George Plimpton
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
George Plimpton (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
ER
John Carter Sr.
1994
Series
American Experience
Self (voice)
1988
Series
American Experience
(voice)
1988
Film
Good Will Hunting
Psychologist
1997
Series
Wings
Dr. Greyson
1990
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Baseball
Self
1994
Series
The Equalizer
Clinton Brandauer
1985
Series
Just Shoot Me!
George Plimpton
1997
Film
Lawrence of Arabia
Bedouin (uncredited)
1962
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Series
The Single Guy
George Plimpton
1995
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Winterhoff
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Cook
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lamont Otis
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
John Barrett
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Mr. Parker
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Nathaniel Parker
2001
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
General Carpenter
2001
Series
The Civil War
George Templeton Strong (voice)
1990
Film
Little Man Tate
Winston F. Buckner
1991
Series
Central Park West
1995
Series
Deadline
Bar Patron
2000
Film
Just Visiting
Dr. Brady
2001
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Well Wisher
1990
Film
Rio Lobo
George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
1970
Film
Nixon
President's Lawyer
1995
Film
Just Cause
Elder Phillips
1995
Series
The West
Self (voice)
1996
Film
Factory Girl
Himself
2006
Film
Shortcut to Happiness
Self
2007
Film
Reds
Horace Whigham
1981
Film
The Last Days of Disco
Clubgoer
1998
Film
EDtv
Panel Member
1999
Film
L.A. Story
Straight Weatherman
1991
Film
The Detective
Reporter (uncredited)
1968
Film
Volunteers
Lawrence Bourne Jr.
1985
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Film
When We Were Kings
Self
1996
Series
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Self - writer
2005
Film
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Quentin Reynolds
1977
Film
Garbo Talks
Self (uncredited)
1984
Film
A Fool and His Money
Gott
1989
Film
Coney Island
(voice)
1991
Film
The Donner Party
voice
1992
Film
Sam the Man
Self
2001
Film
The Capote Tapes
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Film
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Bullet in the Brain
Narrator
2001
Film
The Queen
Self
1968
Film
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Self - Host
1984
Film
If Ever I See You Again
Lawrence
1978
Film
Beyond the Law
Mayor
1968
Film
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Narrator
1979
Film
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Narrator
1970
Film
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself
Himself (archive footage)
2012
Film
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
Critic
2003
Film
Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton
Himself (Host)
1986