Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 18, 1927
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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George Plimpton
Biography
George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician demeanor and accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Plimpton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Capote Tapes | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Himself |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Dr. Brady |
| 2001 | Sam the Man | Self |
| 2001 | Bullet In The Brain | Narrator |
| 1999 | EDtv | Panel Member |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Clubgoer |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Psychologist |
| 1996 | When We Were Kings | Self |
| 1995 | Nixon | President's Lawyer |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Elder Phillips |
| 1992 | The Donner Party | voice |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Winston F. Buckner |
| 1991 | Coney Island | (voice) |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Straight Weatherman |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Well Wisher |
| 1989 | A Fool and His Money | Gott |
| 1986 | Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton | Himself (Host) |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Lawrence Bourne Jr. |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Self (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Self - Host |
| 1981 | Reds | Horace Whigham |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Narrator |
| 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Lawrence |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Quentin Reynolds |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | George, Whitey's 4th Henchman |
| 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Narrator |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law | Mayor |
| 1968 | The Detective | Reporter |
| 1968 | The Queen | Self |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Bedouin (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Winterhoff |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Cook |
| 2000 | Deadline | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | George Plimpton |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | The West | Self (voice) |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | George Plimpton |
| 1995 | Central Park West | |
| 1994 | ER | John Carter Sr. |
| 1994 | Baseball | Self |
| 1990 | Wings | Dr. Greyson |
| 1990 | The Civil War | George Templeton Strong |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | George Plimpton (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience | (voice) |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Clinton Brandauer |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self |