George Plimpton
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Mar 18 1927• Died Sep 26 2003
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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.
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George Plimpton's Credits
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The Simpsons
George Plimpton (voice)
American Experience
(voice)
ER
John Carter Sr.
Wings
Dr. Greyson
The Equalizer
Clinton Brandauer
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Single Guy
George Plimpton
Just Shoot Me!
George Plimpton
Baseball
Self
Good Will Hunting
Psychologist
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Winterhoff
The Civil War
George Templeton Strong
Deadline
Central Park West
The West
Self (voice)
Lawrence of Arabia
Bedouin (uncredited)
Nixon
President's Lawyer
Reds
Horace Whigham
EDtv
Panel Member
Just Cause
Elder Phillips
L.A. Story
Straight Weatherman
Factory Girl
Himself
Infamous
Writing
Just Visiting
Dr. Brady
Volunteers
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
Rio Lobo
George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Well Wisher
The Last Days of Disco
Clubgoer
Little Man Tate
Winston F. Buckner
E! True Hollywood Story
Shortcut to Happiness
Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Self - writer
When We Were Kings
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Garbo Talks
Self (uncredited)
The Detective
Reporter (uncredited)
Sam the Man
Self
The Donner Party
voice
Paper Lion
Writing
A Fool and His Money
Gott
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Quentin Reynolds
Coney Island
(voice)
The Capote Tapes
Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Queen
Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Self - Host
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Narrator
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
Bullet in the Brain
Narrator
If Ever I See You Again
Lawrence
Beyond the Law
Mayor
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Himself (archive footage)
Vali, The Witch of Positano
Production
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Narrator
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
Critic
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
Himself (Host)