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.

Career Overview

George Plimpton has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Signature works include Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton, Good Morning, Mr. Orwell. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

52

Birth Date

1927-03-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
• 

  Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
• 

  Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
• 

  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
• 

  Beyond the Law
• 

  Bullet in the Brain

Frequent Collaborators

• Sarah Dudley Plimpton (1 collaborations)
• Terry McDonell (1 collaborations)
• Ken Burns (1 collaborations)
• Claude Villers (1 collaborations)
• Peter Gabriel (1 collaborations)
• Laurie Anderson (1 collaborations)
• Joseph Beuys (1 collaborations)
• John Cage (1 collaborations)
• Robert Combas (1 collaborations)
• Merce Cunningham (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (48 credits)

  • The Capote Tapes

    Self (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Soul Power

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Shortcut to Happiness

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Factory Girl

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

    Critic

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Bullet in the Brain

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Just Visiting

    Dr. Brady

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Sam the Man

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    - Immune to Murder (2002) ... Cook actor actors

    - The Silent Speaker (2) (2002) ... Winterhoff actor actors

    - The Silent Speaker (1) (2002) ... Winterhoff actor actors

    - Over My Dead Body (2) (2001) ... John Barrett actor actors

    - Over My Dead Body (1) (2001) ... John Barrett actor actors
    2001
  • EDtv

    Panel Member

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Last Days of Disco

    Clubgoer

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Good Will Hunting

    Psychologist

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Just Shoot Me!

    - A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn (2000) ... George Plimpton actor actors
    1997
  • When We Were Kings

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The West

    - The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874) (1996) ... Self (voice) actor actors
    1996
  • Nixon

    President's Lawyer

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Just Cause

    Elder Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • ER

    - Thy Will Be Done (2001) ... John Carter Sr. actor actors

    - My Brother's Keeper (1998) ... John Carter Sr. actor actors
    1994
  • Baseball

    - Inning Nine: Home (1994) ... Self actor actors

    - Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball (1994) ... Self actor actors

    - Inning Five: Shadow Ball (1994) ... Self actor actors

    - Inning Four: A National Heirloom (1994) ... Self actor actors

    - Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) ... Self actor actors
    1994
  • The Donner Party

    voice

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Little Man Tate

    Winston F. Buckner

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • L.A. Story

    Straight Weatherman

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Coney Island

    (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    Well Wisher

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Wings

    - The Shrink (1994) ... Dr. Greyson actor actors
    1990
  • A Fool and His Money

    Gott

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Simpsons

    - I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can (2003) ... George Plimpton (voice) actor actors
    1989
  • American Experience

    - New York (5): Cosmopolis (1999) ... (voice) actor actors

    - New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow (1999) ... Self (voice) actor actors

    - New York (2): Order and Disorder (1999) ... (voice) actor actors

    - The Donner Party (1992) ... (voice) actor actors

    - Coney Island (1991) ... (voice) actor actors
    1988
  • Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

    Himself (Host)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Volunteers

    Lawrence Bourne Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Equalizer

    - Starfire (1989) ... Clinton Brandauer actor actors
    1985
  • Garbo Talks

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Reds

    Horace Whigham

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • If Ever I See You Again

    Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    Quentin Reynolds

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Jon Stewart/India.Arie (2002) ... Self (uncredited) actor actors

    - Brendan Fraser/Busta Rhymes (1999) ... Self (uncredited) actor actors
    1975
  • Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Rio Lobo

    George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Queen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Detective

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Beyond the Law

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Jackie Robinson, George Plimpton, Dr. Daniel Fader (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Fannie Flagg, Peter Finch, Joni Mitchell, Bob and Ray, George Plimpton (1968) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Bedouin (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 212 (1979) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 173 (1978) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 212 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1962

• writing (3 credits)

  • Infamous

    book

    writing
    2006
  • Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

    co-writer

    writing
    1970
  • Paper Lion

    book

    writing
    1968

• production (1 credits)

  • Vali, The Witch of Positano

    co-producer

    production
    1967