George Plimpton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1927
- Died
- September 26, 2003 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- 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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Filmography
The Capote Tapes
Movie · as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Shortcut to Happiness
Movie · as Self
Factory Girl
Movie · as Himself
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
TV · as Self - writer · 2 eps
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
Movie · as Critic
Just Visiting
Movie · as Dr. Brady
Sam the Man
Movie · as Self
Bullet in the Brain
Movie · as Narrator
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
TV · as Winterhoff, Cook, Lamont Otis, John Barrett, Mr. Parker, Nathaniel Parker, General Carpenter · 2 eps
Deadline
TV · as Bar Patron · 1 ep
EDtv
Movie · as Panel Member
The Last Days of Disco
Movie · as Clubgoer
Good Will Hunting
Movie · as Psychologist
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as George Plimpton · 1 ep
When We Were Kings
Movie · as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The West
TV · as Self (voice) · 1 ep
Nixon
Movie · as President's Lawyer
Just Cause
Movie · as Elder Phillips
The Single Guy
TV · as George Plimpton · 1 ep
Central Park West
TV · 1 ep
ER
TV · as John Carter Sr. · 2 eps
Baseball
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Donner Party
Movie · as voice
Little Man Tate
Movie · as Winston F. Buckner
Coney Island
Movie · as (voice)
L.A. Story
Movie · as Straight Weatherman
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie · as Well Wisher
Wings
TV · as Dr. Greyson · 1 ep
The Civil War
TV · as George Templeton Strong (voice) · 9 eps
A Fool and His Money
Movie · as Gott
The Simpsons
TV · as George Plimpton (voice) · 1 ep
American Experience
TV · as (voice), Self (voice) · 4 eps
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
Movie · as Himself (Host)
Volunteers
Movie · as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
The Equalizer
TV · as Clinton Brandauer · 1 ep
Garbo Talks
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Movie · as Self - Host
Reds
Movie · as Horace Whigham
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Narrator
If Ever I See You Again
Movie · as Lawrence
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Movie · as Quentin Reynolds
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Rio Lobo
Movie · as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Movie · as Narrator
Beyond the Law
Movie · as Mayor
The Detective
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
The Queen
Movie · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Lawrence of Arabia
Movie · as Bedouin (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep