Person Details

Birthday: 1927-03-18 03:10:47

Death: 2003-09-26 03:10:47

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 7


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

The Equalizer
Average
7

The Equalizer

(1985) Clinton Brandauer
ER
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8

ER

(1994) John Truman Carter, Sr.
American Experience
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8

American Experience

(1988) Self (voice)
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
Lawrence of Arabia
Average
8

Lawrence of Arabia

(1962) Bedouin (uncredited)
The Civil War
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8

The Civil War

(1990) George Templeton Strong
Just Cause
Average
6

Just Cause

(1995) Elder Phillips

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Self (voice) (archive footage)
2015 Self / Actor (archive footage)
2012 Himself (archive footage)
2008 Self (archive footage)
2006 Himself
2001 Narrator
Dr. Brady
Self
2000 N/A
1999 Panel Member
1998 Clubgoer
1997 Psychologist
George Plimpton
1996 Self
N/A
1995 President's Lawyer
N/A
N/A
Elder Phillips
1994 John Truman Carter, Sr.
Self
1992 voice
1991 Winston F. Buckner
Straight Weatherman
(voice)
1990 George Templeton Strong
N/A
1989 N/A
Gott
1988 Self (voice)
(voice)
1986 Himself (Host)
1985 Clinton Brandauer
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
1984 Self (uncredited)
Self
1981 Horace Whigham
1979 N/A
1978 Lawrence
1977 Quentin Reynolds
1975 Self (uncredited)
1970 Narrator
Fourth Gunman
1968 Self
Self - Guest
Reporter
Mayor
1962 Bedouin (uncredited)
1958 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

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

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