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Aliases: George Ames Plimpton

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

ER
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8

ER

(1994) John Carter Sr.
American Experience
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7

American Experience

(1988) Self (voice)
The Equalizer
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7

The Equalizer

(1985) Clinton Brandauer
Good Will Hunting
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8

Good Will Hunting

(1997) Psychologist
Kraft Music Hall
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4

Kraft Music Hall

(1958) Self
Baseball
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7

Baseball

(1994) Self
Lawrence of Arabia
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8

Lawrence of Arabia

(1962) Bedouin (uncredited)
Little Man Tate
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7

Little Man Tate

(1991) Winston F. Buckner

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self (voice) (archive footage)
2015 Self - Actor (archive footage)
2012 Himself (archive footage)
2009 Self (archive footage)
2006 Himself
2001 Narrator
Winterhoff
Dr. Brady
Self
2000 N/A
1999 Panel Member
1998 Clubgoer
1997 Psychologist
George Plimpton
1996 Self
Self (voice)
N/A
1995 President's Lawyer
George Plimpton
N/A
Elder Phillips
1994 John Carter Sr.
Self
1992 voice
1991 Winston F. Buckner
Straight Weatherman
(voice)
1990 George Templeton Strong
Dr. Greyson
1989 George Plimpton (voice)
Gott
1988 (voice)
Self (voice)
1986 Himself (Host)
1985 Clinton Brandauer
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
1984 Self (uncredited)
Self - Host
1981 Horace Whigham
1979 Narrator
1978 Lawrence
1977 Quentin Reynolds
1975 Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1970 Narrator
Fourth Gunman
1968 Self
Self - Guest
Reporter
Mayor
1962 Bedouin (uncredited)
Self
1958 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2006 Book
1968 Story
Book
Year Role Movie/Tv

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