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George Plimpton

George Plimpton

ActorWriterProduction Mar 18 (died age 76) New York City, New York, USA 1958–2021 (63 year career)
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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

Good Will Hunting
Film

Good Will Hunting

Psychologist
Lawrence of Arabia
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

Bedouin (uncredited)
When We Were Kings
Film

When We Were Kings

Self
Nixon
Film

Nixon

President's Lawyer
Reds
Film

Reds

Horace Whigham
Just Cause
Film

Just Cause

Elder Phillips
EDtv
Film

EDtv

Panel Member
Little Man Tate
Film

Little Man Tate

Winston F. Buckner

Filmography

Acting (56)

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Movies (36)

The Capote Tapes

The Capote Tapes

2021

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

5.9
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.6
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

2012

as Himself (archive footage)

7.7
Soul Power

Soul Power

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Shortcut to Happiness

Shortcut to Happiness

2007

as Self

5.6
Factory Girl

Factory Girl

2006

as Himself

6.0
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

2003

as Critic

6.3
Bullet In The Brain

Bullet In The Brain

2001

as Narrator

5.8
Just Visiting

Just Visiting

2001

as Dr. Brady

4.8
Sam the Man

Sam the Man

2001

as Self

2.3
EDtv

EDtv

1999

as Panel Member

6.0
The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco

1998

as Clubgoer

6.3
Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Psychologist

8.2
When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

1996

as Self

7.6
Nixon

Nixon

1995

as President's Lawyer

6.9
Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

as Elder Phillips

6.3
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

1992

as voice

6.8
L.A. Story

L.A. Story

1991

as Straight Weatherman

6.5
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

1991

as Winston F. Buckner

6.6
Coney Island

Coney Island

1991

as (voice)

6.0
The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

as Well Wisher

5.6
A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1989

as Gott

4.3
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

1986

as Himself (Host)

1.0
Volunteers

Volunteers

1985

as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

5.5
Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

1984

as Self (uncredited)

6.2
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

as Self - Host

8.1
Reds

Reds

1981

as Horace Whigham

6.9
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

1979

as Narrator

1.0
If Ever I See You Again

If Ever I See You Again

1978

as Lawrence

10.0
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

as Quentin Reynolds

4.9
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

6.5
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

as Narrator

The Detective

The Detective

1968

as Reporter (uncredited)

5.9
Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

1968

as Mayor

4.8
The Queen

The Queen

1968

as Self

6.2
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Bedouin (uncredited)

8.0