impostor An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise, deceiving others by knowingly falsifying one or more aspects of their identity. This is in contrast to someone that honestly belie ...

or imposter is a person who pretends to be somebody else. Impostor(s), Imposter(s), The Impostor(s), or The Imposter(s) may also refer to:

Computing

* Impostor (computer graphics) or sprite, an image or animation integrated into a larger scene * Impostors, a fictional alien race and the antagonists of the 2018 social deduction game ''

Among Us ''Among Us'' is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. The game allows for cross-platform play; it was released on iOS and Android (operating system), Android devices in J ...

Film

* , a film by

George Abbott George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the ...

and Dell Henderson * ''Impostor'' (1921 film), a German silent film * ''The Impostor'' (1921 film), a film by

Robert N. Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early " Poverty Row"-produ ...

* ''The Impostor'' (1926 film), a film starring

Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Brent was born in Tampa, Florida and known as "Betty." When she was 10 years old, her mother Eleanor ( Warner) die ...

* ''The Impostor'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''Foreign Correspondent'' (film), a 1940 film with the working title ''The Imposter'' * ''The Impostor'' (1944 American film), a film by Julien Duvivier * ''The Impostor'' (1944 German film), a German comedy film * ''

The Great Impostor ''The Great Impostor'' is a 1961 American comedy-drama film based on the story of an impostor named Ferdinand Waldo Demara. Loosely based on Robert Crichton's 1959 biography of the same name, it stars Tony Curtis in the title role and was dir ...

'', a 1961 American film * ''The Imposter'' (1975 American film), a TV film starring

Meredith Baxter Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the CBS sitcom ''Bridget Loves Bernie'' (1972–1973), ABC drama series ''Family'' (1976–1980) and the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1982 ...

* ''The Imposter'' (1975 Hong Kong film), a film produced by Shaw Brothers * ''The Imposter'', a 1984 TV film featuring

Ken Olandt Kenneth Andrew Olandt (born April 22, 1958) is an American actor, producer, executive producer and businessman. He was born in Richmond, California, to Robert and Beverly Olandt. Ken Olandt is best known for his lead starring role as Detect ...

* ''El Impostor'' (film), a 1997 American film produced by

Oscar Kramer Oscar Kramer (25 May 1935 – 7 April 2010) was an Argentine film producer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He worked in the cinema of Argentina when he was young. In the 1970s he lived in Antwerp, Belgium, where he worked in the diamond industr ...

* ''

The Impostors ''The Impostors'' is a 1998 American farce film, directed, written, and produced by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, Hope Davis, Elizabeth Bracco, Lili Taylor, Michael Emerson, Alli ...

'', a 1998 film by Stanley Tucci * ''Impostor'' (2001 film), a science fiction film * ''The Imposter'' (2008 film), a Christian film by Dan Millican * ''The Imposter'' (2012 film), a documentary about the 1997 case of Frédéric Bourdin

Literature

* ''Impostor'' (short story), a 1953 science fiction story by Philip K. Dick * ''The Imposter'' (novel), a 1927 novel by the French writer Georges Bernanos * "The Imposter" (short story), a 1997 story by Nathanael West * ''The Impostor'', a 1977 novel by

Helen McCloy Helen McCloy (June 6, 1904 New York – December 1, 1994 Woodstock, NY), pseudonym Helen Clarkson, was an American mystery writer, whose series character Dr. Basil Willing debuted in ''Dance of Death'' (1938). Willing believes, that "every crimi ...

* ''The Impostors'' (play), a 1789 play by Richard Cumberland * , a 2014 novel by

Javier Cercas Javier Cercas Mena (born 1962) is a Spanish writer and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona, Spain. Awards he has won for his novels include the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for '' Soldiers of Salamis'' (translated ...

* ''L'impostore'', an 18th-century play by Carlo Goldoni * ''If I Were for Real'' (play), a 1979 Chinese play, also translated as ''The Impostor'' * ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat ...

'' (full title: ''Tartuffe, or the Impostor''), a 1664 comedic play by Molière

Music

* ''Imposter'' (album), a 2021 album by Dave Gahan and Soulsavers * ''The Imposter'' (album), a 2005 album by Kevin Max * The Impostor (Banjo Concerto), a 2011 concerto by Béla Fleck * "Imposter", a 1981 song by

The Moondogs The Moondogs are a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1979, and consisting of Gerry McCandless, Austin Barrett and Jackie Hamilton. Their career spans three albums, four singles and two television programmes. Discography Singles *"She's Nine ...

* "Imposter", a song by Oingo Boingo from the 1981 album ''

Only a Lad ''Only a Lad'' is the debut studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave music, new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a Surrealism, surrealist musical ...

'' * "Impostor", a song by The Doubleclicks from the 2013 album '' Lasers and Feelings'' * The Imposters, a backing band for

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host. According to ''Rolling Stone'', Costello "reinvigorated the literate, lyrical ...

Television

* ''Impostor'' (TV series), a 2010 Philippine TV series starring Maja Salvador and Melai Cantiveros * ''The Imposter'', a syndication title for the DuMont TV series '' Colonel Humphrey Flack'' (1953–54) * ''Imposters'' (TV series), a 2017 American television series on Bravo * "The Impostors" (''Thunderbirds''), an episode of ''Thunderbirds'' * "The Impostor" (''The Villain Pub''), an episode of ''The Villain Pub'' * ''The Imposters'', a hidden-camera television pilot co-starring comedian

Mal Sharpe Malcolm Sharpe (April 2, 1936 – March 10, 2020) was an American television and radio personality with roots in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. In the early 1960s, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-born Sharpe collaborated with Jim Coyle t ...

* ''L'Imposteur'' ("The Imposter"), a 2016 Québec television series starring

Marc-André Grondin Marc-André Grondin (born March 11, 1984) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Xavier Laflamme in the 2011 ice hockey film '' Goon''. He also played Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film '' C.R.A.Z.Y.'' (2005), for which he won a Ju ...

* ''

Impostora ( / international title: ''The Impostor'') is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado. The series is loosely based on a 1993 Philippine ...

'' (''The Impostor''), a 2008 Philippine television series starring Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado ** ''

'' (''Impostor''), a 2017 Philippine television series starring Kris Bernal * "Imposters" (''Star Trek: Picard''), an episode of the third season of ''Star Trek: Picard'' * ''Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead'', a 2024 Channel 4 documentary about Nicholas Alahverdian

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