About
George Plimpton
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2021 | The Capote Tapes | Actor | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | Actor | Self / Actor (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself | Actor | Himself (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Soul Power | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Bullet In The Brain | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Actor | Dr. Brady | 52 Average |
| 2001 | Sam the Man | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1999 | EDtv | Actor | Panel Member | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Actor | Clubgoer | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Actor | Psychologist | 80 Very good |
| 1996 | When We Were Kings | Actor | Self | 64 Fair |
| 1995 | Nixon | Actor | President's Lawyer | 63 Fair |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Actor | Elder Phillips | 60 Fair |
| 1994 | Baseball | Actor | Self | 70 Good |
| 1992 | The Donner Party | Actor | voice | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Actor | Winston F. Buckner | 61 Fair |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Actor | Straight Weatherman | 61 Fair |
| 1991 | Coney Island | Actor | (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Actor | George Templeton Strong | 76 Good |
| 1989 | A Fool and His Money | Actor | Gott | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton | Actor | Himself (Host) | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Actor | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Reds | Actor | Horace Whigham | 62 Fair |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
| 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Actor | Lawrence | 59 Average |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Actor | Quentin Reynolds | 58 Average |
| 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | Actor | Fourth Gunman | 60 Fair |
| 1968 | The Queen | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1968 | The Detective | Actor | Reporter | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law | Actor | Mayor | 58 Average |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Actor | Bedouin (uncredited) | 76 Good |
Writing |
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| 2006 | Infamous | Writing | Book | 60 Fair |
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Writing | Book | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Writing | Story | 59 Average |