Nook NotesPick a film
George Plimpton

Actor

George Plimpton

Born March 18, 1927 in New York City, New York, USADied September 26, 200320 films

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.

Start here

The best way into George Plimpton's work
Good Will Hunting posterFirst watchGood Will Hunting19978.2as PsychologistWill Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Lawrence of Arabia poster8.0Lawrence of Arabia1962Reds poster6.9Reds1981Nixon poster6.8Nixon1995Just Cause poster6.3Just Cause1995EDtv poster6.0EDtv1999L.A. Story poster6.5L.A. Story1991Little Man Tate poster6.6Little Man Tate1991Rio Lobo poster6.5Rio Lobo1970

Filmography

20 films as actor
  1. 2001Bullet in the BrainNarrator
  2. 2001Just VisitingDr. Brady
  3. 1999EDtvPanel Member
  4. 1998The Last Days of DiscoClubgoer
  5. 1997Good Will HuntingPsychologist
  6. 1995NixonPresident's Lawyer
  7. 1995Just CauseElder Phillips
  8. 1991Little Man TateWinston F. Buckner
  9. 1991L.A. StoryStraight Weatherman
  10. 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesWell Wisher
  11. 1989A Fool and His MoneyGott
  12. 1985VolunteersLawrence Bourne Jr.
  13. 1981RedsHorace Whigham
  14. 1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationNarrator
  15. 1978If Ever I See You AgainLawrence
  16. 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverQuentin Reynolds
  17. 1970Rio LoboGeorge, Whitey's 4th Henchman
  18. 1968The DetectiveReporter (uncredited)
  19. 1968Beyond the LawMayor
  20. 1962Lawrence of ArabiaBedouin (uncredited)