George Plimpton
Born: 1927-03-18 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2003-09-26
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- The Capote Tapes as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2015
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012
- Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself as Himself (archive footage)
2009
- Soul Power as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Shortcut to Happiness as Self
2006
- Infamous ... (Book)
- Factory Girl as Himself
2005
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Self - writer
2003
2001
- Just Visiting as Dr. Brady
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Winterhoff
- Bullet In The Brain as Narrator
- Sam the Man as Self
2000
1999
- EDtv as Panel Member
1998
- The Last Days of Disco as Clubgoer
1997
- Good Will Hunting as Psychologist
- Just Shoot Me! as George Plimpton
1996
- When We Were Kings as Self
- The West as Self (voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- The Single Guy as George Plimpton
- Nixon as President's Lawyer
- Just Cause as Elder Phillips
- Central Park West
1992
- The Donner Party as voice
1991
- Little Man Tate as Winston F. Buckner
- L.A. Story as Straight Weatherman
- Coney Island as (voice)
1990
- Wings as Dr. Greyson
- The Civil War as George Templeton Strong
- The Bonfire of the Vanities as Well Wisher
1989
- The Simpsons as George Plimpton (voice)
- A Fool and His Money as Gott
1988
- American Experience as (voice)
1986
- Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton as Himself (Host)
1985
- The Equalizer as Clinton Brandauer
- Volunteers as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
1984
- Garbo Talks as Self (uncredited)
- Good Morning, Mr. Orwell as Self - Host
1981
- Reds as Horace Whigham
1979
- Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Narrator
1978
- If Ever I See You Again as Lawrence
1977
- The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Quentin Reynolds
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1970
- Rio Lobo as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
- Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo as Narrator
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Detective as Reporter (uncredited)
- Paper Lion ... (Book)
- The Queen as Self
- Beyond the Law as Mayor
1967
- Vali, The Witch of Positano ... (Co-Producer)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- Lawrence of Arabia as Bedouin (uncredited)
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self