Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-03-18

Day of Death

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

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

If Ever I See You Again

If Ever I See You Again

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Acting

Good Will Hunting

1997

Good Will Hunting

as

Psychologist

Little Man Tate

1991

Little Man Tate

as

Winston F. Buckner

Garbo Talks

1984

Garbo Talks

as

Self (uncredited)

Rio Lobo

1970

Rio Lobo

as

George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

Reds

1981

Reds

as

Horace Whigham

Volunteers

1985

Volunteers

as

Lawrence Bourne Jr.

Just Visiting

2001

Just Visiting

as

Dr. Brady

A Fool and His Money

1989

A Fool and His Money

as

Gott

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

2012

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

as

Himself (archive footage)

The Donner Party

1992

The Donner Party

as

voice

The Capote Tapes

2021

The Capote Tapes

as

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Beyond the Law

1968

Beyond the Law

as

Mayor

Sam the Man

2001

Sam the Man

as

Self

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

1979

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

as

Narrator

Nixon

1995

Nixon

as

President's Lawyer

Coney Island

1991

Coney Island

as

(voice)

If Ever I See You Again

1978

If Ever I See You Again

as

Lawrence

The Detective

1968

The Detective

as

Reporter (uncredited)

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as

Quentin Reynolds

L.A. Story

1991

L.A. Story

as

Straight Weatherman

The Queen

1968

The Queen

as

Self

When We Were Kings

1996

When We Were Kings

as

Self

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as

Bedouin (uncredited)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Factory Girl

2006

Factory Girl

as

Himself

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

as

Self - Host

Soul Power

2009

Soul Power

as

Self (archive footage)

Just Cause

1995

Just Cause

as

Elder Phillips

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

1986

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

as

Himself (Host)

EDtv

1999

EDtv

as

Panel Member

Bullet In The Brain

2001

Bullet In The Brain

as

Narrator

The Last Days of Disco

1998

The Last Days of Disco

as

Clubgoer

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

as

Narrator

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities

as

Well Wisher

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

2003

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

as

Critic

Shortcut to Happiness

2007

Shortcut to Happiness

as

Self

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

George Plimpton (voice)

The Single Guy

The Single Guy

as

George Plimpton

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Deadline

Deadline

as

Wings

Wings

as

Dr. Greyson

Central Park West

Central Park West

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Clinton Brandauer

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

as

George Plimpton

ER

as

John Carter Sr.

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self (voice)

American Experience

American Experience

as

(voice)

The Civil War

The Civil War

as

George Templeton Strong

Baseball

Baseball

as

Self

The West

The West

as

Self (voice)

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Winterhoff

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as

Cook

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as

Self - writer

Production

Vali, The Witch of Positano

1967

Vali, The Witch of Positano

as

Crew

Directing