George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Acting
Born Mar 18, 1927
From New York City, New York, USA
Died Sep 26, 2003

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 — Acting

Good Will Hunting
8.2
1997

Good Will Hunting

Psychologist

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
1962

Lawrence of Arabia

Bedouin (uncredited)

Factory Girl
6.0
2006

Factory Girl

Himself

Nixon
6.9
1995

Nixon

President's Lawyer

Reds
6.9
1981

Reds

Horace Whigham

Rio Lobo
6.5
1970

Rio Lobo

George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

EDtv
6.0
1999

EDtv

Panel Member

Just Cause
6.3
1995

Just Cause

Elder Phillips

The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6
1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Well Wisher

Little Man Tate
6.6
1991

Little Man Tate

Winston F. Buckner

Just Visiting
4.8
2001

Just Visiting

Dr. Brady

L.A. Story
6.5
1991

L.A. Story

Straight Weatherman

Volunteers
5.5
1985

Volunteers

Lawrence Bourne Jr.

When We Were Kings
7.6
1996

When We Were Kings

Self

The Last Days of Disco
6.3
1998

The Last Days of Disco

Clubgoer

The Detective
5.9
1968

The Detective

Reporter (uncredited)

Shortcut to Happiness
5.6
2007

Shortcut to Happiness

Self

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.6
2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Donner Party
6.8
1992

The Donner Party

voice

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
4.9
1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Quentin Reynolds

The Queen
6.3
1968

The Queen

Self

A Fool and His Money
4.3
1989

A Fool and His Money

Gott

Garbo Talks
6.2
1984

Garbo Talks

Self (uncredited)

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1.0
1979

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Narrator

Sam the Man
2.2
2001

Sam the Man

Self

Coney Island
6.0
1991

Coney Island

(voice)

Soul Power
6.4
2009

Soul Power

Self (archive footage)

If Ever I See You Again
10.0
1978

If Ever I See You Again

Lawrence

The Capote Tapes
5.9
2021

The Capote Tapes

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1
1984

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Self - Host

Beyond the Law
4.8
1968

Beyond the Law

Mayor

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Narrator

Bullet in the Brain
6.4
2001

Bullet in the Brain

Narrator

7.7
2012

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Himself (archive footage)

6.3
2003

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

Critic

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
1.0
1986

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

Himself (Host)