The Philanthropist (2009)

Status: Ended

First Aired : 2009-06-24

The Philanthropist chronicles the heroic adventures of a billionaire playboy turned vigilante philanthropist. Teddy Rist is a successful tycoon whose life is forever changed after rescuing a young boy during a hurricane in the Nigerian town he was visiting. Rist is spontaneous and impulsive and quickly decides to channel his passion, power and money into helping those in need. Rist's actions are not just about helping others - he is purging his soul to help exorcise the inner demons which have been festering ever since his young son died and he lost everything he truly loved. Since the death of his son, the danger and risk to his life is the only way he can feel genuinely alive and he'll do anything in order to achieve his goals. A man who has everything but can feel nothing, Rist keeps his adrenaline pumping by putting his business head and money-making skills to good use through bargaining with the self-righteous, making deals with drug barons and trading with the nefarious. Teddy's business partner and friend is Philip Maidstone and Olivia is Philip's wife who also runs the charitable foundation set up by the two billionaires.

Networks:	NBC
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Genres:	Drama , Action , Adventure
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Type:	Scripted
Language:	English
Runtime:	60 Minutes

Tv Show Cast & Crew

Cast: James Purefoy, Neve Campbell, Lindy Booth, Michael K. Williams

Crew: Peter Horton, David Eick, James Halpern, Jonas Pate, Nancy Bishop, Gareth Neame, John McNamara, Tom Fontana Barry Levinson, Kim Newton, Irene Burns, Joseph Berger-Davis, Elle Johnson, Teri Weinberg, Charlie Corwin, Nigel Marchant, Joel Ransom, Stephen Marsh, Rob Harris, Jeanie Bacharach, Jim Juvonen, Susan Graef, Suzanne Smith, Victor DuBois, Priscilla John, Moonyeenn Lee, Alberto Iglesias, José Villalobos, Deborah Moran, Sheri Bylander