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  • The UnXplained Leading Double Lives (Season 2, Episode 6)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The UnXplained

Leading Double Lives (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Stories of great impostors are both daring and baffling. What compels a person to attempt to become someone else? Is it merely for material gain, or to pull off an ingenious scam? Or is there a deeper reason? At one time or another, we've ...See moreStories of great impostors are both daring and baffling. What compels a person to attempt to become someone else? Is it merely for material gain, or to pull off an ingenious scam? Or is there a deeper reason? At one time or another, we've all fantasized about trying on a new identity, but in the case of great impostors--like Ferdinand Demara, "Clark Rockefeller" a.k.a Christian Gerhartsreiter, and Anna Anderson--their fantasies, in a sense, became reality. When does the line between impersonation and transformation get blurred? Is it possible that by pretending to be someone else, a person can actually become that person, at least in their mind? See less
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29 cast members
Name Known for
William Shatner
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Nate Hendley
Self - Author, The Big Con Self - Author, The Big Con   See fewer
Fred Demara
Self - 'The Great Impostor' (archive footage) (as Ferdinand Demara) Self - 'The Great Impostor' (archive footage) (as Ferdinand Demara)   See fewer
Harvey Rosenstock
Self - Psychiatrist (as Harvey Rosenstock M.D.) Self - Psychiatrist (as Harvey Rosenstock M.D.)   See fewer
Apollo Robbins
Self - Confidence Crime Consultant Self - Confidence Crime Consultant   See fewer
Alexander Stein
Self - Psychoanalyst / Fraud Expert (as Alexander Stein PHD) Self - Psychoanalyst / Fraud Expert (as Alexander Stein PHD)   See fewer
Christophe Rocancourt
Self - Impostor and Con Artist (archive footage) Self - Impostor and Con Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Iantorno
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Jonathan Young
Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.) Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.)   See fewer
Sandra Boss
Self - Wife of 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) Self - Wife of 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage)   See fewer
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter
Self - 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) Self - 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Seal
Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair   See fewer
Edward Savio
Self - Childhood Friend Self - Childhood Friend   See fewer
Anna Anderson
Self - 'Grand Duchess Anastasia' (archive footage) Self - 'Grand Duchess Anastasia' (archive footage)   See fewer
Frances Welch
Self - Author, A Romanov Fantasy Self - Author, A Romanov Fantasy   See fewer
Billy Tipton
Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage) Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Alexander Georgievich
Self - 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (archive footage) Self - 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (archive footage)   See fewer
Grand Duchess Anastasia
Self - Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (archive footage)   See fewer
Groucho Marx
Self - Host, You Bet Your Life (archive footage) Self - Host, You Bet Your Life (archive footage)   See fewer
Mickey Rourke
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Sohus
Self - Son of Ruth Sohus (archive footage) Self - Son of Ruth Sohus (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Sohus
Self - Wife of John Sohus (archive footage) Self - Wife of John Sohus (archive footage)   See fewer
Ruth Sohus
Self - Landlady to 'Christopher Chichester' aka Christian Gerhartsreiter (archive footage) Self - Landlady to 'Christopher Chichester' aka Christian Gerhartsreiter (archive footage)   See fewer
Tony Curtis
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd (archive footage) (uncredited) Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tsar Nicholas II
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tsarina Alexandra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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