George Plimpton

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.

Acted Movies

Just Visiting (2001)

Director: Jean-Marie Poiré

Writers: John Hughes,

Cast: Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, George Plimpton, Jean Reno, John Aylward, Malcolm McDowell, Matt Ross, Sarah Badel, Tara Reid,

When We Were Kings (1996)

Director: Leon Gast

Writers: Leon Gast,

Cast: B.B. King, Don King, George Foreman, George Plimpton, James Brown, Malick Bowens, Mobutu Sese Seko, Muhammad Ali, Norman Mailer, Spike Lee,

Little Man Tate (1991)

Director: Jodie Foster

Writers: Scott Frank,

Cast: Adam Hann-Byrd, Celia Weston, David Hyde Pierce, Debi Mazar, Dianne Wiest, George Plimpton, Harry Connick Jr., Jodie Foster, Michael Shulman, P.J. Ochlan,