charlatan A charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through false pretenses, pretense or deception. Synonyms for ''charlatan ...

is a trickster or con artist. Charlatan may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''The Charlatan'' (1917 film), a Hungarian film by Michael Curtiz * ''The Charlatan'' (1929 film), a Universal Pictures film by George Melford * ''Charlatan'' (2020 film), a film by Agnieszka Holland *'' O Tsarlatanos'' or ''The Charlatan'', a 1973 Greek film starring

Thanasis Veggos Thanasis Veggos (alternatively spelt Thanassis and/or Vengos; Greek: Θανάσης Βέγγος; pronounced: ''Thanássis Véngos''; 29 May 19273 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 film ...

Music

* ''The Charlatan'' (operetta), an 1898 operetta by John Philip Sousa *

The Charlatans (American band) The Charlatans were an American folk rock and psychedelic rock band that played a role in the development of the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury music scene during the 1960s. They are often cited by critics as being the first group to play in the st ...

, an psychedelic rock band in the 1960s ** ''The Charlatans'' (1969 album), an album by the American band The Charlatans *

The Charlatans (English band) The Charlatans are an English rock band formed in West Midlands, England in 1988. The current line-up comprises lead vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt and keyboardist Tony Rogers. All the band's thirteen st ...

, an alternative rock band active since 1989 ** ''The Charlatans'' (1995 album), an album by the English band The Charlatans *''

Šarlatán ''Šarlatán'' (English: ''The Charlatan''), Op. 14, is a tragicomic opera in three acts (seven scenes) by Pavel Haas to his own Czech libretto, after a 1929 German-language novel, ''Doktor Eisenbart'', by Josef Winckler (1881–1966), which wa ...

'', a 1936 opera by Pavel Haas * ''Charlatan'' (album), a 2011 album by Victorian Halls *"Charlatan", a 2008 song by Four Letter Lie from '' What a Terrible Thing to Say'' *"Charlatan", a 2011 song by Howling Bells from ''

The Loudest Engine ''The Loudest Engine'' is the third studio album of London-based Australian indie rock band Howling Bells. The album was released through Cooking Vinyl on 9 September 2011 to mostly positive reviews. It was produced by Mark Stoermer and recorded a ...

Books

*''The Charlatan'', an 1895 book by

Robert Williams Buchanan Robert Williams Buchanan (18 August 1841 – 10 June 1901) was a Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist. Early life and education He was the son of Robert Buchanan (1813–1866), Owenite lecturer and journalist, and was born at Caverswall, S ...

and Henry Murray *''The Charlatan'', a 1934 book by

Sydney Horler Sydney Horler (18 July 1888 – 27 October 1954) was a prolific British novelist specialising in thrillers. He was born in Leytonstone, Essex, and educated at Redcliffe School and Colston School in Bristol. His first job was with ''Western Dai ...

*''The Charlatan'', a 2002 book by

Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem ''Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as Walcot ...

*''Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam'', a 2008 book by Pope Brock about John R. Brinkley

Other uses

* ''The Charlatan'' (Mei), a 1656 painting by Bernardino Mei * ''The Charlatan'' (student newspaper), a student newspaper at Carleton University in Ontario, Canada {{Disambiguation