George Plimpton
Date of birth: 1927-03-18
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: George Ames Plimpton
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.
Movie Credits
Good Will Hunting
1997-12-05
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too
Little Man Tate
1991-09-06
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius,
Garbo Talks
1984-10-12
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His
Rio Lobo
1970-04-01
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the l
Reds
1981-12-25
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his
Volunteers
1985-08-16
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won'
Just Visiting
2001-04-06
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the service
A Fool and His Money
1989-11-18
New York advertising executive Morris Codman seems to have it all - lots of talent and a beautiful g
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
2012-10-03
Plimpton! tells the story of writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend to many, George Plimpton.
The Donner Party
1992-10-28
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and
The Capote Tapes
2021-09-10
A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of
Beyond the Law
1968-04-02
Takes place over the course of one feverish night in a Manhattan police precinct and neighboring ba
Sam the Man
2001-02-01
A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979-05-07
A salute to Playboy Magazine on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, hosted by founding pub
Nixon
1995-12-22
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat
Coney Island
1991-02-04
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of
If Ever I See You Again
1978-05-24
Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his lack of creative f
The Detective
1968-05-28
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977-12-01
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days thro
L.A. Story
1991-02-08
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an Engl
The Queen
1968-06-17
In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes
When We Were Kings
1996-10-25
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years
Lawrence of Arabia
1962-12-11
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the div
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015-01-25
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, f
Factory Girl
2006-12-29
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984-01-01
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the ha
Soul Power
2009-06-10
Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanie
Just Cause
1995-02-17
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a y
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
1986-01-01
George Plimpton takes us through some of the more unsual programming from around the world. Highligh
EDtv
1999-03-26
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Bullet In The Brain
2001-10-24
Outspokenly critical writing teacher allows his criticism to extend to his everyday life and soon le
The Last Days of Disco
1998-05-29
Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970-12-09
George Plimpton got a job playing one of the bad guys in the Howard Hawks-directed John Wayne Wester
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990-12-21
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotli
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
2003-05-02
Thomas Pynchon is a best-selling American novelist, who, unlike the vast majority of his peers, has
Shortcut to Happiness
2007-07-13
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels