George Plimpton: movies and TV shows
George Plimpton has 66 credits in the archive: 40 films and 26 TV series, from 1958 to 2021. Highest rated: The West (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1958 – 2021 · busiest year: 2001 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Capote Tapes | Self (voice) (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 94 |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 88 |
| 2012 | Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 85 |
| 2009 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 82 |
| 2007 | Shortcut to Happiness | Self | Film | 5.6 | 80 |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2006 | Infamous | Film | 6.5 | 79 | |
| 2005 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Self - writer | TV | — | 78 |
| 2003 | Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. | Critic | Film | 6.7 | 76 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Winterhoff | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Cook | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Lamont Otis | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | John Barrett | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Mr. Parker | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Nathaniel Parker | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | General Carpenter | TV | 7.9 | 74 |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Dr. Brady | Film | 4.8 | 74 |
| 2001 | Sam the Man | Self | Film | 3.8 | 74 |
| 2001 | Bullet in the Brain | Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 2000 | Deadline | Bar Patron | TV | 10.0 | 73 |
| 1999 | EDtv | Panel Member | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Clubgoer | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Psychologist | Film | 8.2 | 70 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | George Plimpton | TV | 6.6 | 70 |
| 1996 | The West | Self (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 69 |
| 1996 | When We Were Kings | Self | Film | 7.6 | 69 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 69 | |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | George Plimpton | TV | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1995 | Central Park West | TV | 4.9 | 68 | |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Elder Phillips | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1995 | Nixon | President's Lawyer | Film | 6.9 | 68 |
| 1994 | ER | John Carter Sr. | TV | 7.8 | 67 |
| 1994 | Baseball | Self | TV | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1992 | The Donner Party | voice | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Winston F. Buckner | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Straight Weatherman | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1991 | Coney Island | (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1990 | Wings | Dr. Greyson | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1990 | The Civil War | George Templeton Strong (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 63 |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Well Wisher | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | George Plimpton (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1989 | A Fool and His Money | Gott | Film | 4.3 | 62 |
| 1988 | American Experience | (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1986 | Uncensored Channels: TV Around The World With George Plimpton | Himself (Host) | Film | 1.0 | 59 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Clinton Brandauer | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Lawrence Bourne Jr. | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Self - Host | Film | 8.1 | 57 |
| 1981 | Reds | Horace Whigham | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Narrator | Film | 1.0 | 52 |
| 1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Lawrence | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Quentin Reynolds | Film | 5.1 | 50 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1970 | Rio Lobo | George, Whitey's 4th Henchman | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Narrator | Film | — | 43 |
| 1970 | Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1968 | The Detective | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1968 | The Queen | Self | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law | Mayor | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1968 | Paper Lion | Film | 6.8 | 41 | |
| 1967 | Vali, The Witch of Positano | Film | 4.9 | 40 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | Bedouin (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 31 |