Acting
George Plimpton
Born 1927-03-18
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Good Will Hunting
1997
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The Simpsons
1989
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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ER
1994
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Just Visiting
2001
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EDtv
1999
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Just Cause
1995
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Wings
1990
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (66 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Capote Tapes | Self (voice) (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Shortcut to Happiness | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Factory Girl | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Infamous | Book | Movie | 2006 |
 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Self - writer | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. | Critic | Movie | 2003 |
 | Bullet in the Brain | Narrator | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Winterhoff | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Cook | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Lamont Otis | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | John Barrett | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Mr. Parker | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Nathaniel Parker | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | General Carpenter | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Just Visiting | Dr. Brady | Movie | 2001 |
 | Sam the Man | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Deadline | Bar Patron | TV Series | 2000 |
 | EDtv | Panel Member | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Last Days of Disco | Clubgoer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Good Will Hunting | Psychologist | Movie | 1997 |
 | Just Shoot Me! | George Plimpton | TV Series | 1997 |
 | When We Were Kings | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | The West | Self (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Nixon | President's Lawyer | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Single Guy | George Plimpton | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Central Park West | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Just Cause | Elder Phillips | Movie | 1995 |
 | ER | John Carter Sr. | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Baseball | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Donner Party | voice | Movie | 1992 |
 | Little Man Tate | Winston F. Buckner | Movie | 1991 |
 | L.A. Story | Straight Weatherman | Movie | 1991 |
 | Coney Island | (voice) | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Well Wisher | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Civil War | George Templeton Strong (voice) | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Wings | Dr. Greyson | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Simpsons | George Plimpton (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | A Fool and His Money | Gott | Movie | 1989 |
 | American Experience | (voice) | TV Series | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self (voice) | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton | Himself (Host) | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Equalizer | Clinton Brandauer | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Volunteers | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | Movie | 1985 |
 | Garbo Talks | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Self - Host | Movie | 1984 |
 | Reds | Horace Whigham | Movie | 1981 |
 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Narrator | Movie | 1979 |
 | If Ever I See You Again | Lawrence | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Quentin Reynolds | Movie | 1977 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Narrator | Movie | 1970 |
| Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Co-Writer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Rio Lobo | George, Whitey's 4th Henchman | Movie | 1970 |
 | Paper Lion | Book | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Queen | Self | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Detective | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Beyond the Law | Mayor | Movie | 1968 |
 | Vali, The Witch of Positano | Co-Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | Lawrence of Arabia | Bedouin (uncredited) | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV Series | 1958 |