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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Name	Known for
William Shatner Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Nate Hendley Self - Author, The Big Con Self - Author, The Big Con See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Fred Demara Self - 'The Great Impostor' (archive footage) (as Ferdinand Demara) Self - 'The Great Impostor' (archive footage) (as Ferdinand Demara) See fewer	The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Harvey Rosenstock Self - Psychiatrist (as Harvey Rosenstock M.D.) Self - Psychiatrist (as Harvey Rosenstock M.D.) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Apollo Robbins Self - Confidence Crime Consultant Self - Confidence Crime Consultant See fewer	Focus (II) (2015)
Alexander Stein Self - Psychoanalyst / Fraud Expert (as Alexander Stein PHD) Self - Psychoanalyst / Fraud Expert (as Alexander Stein PHD) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Christophe Rocancourt Self - Impostor and Con Artist (archive footage) Self - Impostor and Con Artist (archive footage) See fewer	Rocancourt, le film
Peter Iantorno Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
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	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Sandra Boss Self - Wife of 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) Self - Wife of 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) See fewer	My Friend Rockefeller (2015)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter Self - 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) Self - 'Clark Rockefeller' (archive footage) See fewer	My Friend Rockefeller (2015)
Mark Seal Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair See fewer	King of Thieves (2018)
Edward Savio Self - Childhood Friend Self - Childhood Friend See fewer	Eternal
Anna Anderson Self - 'Grand Duchess Anastasia' (archive footage) Self - 'Grand Duchess Anastasia' (archive footage) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Frances Welch Self - Author, A Romanov Fantasy Self - Author, A Romanov Fantasy See fewer	The Russian Revolution (2017)
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	End of the House of Romanov (2023)
Sophia Loren Self Self See fewer	Two Women (1960)
Groucho Marx Self - Host, You Bet Your Life (archive footage) Self - Host, You Bet Your Life (archive footage) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Mickey Rourke Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sin City (2005)
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
Jean-Claude Van Damme Self Self See fewer	Double Impact (1991)
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	Some Like It Hot (1959)
Michael Jackson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Tsar Nicholas II Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The German Curse in Russia (1918)
Tsarina Alexandra Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Arrival of Funeral Cortege at St. George's Chapel (1901)