- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1927
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 26, 2003
George Plimpton
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.
Filmography
movieThe Capote Tapes
2021 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
moviePlimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
2012 · Himself (archive footage)
movieSoul Power
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieShortcut to Happiness
2007 · Self
movieFactory Girl
2006 · Himself
movieInfamous
2006 · Book
tvUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005 · Self - writer
movieThomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
2003 · Critic
movieBullet in the Brain
2001 · Narrator
tvA Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 · Winterhoff, Cook, Lamont Otis, John Barrett, Mr. Parker, Nathaniel Parker, General Carpenter
movieJust Visiting
2001 · Dr. Brady
movieSam the Man
2001 · Self
tvDeadline
2000 · Bar Patron
movieEDtv
1999 · Panel Member
movieThe Last Days of Disco
1998 · Clubgoer
movieGood Will Hunting
1997 · Psychologist
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997 · George Plimpton
movieWhen We Were Kings
1996 · Self
tvThe West
1996 · Self (voice)
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
movieNixon
1995 · President's Lawyer
tvThe Single Guy
1995 · George Plimpton
tvCentral Park West
1995
movieJust Cause
1995 · Elder Phillips
tvER
1994 · John Carter Sr.
tvBaseball
1994 · Self
movieThe Donner Party
1992 · voice
movieLittle Man Tate
1991 · Winston F. Buckner
movieL.A. Story
1991 · Straight Weatherman
movieConey Island
1991 · (voice)
movieThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 · Well Wisher
tvThe Civil War
1990 · George Templeton Strong (voice)
tvWings
1990 · Dr. Greyson
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · George Plimpton (voice)
movieA Fool and His Money
1989 · Gott
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · (voice), Self (voice)
movieUncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
1986 · Himself (Host)
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Clinton Brandauer
movieVolunteers
1985 · Lawrence Bourne Jr.
movieGarbo Talks
1984 · Self (uncredited)
movieGood Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Self - Host
movieReds
1981 · Horace Whigham
moviePlayboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979 · Narrator
movieIf Ever I See You Again
1978 · Lawrence
movieThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Quentin Reynolds
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
moviePlimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970 · Narrator, Co-Writer
movieRio Lobo
1970 · George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
moviePaper Lion
1968 · Book
movieThe Queen
1968 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Detective
1968 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieBeyond the Law
1968 · Mayor
movieVali, The Witch of Positano
1967 · Co-Producer
movieLawrence of Arabia
1962 · Bedouin (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self