See Photos of Houdini Being Houdini

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Houdini
Escape artist Harry Houdini is shown in chains in this photo circa 1899. (AP Photo)AP
By TIME Photo

Harry Houdini, born Erich Weisz, was a Hungarian-American magician best known for his seemingly impossible escape acts. Houdini, a two-night miniseries by the History Channel, stars Adrien Brody as the revered magician and premieres on Sept. 1.

Take a look back at some photos of the original Houdini’s mind-boggling feats that made him famous throughout the world.

Houdini
Harry Houdini is shown in chains in this photo circa 1899. AP
Harry Houdini At Work
Houdini shows his handcuffs as he stands in a wooden box on a boat and prepares to be submerged into the East River, New York, July 7, 1912.FPG/Getty Images
Harry Houdini At Work
Houdini wears a straitjacket and hangs from a crane during one of his escape acts over Broadway and 46th Street, Manhattan, New York.FPG/Getty Images
Harry Houdini
Houdini is seen being fitted into an escape proof suit. MPI/Getty Images
Harry Houdini Strapped to a Locomotive Wheel
Houdini chains himself to a locomotive wheel for an escape attempt.Mark Rucker—Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images
Harry Houdini
Houdini, handcuffed, and with his feet bound in chains, dives into pool in Los Angeles, May 7, 1923. AP
Houdini's Underwater Test
Houdini prepares to be sealed in an airtight casket before being submerged in the pool of the Hotel Shelton in New York, 5th August 1926. Bride Lane Library/Popperfoto/Getty Images

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