The Great Impostor
Will the Real Fred Demara Please Stand Up??
1960 | 112m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
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| Writer: | Liam O'Brien, Robert Crichton |
| Staring: |
| Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 23, 1960 |
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| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
| Writer: | Liam O'Brien, Robert Crichton |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
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| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tony Curtis | Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd |
| Karl Malden | Father Devlin |
| Edmond O'Brien | Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga |
| Arthur O'Connell | Warden J.B. Chandler |
| Gary Merrill | Pa Demara |
| Joan Blackman | Lt. Catherine Lacey |
| Raymond Massey | Abbott Donner |
| Robert Middleton | R.C. Brown |
| Jeanette Nolan | Ma Demara |
| Sue Ane Langdon | Eulalie Chandler |
| Larry Gates | Cardinal |
| Mike Kellin | Clifford Thompson |
| Frank Gorshin | Barney |
| Cindi Wood | WAC Lieutenant |
| Dick Sargent | Hotchkiss |
| Robert Crawford Jr. | Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford) |
| Doodles Weaver | Farmer Hauling Fertilizer |
| Ward Ramsey | Lieutenant Commander Howard - HMCS Cayuga |
| David White | Dr. Hammond |
| Philip Ahn | Capt. Hun Kim |
| Herbert Rudley | Senior Officer |
| Jerry Paris | Defense Lieutenant |
| Harry Carey, Jr. | Dr. Joseph Mornay |
| Willard Sage | Lt. Thornton |
| Russ Conway | Sgt. Wilkerson (uncredited) |
| James Dobson | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Richard Gaines | State Official (uncredited) |
| Bob Herron | Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Frank Maxwell | Tirdell (uncredited) |
| Michael Ford | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Dan Sheridan | RCN Chief (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Gage Clarke | Mr. Warren (uncredited) |
| John Cliff | Marine Major (uncredited) |
| Robert Dornan | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Drake | Seaman (uncredited) |
| Bob Hastings | State Department Official (uncredited) |
| Dale Ishimoto | Korean Soldier (uncredited) |
| Robert Kino | Korean Officer (uncredited) |
| Ted Knight | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Oliver McGowan | RCN Commander (uncredited) |
| Don Ross | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Paul Sorensen | Guard (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited) |
| Warren Vanders | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Joe Gray | Federal Prison Inmate (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey Jr. | Seaman (uncredited) |
| Bing Russell | Morgan (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Frederic Knudtson | Editor |
| Waldon O. Watson | Sound |
| Frank H. Wilkinson | Sound |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Liam O'Brien | Screenplay |
| Robert Crichton | Novel |
| Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Henry Bumstead | Art Direction |
| Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Tom Steele | Stunts |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Arthur | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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