Name
George Plimpton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-03-18
Deathday
2003-09-26 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
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During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and le...
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- 1997 Good Will Hunting as Psychologist
- 1991 Little Man Tate as Winston F. Buckner
- 1984 Garbo Talks as Self (uncredited)
- 1970 Rio Lobo as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
- 1981 Reds as Horace Whigham
- 1985 Volunteers as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
- 2001 Just Visiting as Dr. Brady
- 1989 A Fool and His Money as Gott
- 2012 Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 The Donner Party as voice
- 2021 The Capote Tapes as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 1968 Beyond the Law as Mayor
- 2001 Sam the Man as Self
- 1979 Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Narrator
- 1995 Nixon as President's Lawyer
- 1991 Coney Island as (voice)
- 1978 If Ever I See You Again as Lawrence
- 1968 The Detective as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Quentin Reynolds
- 1991 L.A. Story as Straight Weatherman
- 1968 The Queen as Self
- 1996 When We Were Kings as Self
- 1962 Lawrence of Arabia as Bedouin (uncredited)
- 2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2006 Factory Girl as Himself
- 1984 Good Morning, Mr. Orwell as Self - Host
- 2009 Soul Power as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 Just Cause as Elder Phillips
- 1986 Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton as Himself (Host)
- 1999 EDtv as Panel Member
- 2001 Bullet in the Brain as Narrator
- 1998 The Last Days of Disco as Clubgoer
- 1970 Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo as Narrator
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities as Well Wisher
- 2003 Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. as Critic
- 2007 Shortcut to Happiness as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as George Plimpton (voice)
- 1995 The Single Guy ( 1 episode ) as George Plimpton
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Deadline ( 1 episode ) as Bar Patron
- 1990 Wings ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Greyson
- 1995 Central Park West ( 1 episode )
- 1985 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Clinton Brandauer
- 1997 Just Shoot Me! ( 1 episode ) as George Plimpton
- 1994 ER ( 2 episodes ) as John Carter Sr.
- 1988 American Experience ( 4 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Self (voice)
- 1990 The Civil War ( 9 episodes ) as George Templeton Strong (voice)
- 1994 Baseball ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The West ( 1 episode ) as Self (voice)
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 2 episodes ) as Winterhoff
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1958 Kraft Music Hall ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 1 episode ) as Cook
- 2005 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson ( 2 episodes ) as Self - writer
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 1 episode ) as Lamont Otis
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 2 episodes ) as John Barrett
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Parker
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 1 episode ) as Nathaniel Parker
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ( 1 episode ) as General Carpenter
