
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)

Factory Girl (2006)
as Himself

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

Just Cause (1995)
as Elder Phillips

EDtv (1999)
as Panel Member

L.A. Story (1991)
as Straight Weatherman

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Well Wisher

Just Visiting (2001)
as Dr. Brady

Nixon (1995)
as President's Lawyer

Little Man Tate (1991)
as Winston F. Buckner

Reds (1981)
as Horace Whigham

Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
as Self

The Detective (1968)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Volunteers (1985)
as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

The Last Days of Disco (1998)
as Clubgoer

When We Were Kings (1996)
as Self

Garbo Talks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)

Sam the Man (2001)
as Self

The Queen (1968)
as Self

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

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

Soul Power (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Coney Island (1991)
as (voice)

Beyond the Law (1968)
as Mayor

A Fool and His Money (1989)
as Gott

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

The Donner Party (1992)
as voice

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

Bullet in the Brain (2001)
as Narrator

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

If Ever I See You Again (1978)
as Lawrence

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

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

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)





