George Plimpton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-03-18

Day of death

2003-09-26 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

George 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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • ER

    ER

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Good Will Hunting

    Good Will Hunting

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • Factory Girl

    Factory Girl

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • The Donner Party

    The Donner Party

  • Central Park West

    Central Park West

  • Reds

    Reds

  • Deadline

    Deadline

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • The West

    The West

  • Just Cause

    Just Cause

  • Volunteers

    Volunteers

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

  • L.A. Story

    L.A. Story

  • Just Visiting

    Just Visiting

  • Shortcut to Happiness

    Shortcut to Happiness

  • The Last Days of Disco

    The Last Days of Disco

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

  • Sam the Man

    Sam the Man

  • The Detective

    The Detective

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • A Fool and His Money

    A Fool and His Money

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • Beyond the Law

    Beyond the Law

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • Soul Power

    Soul Power

  • If Ever I See You Again

    If Ever I See You Again

  • Bullet In The Brain

    Bullet In The Brain

  • Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

    Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

  • Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

    Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.

  • Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

    Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

  • Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton

    Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton