Portrait of George Plimpton

Acting

George Plimpton

Career

Active from 1968 to 2003, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Coney Island
Coney Island
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Plimpton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 66
Infamous
Infamous (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

Book

Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. (2003)

as Critic

Bullet in the Brain
Bullet in the Brain (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as General Carpenter / Winterhoff

Just Visiting
Just Visiting (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Brady

Deadline
Deadline (2000)

TV show ยท as Bar Patron

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 64
EDtv
EDtv (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Panel Member

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as Psychologist

Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as George Plimpton

The Single Guy
The Single Guy (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as George Plimpton

Just Cause
Just Cause (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Elder Phillips

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as John Carter Sr.

The Donner Party
The Donner Party (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

as voice

Coney Island
Coney Island (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as (voice)

Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Winston F. Buckner

Wings
Wings (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Dr. Greyson

The Civil War
The Civil War (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as George Templeton Strong (voice)

The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

as Well Wisher

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 66
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as George Plimpton (voice)

A Fool and His Money
A Fool and His Money (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

as Gott

American Experience
American Experience (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Self (voice) / (voice)

Volunteers
Volunteers (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Clinton Brandauer

Reds
Reds (1981)
GoodWatch score 79

as Horace Whigham

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)

as Narrator

If Ever I See You Again
If Ever I See You Again (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lawrence

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Quentin Reynolds

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970)

as Narrator

Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 65
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law (1968)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mayor

Paper Lion
Paper Lion (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

Book

The Detective
The Detective (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Reporter (uncredited)

Vali, The Witch of Positano
Vali, The Witch of Positano (1967)

Co-Producer

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Bedouin (uncredited)