
George Plimpton
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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.
Known for
Credits

Good Will Hunting (1997)
as Psychologist

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as Bedouin (uncredited)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Well Wisher

Nixon (1995)
as President's Lawyer

Rio Lobo (1970)
as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

Little Man Tate (1991)
as Winston F. Buckner

Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
as Self

EDtv (1999)
as Panel Member

Just Cause (1995)
as Elder Phillips

The Last Days of Disco (1998)
as Clubgoer

Just Visiting (2001)
as Dr. Brady

Reds (1981)
as Horace Whigham

Factory Girl (2006)
as Himself

L.A. Story (1991)
as Straight Weatherman

When We Were Kings (1996)
as Self

The Detective (1968)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Volunteers (1985)
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

A Fool and His Money (1989)
as Gott

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
as Quentin Reynolds

Garbo Talks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)

Sam the Man (2001)
as Self

The Donner Party (1992)
as voice

The Capote Tapes (2021)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Coney Island (1991)
as (voice)

The Queen (1968)
as Self

Soul Power (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Beyond the Law (1968)
as Mayor

If Ever I See You Again (1978)
as Lawrence

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012)
as Self (archive footage)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)
as Self - Host

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)
as Narrator

Bullet in the Brain (2001)
as Narrator

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970)
as Narrator

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. (2003)
as Critic

Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton (1986)
as Himself (Host)





