Acting

George Plimpton

Born 1927-03-18 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 2003-09-26

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Capote Tapes
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Shortcut to Happiness
as Self
2007
Factory Girl
as Himself
2006
Infamous
Book
2006
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Self - writer
2005
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
as Critic
2003
Bullet in the Brain
as Narrator
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Winterhoff
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Cook
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Lamont Otis
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as John Barrett
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Mr. Parker
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Nathaniel Parker
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as General Carpenter
2001
Just Visiting
as Dr. Brady
2001
Sam the Man
as Self
2001
Deadline
as Bar Patron
2000
EDtv
as Panel Member
1999
The Last Days of Disco
as Clubgoer
1998
Good Will Hunting
as Psychologist
1997
Just Shoot Me!
as George Plimpton
1997
When We Were Kings
as Self
1996
The West
as Self (voice)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Nixon
as President's Lawyer
1995
The Single Guy
as George Plimpton
1995
Central Park West
1995
Just Cause
as Elder Phillips
1995
ER
as John Carter Sr.
1994
Baseball
as Self
1994
The Donner Party
as voice
1992
Little Man Tate
as Winston F. Buckner
1991
L.A. Story
as Straight Weatherman
1991
Coney Island
as (voice)
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Well Wisher
1990
The Civil War
as George Templeton Strong (voice)
1990
Wings
as Dr. Greyson
1990
The Simpsons
as George Plimpton (voice)
1989
A Fool and His Money
as Gott
1989
American Experience
as (voice)
1988
American Experience
as Self (voice)
1988
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
as Himself (Host)
1986
The Equalizer
as Clinton Brandauer
1985
Volunteers
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.
1985
Garbo Talks
as Self (uncredited)
1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self - Host
1984
Reds
as Horace Whigham
1981
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Narrator
1979
If Ever I See You Again
as Lawrence
1978
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Quentin Reynolds
1977
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
as Narrator
1970
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Co-Writer
1970
Rio Lobo
as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
1970
Paper Lion
Book
1968
The Queen
as Self
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The Detective
as Reporter (uncredited)
1968
Beyond the Law
as Mayor
1968
Vali, The Witch of Positano
Co-Producer
1967
Lawrence of Arabia
as Bedouin (uncredited)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958