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