George Plimpton



First NameGeorge
Last NamePlimpton
Full Name at BirthGeorge Ames Plimpton
Age76 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 18, 1927
BirthplaceNew York, New York
Date of DeathSeptember 26, 2003
Location of DeathNew York, New York
Cause of DeathHeart attack
Height6' 4" (193 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignPisces
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor, Journalist
Occupation CategoryAuthor
Claim to FameThe Paris Review

George Ames Plimpton (18 March 1927 – 25 September 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.


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Filmography

Selected George Plimpton film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2008
Himself

2006
Himself

2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Himself

2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Himself

2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Other Voices

2003
Breakfast with Hunter
Himself

2001
Dr. Brady

2001
Bullet in the Brain
Narrator

2001
The Sports Pages
Himself

2001
John Barrett 

2001
Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool
Himself

2000
Himself

1999
Panel Member

1999
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

1999
Himself

1998
Clubgoer

1997
Henry Lipkin - Psychologist

1996
The West

1996
Himself

1995
Elder Phillips

1995
President's Lawyer

1995
The Way West
Voice

1994
Baseball
Himself

1994
ER
John Truman Carter, Sr.

1991
Straight Weatherman

1991
Winston F. Buckner

1991
Himself 

1990
Well Wisher

1990
George Templeton Strong

1989
Surgeon

1988
Himself 

1987
Himself

1985
Lawrence Bourne Jr.

1985
Pumping Iron II: The Women
Himself

1984
Himself

1981
Horace Whigham

1978
Lawrence

1977
Quentin Reynolds

1975
Himself

1970
4th Gunman

1969
Himself 

1968
Beyond the Law
Mayor

1968
Reporter

1968
Himself

1962
Bedouin

1961
Himself

Producer Credits

1968
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Thanks Credits

2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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2001
Mark Twain
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Writer Credits

2006
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