George Plimpton

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 18, 1927

died

September 26, 2003

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

George Ames Plimpton

total credits

36 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Good Will Hunting
8.2

Good Will Hunting

1997as Psychologist
Lawrence of Arabia
8.0

Lawrence of Arabia

1962as Bedouin (uncredited)
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as President's Lawyer
Just Cause
6.3

Just Cause

1995as Elder Phillips
Rio Lobo
6.5

Rio Lobo

1970as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
EDtv
5.9

EDtv

1999as Panel Member
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981as Horace Whigham
Little Man Tate
6.6

Little Man Tate

1991as Winston F. Buckner
L.A. Story
6.5

L.A. Story

1991as Straight Weatherman
Just Visiting
4.8

Just Visiting

2001as Dr. Brady
Factory Girl
6.0

Factory Girl

2006as Himself
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990as Well Wisher
Shortcut to Happiness
5.6

Shortcut to Happiness

2007as Self
Volunteers
5.5

Volunteers

1985as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
The Last Days of Disco
6.3

The Last Days of Disco

1998as Clubgoer
The Detective
5.9

The Detective

1968as Reporter (uncredited)
When We Were Kings
7.6

When We Were Kings

1996as Self
Sam the Man
3.8

Sam the Man

2001as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Soul Power
6.4

Soul Power

2009as Self (archive footage)
Garbo Talks
6.3

Garbo Talks

1984as Self (uncredited)
Beyond the Law
5.6

Beyond the Law

1968as Mayor
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.1

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977as Quentin Reynolds
The Capote Tapes
5.9

The Capote Tapes

2021as Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Queen
6.4

The Queen

1968as Self
Bullet in the Brain
6.5

Bullet in the Brain

2001as Narrator
Coney Island
8.0

Coney Island

1991as (voice)
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984as Self - Host
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1.0

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

1979as Narrator
The Donner Party
7.0

The Donner Party

1992as voice
A Fool and His Money
4.3

A Fool and His Money

1989as Gott
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970as Narrator
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
6.7

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

2003as Critic
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
7.7

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

2012as Himself (archive footage)
If Ever I See You Again
9.0

If Ever I See You Again

1978as Lawrence
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
1.0

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

1986as Himself (Host)