Person
George Plimpton
Acting · 1927–2003 · 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Simpsons
George Plimpton (voice)
ER
John Carter Sr.
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Wings
Dr. Greyson
American Experience
(voice)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Equalizer
Clinton Brandauer
Good Will Hunting
Psychologist
Just Shoot Me!
George Plimpton
Filmography
- 2021The Capote TapesSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- 2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2012Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as HimselfHimself (archive footage)
- 2009Soul PowerSelf (archive footage)
- 2007Shortcut to HappinessSelf
- 2006Factory GirlHimself
- 2006InfamousBook
- 2005Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonSelf - writer
- 2003Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.Critic
- 2001Bullet in the BrainNarrator
- 2001A Nero Wolfe MysteryWinterhoff
- 2001Just VisitingDr. Brady
- 2001Sam the ManSelf
- 2000DeadlineBar Patron
- 1999EDtvPanel Member
- 1998The Last Days of DiscoClubgoer
- 1997Good Will HuntingPsychologist
- 1997Just Shoot Me!George Plimpton
- 1996When We Were KingsSelf
- 1996The WestSelf (voice)
- 1996E! True Hollywood Story
- 1995NixonPresident's Lawyer
- 1995The Single GuyGeorge Plimpton
- 1995Central Park West
- 1995Just CauseElder Phillips
- 1994ERJohn Carter Sr.
- 1994BaseballSelf
- 1992The Donner Partyvoice
- 1991Little Man TateWinston F. Buckner
- 1991L.A. StoryStraight Weatherman
- 1991Coney Island(voice)
- 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesWell Wisher
- 1990The Civil WarGeorge Templeton Strong (voice)
- 1990WingsDr. Greyson
- 1989The SimpsonsGeorge Plimpton (voice)
- 1989A Fool and His MoneyGott
- 1988American Experience(voice)
- 1986Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George PlimptonHimself (Host)
- 1985The EqualizerClinton Brandauer
- 1985VolunteersLawrence Bourne Jr.
- 1984Garbo TalksSelf (uncredited)
- 1984Good Morning, Mr. OrwellSelf - Host
- 1981RedsHorace Whigham
- 1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationNarrator
- 1978If Ever I See You AgainLawrence
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverQuentin Reynolds
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
- 1970Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio LoboNarrator
- 1970Rio LoboGeorge, Whitey's 4th Henchman
- 1968Paper LionBook
- 1968The QueenSelf
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1968The DetectiveReporter (uncredited)
- 1968Beyond the LawMayor
- 1967Vali, The Witch of PositanoCo-Producer
- 1962Lawrence of ArabiaBedouin (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1958Kraft Music HallSelf
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