The Pretender

4 Seasons 1996 - 2000 TV-14 1h 00m 7.5

A specially gifted man, with the ability to instantly master any skill, escapes from a secret testing facility and travels the country taking on different jobs and helping strangers while hiding from his kidnappers.

Jarod is a pretender, a very intelligent person with the ability to slide into somebody else's personality. For that purpose, he has been taken from his family as a child in order to work for a secret agency called The Centre. But recently, he escaped. Jarod's new mission in life is to help people in need with his gift, and to find out what really happened to his allegedly dead parents. Only, Miss Parker and her team are out to get him...

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

Aired: Sep 19, 1996

Jarod is the new doctor at a NYC hospital, trying to expose negligence and a ...

Episode 2 Every Picture Tells a Story

2. Every Picture Tells a Story

Aired: Sep 28, 1996

Jarod joins a Coast Guard search-and-rescue team to reveal what really happen...

Episode 3 Flyer

Aired: Oct 19, 1996

Jarod is a test pilot for a private aerospace company, trying to reveal how g...

Episode 4 Curious Jarod

4. Curious Jarod

Aired: Oct 26, 1996

Jarod gets himself hired as head of security at a major Vegas casino to bring...

Episode 5 The Paper Clock

5. The Paper Clock

Aired: Nov 2, 1996

Jarod joins a high powered law firm to free a man framed for murder.

Episode 6 To Serve and Protect

6. To Serve and Protect

Aired: Nov 9, 1996

Jarod joins the Miami police force to expose a couple of cops running their o...

Episode 7 A Virus Among Us

7. A Virus Among Us

Aired: Nov 16, 1996

Jarod joins a CDC-like group to investigate the suspicious disappearance of a...

Episode 8 Not Even a Mouse

8. Not Even a Mouse

Aired: Dec 14, 1996

Jarod joins the medical examiner's office to expose who killed a popular home...

Episode 9 Mirage

Aired: Jan 4, 1997

Jerod poses as a parachute jump instructor to take down a murderer.

Episode 10 The Better Part of Valor

10. The Better Part of Valor

Aired: Jan 11, 1997

Jarod joins a firefighting company to determine if a firefighter's death was ...

Episode 11 Bomb Squad

Aired: Jan 18, 1997

Jarod joins the bomb squad to find the "Fax Bomber" to bring justice for the ...

Episode 12 Prison Story

12. Prison Story

Aired: Feb 1, 1997

While Miss Parker struggles with a painful ulcer, Jarod becomes a prison guar...

Episode 13 Bazooka Jarod

13. Bazooka Jarod

Aired: Feb 8, 1997

While Jarod impersonates a Navy commander in order to investigate the death o...

Episode 14 Ranger Jarod

14. Ranger Jarod

Aired: Feb 15, 1997

Jarod pretends to be a former Army Ranger with mountain training to join the ...

Episode 15 Jaroldo!

Aired: Mar 8, 1997

Jarod goes to work at TV news station to find out why a cameraman was shot an...

Episode 16 Under the Reds

16. Under the Reds

Aired: Mar 22, 1997

While Sydney tries to revive his comatose brother, Jarod pretends to be a par...

Episode 17 Keys

Aired: Apr 5, 1997

When Miss Parker corners Jarod during a hurricane in Florida she's forced to ...

Episode 18 Unhappy Landings

18. Unhappy Landings

Aired: Apr 26, 1997

Jarod becomes a U.S. Marshal to find who killed a witness who was under the M...

Episode 19 Jarod's Honor

19. Jarod's Honor

Aired: May 3, 1997

Jarod assumes the identity of a deceased hit-man in order to save the target'...

Episode 20 Baby Love

Aired: May 10, 1997

Jarod seeks to reunite a woman with her baby and exact justice on the men who...

Episode 21 Dragon House: Part 1

21. Dragon House: Part 1

Aired: May 17, 1997

Jarod poses as a Federal agent to help his childhood friend, Kyle, who's now ...

Episode 22 Dragon House: Part 2

22. Dragon House: Part 2

Aired: May 17, 1997

Jarod sees his mother for the first time. Mr. Raines is nearly killed and is ...

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Main Cast

Michael T. Weiss Jarod

Andrea Parker Miss Parker

Patrick Bauchau Sydney

Wendel Meldrum Dr. Lizabeth Drake

Gregg Henry Peter Morgan

Leon Russom Captain Paul Nagel

Jon Gries Broots

Stephen Tobolowsky Dr. Alan Trader

Gregory Itzin Phil Campbell

Peter Michael Goetz Dr. Miles Hendricks

Lisa Cerasoli

Lisa Cerasoli Zoe

Jim Haynie Ben Miller

Terence Knox Tom Matthews

Dean Norris Sheriff Whalen

Michael Des Barres Douglas Willard, The Blue Moon Killer

Theodore Bikel Martin Zeller and Dr. Werner Krieg

Brock Peters Henry Cockran

Gerry McIntyre

Gerry McIntyre Isaac Dexter

Leland Orser Argyle

Leigh Taylor-Young Michelle Lucca Stamatis

Pamela Gidley Brigitte

Clare Carey Dr. Melissa Blass

Melinda Clarke Miss Eve

Cindy Pickett Dr. Shafton

Daniel Roebuck Daniel Carlson

Tony Plana Det. Guerra

Lenny von Dohlen Mr. Cox

Carrie Hamilton Jill Arnold

Miguel Sandoval Manny Alomar

Harve Presnell Mr. Parker

Daniel von Bargen Captain Prentiss McClaren

James Handy Steve Hanlon

Salli Richardson-Whitfield Cynthia Sloan

Elpidia Carrillo Nia

Natalie Canerday Christine

Tzi Ma Ki Mok and Col. Chen Thon

William Sanderson Roy Abbot

Thomas Mikal Ford Pastor Jones

Michael O'Neill Captain Harrigan

Jon Polito Ben Hansel

Ally Walker Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters

Matt Clark Lyle Bowman

Laura Cayouette Agent Jenna McGann

Christopher Allport Lt. Cmdr. Chris Nashton

Taylor Negron Max Vargas, Tax Official

Heidi Lenhart

Heidi Lenhart Shea and Carrie Goltz

Gailard Sartain Tug Beaulieu

Charles Rocket Carl Bishop

Chris Lemmon Officer Glenn Stephens

Michael Harney U.S. Marshal Bob Garrison

Michael B. Silver Chris Rockwell

Jeff Kober Clavell Dane

Vanessa Williams Denise Clements

Lawrence Pressman Ben Sloane

Christina Pickles Jarod's Employer

John Posey Stan Conrad

Jeffrey Donovan Kyle

Jacob Vargas Javi Padillo

William Lucking Lt. Chomsky

Melora Hardin Wendy Dawson

David Spielberg Dr. Walter Garber

Robert Davi Agent Bailey Malone

Dann Florek Don Larson

Jeremy Roberts Efram Bartlett

Channon Roe Pat Rush

Tom Everett Grant Roemer

Joseph Kell Gary Rennert

Katie Mitchell

Katie Mitchell Dr. Christine Brant

Isabel Glasser Lt. Nancy Gleason

Neil Maffin Damon

Douglas Roberts Mickey Clausen

Robert Miranda Ben Worth

Wendy Gazelle Detective Karen Swindell

Jenny Gago Warden Anita Esparza

Seth Adkins Nicky Parks

Sam Anderson Dr. Curtis

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman Ernie Two Feathers

Robert Cornthwaite Mr. Hollis

Anne-Marie Johnson Lt. Alison Fawkes

David Proval Carl Will

Justin Kirk Horace Strickland

Bert Remsen Father Moore

James Denton Mr. Lyle

Sam Ayers Sam the Sweeper

Jason Brooks Thomas Gates

Paul Dillon Angelo

Richard Marcus Mr. Raines

Creators

Craig W. Van Sickle Creator

Steven Long Mitchell

Steven Long Mitchell Creator

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Info about The Pretender

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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