
George Plimpton
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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
Credits

Good Will Hunting (1997)
as Psychologist

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Bedouin (uncredited)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Well Wisher

Just Visiting (2001)
as Dr. Brady

Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
as Self

Little Man Tate (1991)
as Winston F. Buckner

Rio Lobo (1970)
as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

The Last Days of Disco (1998)
as Clubgoer

Factory Girl (2006)
as Himself

Nixon (1995)
as President's Lawyer

Just Cause (1995)
as Elder Phillips

EDtv (1999)
as Panel Member

Reds (1981)
as Horace Whigham

L.A. Story (1991)
as Straight Weatherman

Coney Island (1991)
as (voice)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Detective (1968)
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Donner Party (1992)
as voice

When We Were Kings (1996)
as Self

Volunteers (1985)
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

Garbo Talks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)

Sam the Man (2001)
as Self

Beyond the Law (1968)
as Mayor

A Fool and His Money (1989)
as Gott

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
as Quentin Reynolds

Soul Power (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012)
as Himself (archive footage)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)
as Self - Host

Bullet in the Brain (2001)
as Narrator

If Ever I See You Again (1978)
as Lawrence

The Capote Tapes (2021)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)

The Queen (1968)
as Self

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. (2003)
as Critic

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970)
as Narrator

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Narrator

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton (1986)
as Himself (Host)





