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George Plimpton

Birthday: 1927-03-18 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Soul Power

Soul Power 2008

Release Date:

2008

Rating: 7.1

genres:

Documentary / Music

Stars:

James Brown / Bill Withers / B.B. King

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Just Visiting

Just Visiting 2001

Release Date:

2001

Rating: 5.7

genres:

Fantasy / Comedy / Science Fiction

Stars:

Jean Reno / Christian Clavier / Christina Applegate

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When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings 1996

Release Date:

1996

Rating: 7.9

genres:

Documentary

Stars:

Muhammad Ali / George Foreman / Don King

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Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate 1991

Release Date:

1991

Rating: 6.6

genres:

Drama / Family

Stars:

Jodie Foster / Dianne Wiest / Adam Hann-Byrd

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A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money 1989

Release Date:

1989

Rating: 3.7

genres:

Comedy / Romance

Stars:

Sandra Bullock / Jerzy Kosiński / Jonathan Penner

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Volunteers

Volunteers 1985

Release Date:

1985

Rating: 5.5

genres:

Comedy

Stars:

Tom Hanks / John Candy / Rita Wilson

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Acting

2008

Soul Power

as Self (archive footage)

2001

Just Visiting

as Dr. Brady

1996

When We Were Kings

as Self

1991

Little Man Tate

as Winston F. Buckner

1989

A Fool and His Money

as Gott

1985

Volunteers

as Lawrence Bourne Jr.

1978

If Ever I See You Again

as Lawrence

1968

Beyond the Law

as Mayor