George Plimpton

Known for: Acting

Born: 1927-03-18 – 2003-09-26 (aged 76)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (55)

MOVIE★ 5.9
The Capote Tapes
2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
2012
as Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Soul Power
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Shortcut to Happiness
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Factory Girl
2006
as Himself
TV
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005
as Self - writer
MOVIE★ 6.7
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
2003
as Critic
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bullet in the Brain
2001
as Narrator
TV★ 7.9
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Winterhoff
MOVIE★ 4.8
Just Visiting
2001
as Dr. Brady
MOVIE★ 3.8
Sam the Man
2001
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Deadline
2000
as Bar Patron
MOVIE★ 6.0
EDtv
1999
as Panel Member
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Last Days of Disco
1998
as Clubgoer
MOVIE★ 8.2
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Psychologist
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as George Plimpton
MOVIE★ 7.6
When We Were Kings
1996
as Self
TV★ 8.4
The West
1996
as Self (voice)
TV★ 8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MOVIE★ 6.8
Nixon
1995
as President's Lawyer
TV★ 5.8
The Single Guy
1995
as George Plimpton
TV★ 4.9
Central Park West
1995
MOVIE★ 6.3
Just Cause
1995
as Elder Phillips
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as John Carter Sr.
TV★ 7.5
Baseball
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Donner Party
1992
as voice
MOVIE★ 6.6
Little Man Tate
1991
as Winston F. Buckner
MOVIE★ 6.5
L.A. Story
1991
as Straight Weatherman
MOVIE★ 8.0
Coney Island
1991
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Well Wisher
TV★ 7.9
The Civil War
1990
as George Templeton Strong (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Wings
1990
as Dr. Greyson
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as George Plimpton (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.3
A Fool and His Money
1989
as Gott
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 1.0
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
1986
as Himself (Host)
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Clinton Brandauer
MOVIE★ 5.5
Volunteers
1985
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
MOVIE★ 6.3
Garbo Talks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.1
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.9
Reds
1981
as Horace Whigham
MOVIE★ 1.0
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 9.0
If Ever I See You Again
1978
as Lawrence
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Quentin Reynolds
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rio Lobo
1970
as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Queen
1968
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Detective
1968
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Beyond the Law
1968
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Bedouin (uncredited)
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self