The UnXplained The Greatest Escapes (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The UnXplained

The Greatest Escapes (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Some of history's greatest tales are stories of escape, the most incredible of which defy explanation.. How did Harry Houdini pull off his daring feats? Was the "Escape from Alcatraz" in fact , successful?

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
William Shatner Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Harry Houdini Self - Escape Artist (archive footage) Self - Escape Artist (archive footage) See fewer	The Man from Beyond (1922)
John Cox Self - Houdini Historian Self - Houdini Historian See fewer	Boot Camp (2008)
David Whitehead Self - Investigative Journalist and Radio Host Self - Investigative Journalist and Radio Host See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Dean Gunnarson Self - Escape Artist Self - Escape Artist See fewer	Nosferatu L.A. '02 (2002)
Jim Steinmeyer Self - Author, The Secret History of Magic Self - Author, The Secret History of Magic See fewer	Magic On The Edge (1999)
Armando Socarras Self - Survived Nine-Hour Flight in Wheel Well of Plane Self - Survived Nine-Hour Flight in Wheel Well of Plane See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
John Nance Self - Ret. Comm'l Pilot / Aviation Expert Self - Ret. Comm'l Pilot / Aviation Expert See fewer	Pandora's Clock (1996)
David Nazarian Self - Internal Medicine Specialist (as Dr. David Nazarian MD) Self - Internal Medicine Specialist (as Dr. David Nazarian MD) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Travis Taylor Self - Astrophysicist / Aerospace Engineer (as Travis Taylor Ph.D.) Self - Astrophysicist / Aerospace Engineer (as Travis Taylor Ph.D.) See fewer	Beyond Skinwalker Ranch (2023)
George Malcolmson Self - Curator, Museum of the Royal Navy Self - Curator, Museum of the Royal Navy See fewer	The Poseidon Project (2013)
John Capes Self - Survivor of the Sinking of HMS Perseus Submarine (archive footage) Self - Survivor of the Sinking of HMS Perseus Submarine (archive footage) See fewer
Tim Clayton Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Brian Clark Self - 9 / 11 Survivor Self - 9 / 11 Survivor See fewer	Rise and Fall: The World Trade Center (2021)
Garrett Graff Self - Author / Journalist Self - Author / Journalist See fewer	We're the Only Plane in the Sky
Michael Dyke Self - Former U.S. Marshal Self - Former U.S. Marshal See fewer	History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Michael Esslinger Self - Escaping Alcatraz Self - Escaping Alcatraz See fewer	History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Frank Lee Morris Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) See fewer	Escape from Alcatraz: The True Stories! (1997)
Allen Clayton West Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) See fewer
John William Anglin Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) See fewer
Clarence Anglin Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) See fewer	Escape from Alcatraz: The True Stories! (1997)
David Widner Self - Nephew of the Anglin Brothers Self - Nephew of the Anglin Brothers See fewer	History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Clarence Carnes Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) Self - Alcatraz Inmate (archive footage) See fewer	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
Arthur Conan Doyle Self - Author (archive footage) Self - Author (archive footage) See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
J. Edgar Hoover Self - FBI Director (archive footage) Self - FBI Director (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Chanchal Lahiri Self - Escape Artist (archive footage) Self - Escape Artist (archive footage) See fewer