Frank Olson is a real person portrayed by Peter Sarsgaard in the TV series Wormwood (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed (season 1), they were 46 years old.
They appear in all 6 aired episodes and have accumulated 1475 positive votes.
Episodes6
Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed
episode S1.E1 december 2017In 1953, an Army scientist named Frank Olson jumped or fell out of a hotel room window in NYC. 22 years later, Rockefeller Commission report points a finger at the secret CIA experiments with LSD.
Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake
episode S1.E2 december 2017Post Rockefeller Commission revelations, the US government tries to placate the family. In New York, Dr. Frank Olson is deemed a security risk by his bosses and taken to see a psychiatrist.
Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold
episode S1.E3 december 2017One trip to New York morphs into two when Frank suffers a setback on the way home. Decades later, an apprehensive Eric checks into room 1018A.
Chapter 4: Opening the Lid
episode S1.E4 december 2017A hotel worker overhears a curious phone call the night of Frank's death. In 1994, a forensics expert exhumes the body to find compelling new clues.
Chapter 5: Honorable Men
episode S1.E5 december 2017Frank's growing concerns about Cold War activities raise alarm bells at the CIA. A frustrated Eric launches a last-ditch bid for closure.
Chapter 6: Remember Me
episode S1.E6 december 2017Thanks to Seymour Hersh, Eric finally learns the truth - but at a maddening cost. In room 1018A, Frank faces off with two mysterious men.
- Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed
- Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake
- Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold
- Chapter 4: Opening the Lid
- Chapter 5: Honorable Men
- Chapter 6: Remember Me
Best moments6
- Post Rockefeller Commission revelations, the US government tries to placate the family. In New York, Dr. Frank Olson is deemed a security risk by his bosses and taken to see a psychiatrist.
- Thanks to Seymour Hersh, Eric finally learns the truth - but at a maddening cost. In room 1018A, Frank faces off with two mysterious men.
- In 1953, an Army scientist named Frank Olson jumped or fell out of a hotel room window in NYC. 22 years later, Rockefeller Commission report points a finger at the secret CIA experiments with LSD.
- One trip to New York morphs into two when Frank suffers a setback on the way home. Decades later, an apprehensive Eric checks into room 1018A.
- A hotel worker overhears a curious phone call the night of Frank's death. In 1994, a forensics expert exhumes the body to find compelling new clues.
- Frank's growing concerns about Cold War activities raise alarm bells at the CIA. A frustrated Eric launches a last-ditch bid for closure.
- Chapter 2: A Terrible Mistake
- Chapter 6: Remember Me
- Chapter 1: Suicide Revealed
- Chapter 3: The Forbidden Threshold
- Chapter 4: Opening the Lid
- Chapter 5: Honorable Men