Mar 18, 1927 - New York City, New York, USA
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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| Movie | 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Psychologist | |
| Movie | 1991 | Little Man Tate | Winston F. Buckner | |
| Movie | 1984 | Garbo Talks | Self (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1970 | Rio Lobo | George, Whitey's 4th Henchman | |
| Movie | 1981 | Reds | Horace Whigham | |
| Movie | 1985 | Volunteers | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | |
| Movie | 2001 | Just Visiting | Dr. Brady | |
| Movie | 1989 | A Fool and His Money | Gott | |
| Movie | 2012 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Donner Party | voice | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Capote Tapes | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1968 | Beyond the Law | Mayor | |
| Movie | 2001 | Sam the Man | Self | |
| Movie | 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1995 | Nixon | President's Lawyer | |
| Movie | 1991 | Coney Island | (voice) | |
| Movie | 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Lawrence | |
| Movie | 1968 | The Detective | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Quentin Reynolds | |
| Movie | 1991 | L.A. Story | Straight Weatherman | |
| Movie | 1968 | The Queen | Self | |
| Movie | 1996 | When We Were Kings | Self | |
| Movie | 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Bedouin (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2006 | Factory Girl | Himself | |
| Movie | 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Self - Host | |
| Movie | 2009 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1995 | Just Cause | Elder Phillips | |
| Movie | 1986 | Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton | Himself (Host) | |
| Movie | 1999 | EDtv | Panel Member | |
| Movie | 2001 | Bullet In The Brain | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Clubgoer | |
| Movie | 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Well Wisher | |
| Movie | 2003 | Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. | Critic | |
| TV Show | 1989 | The Simpsons | George Plimpton (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Single Guy | George Plimpton | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2000 | Deadline | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1990 | Wings | Dr. Greyson | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Central Park West | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1985 | The Equalizer | Clinton Brandauer | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | George Plimpton | 1 |
| TV Show | 1994 | ER | John Carter Sr. | 2 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 2 |
| TV Show | 1988 | American Experience | (voice) | 4 |
| TV Show | 1988 | American Experience | Self (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Civil War | George Templeton Strong | 9 |
| TV Show | 1994 | Baseball | Self | 7 |
| TV Show | 1996 | The West | Self (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Winterhoff | 2 |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 2 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Cook | 1 |
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| Movie | 2006 | Infamous | Book | Writing |
| Movie | 1968 | Paper Lion | Book | Writing |
| Movie | 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Co-Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1967 | Vali, The Witch of Positano | Co-Producer | Production |
