George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Actor · Producer · Writer

New York City, New York, USA
March 18, 1927

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.

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Representative Works

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
8.2
/ English
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
/ English
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate
6.6
/ English
Just Visiting
Just Visiting
4.8
/ English
EDtv
EDtv
6.0
/ English
Just Cause
Just Cause
6.3
/ English
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo
6.5
/ English
Factory Girl
Factory Girl
6.0
/ English
Reds
Reds
6.9
/ English
Nixon
Nixon
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Good Will Hunting
1997Winner

Best Performance

Good Will Hunting

Lawrence of Arabia
1962Winner

Best Performance

Lawrence of Arabia

Little Man Tate
1991Nominee

Best Performance

Little Man Tate

Career Highlights

Just Visiting
2001Highlight

Best Performance

Just Visiting

EDtv
1999Highlight

Best Performance

EDtv

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