impostor An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise. Their objective is usually to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but also often for purposes ...

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 was inspired by the party game Mafia and the science fiction horror film '' The Thing''. The game allows for ...

Film

* , a film by

George Abbott George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. Early years Abbott was born in Forestville, New Yo ...

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"-produc ...

* ''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 age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...

* ''The Impostor'' (1927 film), a German silent film * ''The Impostor'' (1944 film), a film by Julien Duvivier * ''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'' (1972–73), ABC drama series ''Family'' (1976–80) 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 * ''El Impostor'' (film), a 1997 American film produced by Oscar Kramer * ''

The Impostors ''The Impostors'' is a 1998 American farce motion picture directed, written and produced by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly. The film, in which Oliver Platt and Stan ...

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

Javier Cercas Javier Cercas Mena (born 1962 in Ibahernando) is a Spanish writer and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona, Spain. He was born in Ibahernando, Cáceres, Spain. He is a frequent contributor to the Catalan edition of '' ...

* ''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'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

'' (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 Nin ...

* "Imposter", a song by Oingo Boingo from the 1981 album '' Only a Lad'' * "Impostor", a song by The Doubleclicks from the 2013 album '' Lasers and Feelings'' * The Imposters, a backing band for

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nomi ...

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 ''Colonel Humphrey Flack'' is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET from October 7, 1953, to July 2, 1954, on the DuMont Television Network, then revived from 1958 to 1959 for first-run syndication. The series also aired under th ...

'' (1953–54) * ''Imposters'' (TV series), a 2017 American television series on Bravo * "The Impostors", an episode of the 1960s TV series ''Thunderbirds'' * ''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, California. In the early 1960s, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-born Sharpe collaborated with Jim Coyle to create a seri ...

* 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 Jut ...

* ''

Impostora ''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 ...

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

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