George Plimpton

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-03-18

Deathday 2003-09-26 (76 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As George Ames Plimpton

George Plimpton

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

Actor

2021
The Capote Tapes

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2012
2009
Soul Power

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Factory Girl

as Himself

2001
2001
Just Visiting

as Dr. Brady

2001
Sam the Man

as Self

2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Winterhoff

1999
EDtv

as Panel Member

1998
1997
Good Will Hunting

as Psychologist

1997
Just Shoot Me!

as George Plimpton

1996
1996
The West

as Self (voice)

1995
Nixon

as President's Lawyer

1995
Just Cause

as Elder Phillips

1995
The Single Guy

as George Plimpton

1994
ER

as John Carter Sr.

1994
Baseball

as Self

1992
1991
Little Man Tate

as Winston F. Buckner

1991
L.A. Story

as Straight Weatherman

1991
Coney Island

as (voice)

1990
The Civil War

as George Templeton Strong

1990
Wings

as Dr. Greyson

1989
The Simpsons

as George Plimpton (voice)

1988
1988
American Experience

as Self (voice)

1985
Volunteers

as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

1985
The Equalizer

as Clinton Brandauer

1984
Garbo Talks

as Self (uncredited)

1984
1981
Reds

as Horace Whigham

1978
1977
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1970
Rio Lobo

as Fourth Gunman

1968
The Queen

as Self

1968
The Detective

as Reporter

1968
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1962
Lawrence of Arabia

as Bedouin (uncredited)

1958

Writer

2006
Infamous

as Book

1968
Paper Lion

as Story

1968
Paper Lion

as Book