
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)

Just Visiting (2001)
as Dr. Brady

Just Cause (1995)
as Elder Phillips

Little Man Tate (1991)
as Winston F. Buckner

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Well Wisher

The Last Days of Disco (1998)
as Clubgoer

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

Factory Girl (2006)
as Himself

Nixon (1995)
as President's Lawyer

Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
as Self

EDtv (1999)
as Panel Member

Reds (1981)
as Horace Whigham

When We Were Kings (1996)
as Self

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

The Detective (1968)
as Reporter (uncredited)

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

L.A. Story (1991)
as Straight Weatherman

A Fool and His Money (1989)
as Gott

Volunteers (1985)
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

Coney Island (1991)
as (voice)

Bullet in the Brain (2001)
as Narrator

Sam the Man (2001)
as Self

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

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

Garbo Talks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)

The Donner Party (1992)
as voice

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

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

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

Soul Power (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

The Queen (1968)
as Self

Beyond the Law (1968)
as Mayor

If Ever I See You Again (1978)
as Lawrence

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

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





