office door]]). He's more a victim-of-fate noir protagonist than an investigator, though.
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* In the "[[NoirEpisode Legerdemain & Magic]]" strips of ''Dead Marlo'', Roland invokes this (he literally has "Private Eye & Magician" [[http://deadmarlo.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-case-old-sleights.html stenciled on his office door]]). He's more a victim-of-fate noir protagonist than an investigator, though.
* In the "[[NoirEpisode Legerdemain & Magic]]" strips of ''Dead Marlo'', Roland invokes this (he literally has "Private Eye & Magician" [[http://deadmarlo.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-case-old-sleights.html stenciled on his office door]]). He's more a victim-of-fate noir protagonist than an investigator, though.
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* ''Norgil the Magician'', a pulp hero created by Maxwell B. Gibson, creator of TheShadow.
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* Rollie Tyler, the special effects expert from ''F/X: The Series'', ought to qualify for this trope, as he uses similar techniques of deception and misdirection to fool suspects. Hey, movie magic is still magic.
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* Rollie Tyler, the special effects expert from ''F/X: ''[[FXTheSeries F/X: The Series'', Series]]'', ought to qualify for this trope, as he uses similar techniques of deception and misdirection to fool suspects. Hey, movie magic is still magic.
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* In PhineasAndFerb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz imagined Agent P as one of these in the ShowWithinAShow "Doof 'n' Puss".
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* In PhineasandFerb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz imagined Agent P as one of these in the ShowWithinaShow "Doof 'n' Puss".
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* In PhineasandFerb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz imagined Agent P as one of these in the show-within-a-show "Doof 'n' Puss".
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* In Phineas and Ferb, Doofenshmirtz imagined Agent P as one of these in the show-within-a-show "Doof 'n' Puss".
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* TruthInTelevision: James Randi exposes people who claim to have paranormal power. Fraud is still a crime.
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* TruthInTelevision: James Randi exposes people who claim to have paranormal power. Fraud is still a crime.
** Depends on the context. Fortune telling for money is still legal in most of the world, since the legislation tends to interpret it as entertainment service. Most customers would like to believe different, though.
** Depends on the context. Fortune telling for money is still legal in most of the world, since the legislation tends to interpret it as entertainment service. Most customers would like to believe different, though.
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Not to be confused with the OccultDetective who has actual magical powers and deals with crimes that truly are supernatural. Although it can't be impossible to have overlap...
