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Life & Death
Died aged 76Also known asGeorge Ames PlimptonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/03/1927Born inNew York City, New York, USADied26/09/2003 (aged 76)Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1508079 ↗TMDb#95741 ↗
George Ames Plimpton was an American writer. He is known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review, as well as his patrician accent. He was known for "participatory journalism," including accounts of his active involvement in professional sporting events, acting in a Western, performing a comedy act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and playing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and then recording the experience from the point of view of an amateur.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Capote TapesMovie | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadMovie | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 88 |
| 2012 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as HimselfMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2009 | Soul PowerMovie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 2007 | Shortcut to HappinessMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2006 | Factory GirlMovie | Himself | 79 |
| 2005 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonSeries | Self - writer | 78 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe MysterySeries | John Barrett | 74 |
| 2001 | Sam the ManMovie | Self | 74 |
| 2001 | Just VisitingMovie | Dr. Brady | 74 |
| 2001 | Bullet in the BrainMovie | Narrator | 74 |
| 2000 | DeadlineSeries | Bar Patron | 73 |
| 1999 | EDtvMovie | Panel Member | 72 |
| 1997 | Good Will HuntingMovie | Psychologist | 70 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me!Series | George Plimpton | 70 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood StorySeries | — | 69 |
| 1996 | The WestSeries | Self (voice) | 69 |
| 1995 | The Single GuySeries | George Plimpton | 68 |
| 1995 | Central Park WestSeries | — | 68 |
| 1995 | NixonMovie | President's Lawyer | 68 |
| 1995 | Just CauseMovie | Elder Phillips | 68 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | John Carter Sr. | 67 |
| 1994 | BaseballSeries | Self | 67 |
| 1992 | The Donner PartyMovie | voice | 65 |
| 1991 | Little Man TateMovie | Winston F. Buckner | 64 |
| 1991 | L.A. StoryMovie | Straight Weatherman | 64 |
| 1990 | WingsSeries | Dr. Greyson | 63 |
| 1990 | The Civil WarSeries | George Templeton Strong | 63 |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the VanitiesMovie | Well Wisher | 63 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | George Plimpton (voice) | 62 |
| 1989 | A Fool and His MoneyMovie | Gott | 62 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | (voice) | 61 |
| 1985 | The EqualizerSeries | Clinton Brandauer | 58 |
| 1985 | VolunteersMovie | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | 58 |
| 1984 | Garbo TalksMovie | Self (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. OrwellMovie | Self - Host | 57 |
| 1981 | RedsMovie | Horace Whigham | 54 |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Narrator | 52 |
| 1978 | If Ever I See You AgainMovie | Lawrence | 51 |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverMovie | Quentin Reynolds | 50 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1970 | Rio LoboMovie | George, Whitey's 4th Henchman | 43 |
| 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio LoboMovie | Narrator | 43 |
| 1968 | The DetectiveMovie | Reporter (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 41 |
| 1968 | The QueenMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1962 | Lawrence of ArabiaMovie | Bedouin (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music HallSeries | Self | 31 |