The film starred alan alda as a fictionalized plimpton. Movie critics, for example, are convinced they could make a better movie. Alan alda was born on january 28, 1936, in the bronx, new york city, to robert and joan alda. Paper lion 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His father was an actor, singer and dancer, while his mother was a former beautypageant winner. Prior to paper lion, plimpton had pitched to major league baseball players and sparred with boxing great archie moore, but the success of this book, which was later adapted into a 1968 film starring alan alda as plimpton, helped launch a kind of second career for plimpton as an everyman athlete. He portrayed george plimpton in the 1968 adaptation of the writers bestseller paper lion and was a crazed vietnam vet in the 1972 movie to kill a clown. A golden globe and sixtime emmy award winner, alan alda started his acting career at the cleveland playhouse. I have very few pics of my dad, this is the only video, he made a movie called the paper lion with alan alda and was in one scene. Paper lion is a 1968 sports comedy film starring alan alda as writer george plimpton, based on plimptons 1966 nonfiction book of the same name depicting his tryout with the detroit lions of the national football league. Emmy awardwinning actor and author alan alda joins the rich eisen show to discuss his new book, the lasting legacy of mash, making the movie paper lion, and much more. He has a halfbrother, antony alda, who is also an actor. Alan alda joins the rich eisen show instudio to discuss. Originally saw movie when it first opened and always thought id like to see it again.
Based on george plimptons book, paper lion 1968 starred alan alda as plimpton trying out for the detroit lions football team. Paper lion, the movie, was a 1968 sports comedy film starring alan alda as plimpton, based on plimptons book. January 28, 1936 is an american actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author. Performerp727robert aldarobertalda hoped that his son. He is known for his work on mash 1972, the four seasons 1981 and crimes and misdemeanors 1989. The film premiered in detroit on october 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the week of october 14, 1968. In his performance as plimpton, alda is comically winsome in the manner that would serve him so well in his elevenyear stint on the tv series mash. It premiered in detroit on october 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the following week. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration.
Actor alan alda shares stories about making paper lion. The film also depicted his tryout with the detroit lions. He has been married to arlene alda since march 15, 1957. Paper lion george plimpton 1968 route 66 doctor glazer 1 episode 1960. George plimpton wants to write a story for sports illustrated on what it is like to be a quarterback for an nfl team. Paper lion also provided the screen debut for lauren hutton, one of the periods premier supermodels, in the admittedly decorative function as plimptons girl friday. Alan alda was perfect for the role of sports illustrated reporter george plimpton, and lauren hutton gave a strong debut performance as plimptons secretary. He has had recurring roles on television programs such as the west wing, and 30 rock, and has appeared in films such. And that is the charm of paper lion, which is about an intellectual, a writer, a harvard grad no less, who joined the detroit lions, and put on the uniform, and got into a game, and got creamed. Aldas signature role was the wisecracking army surgeon benjamin franklin hawkeye pierce in the tv series. Alan alda biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. A sixtime emmy award and golden globe award winner, he played hawkeye pierce in the war television series mash 19721983.
Alan alda, lauren hutton, joe schmidt, alex karras, john gordy, mike lucci, pat studstill, bill mcpeak, jim martin ii, jim david ii. The son of actor performerp727robert aldarobertalda, alan alda grew up around vaudeville and burlesque comedians, soaking up as many jokes and routines as was humanly possible. Actor alan alda played author george plimpton, who was himself playing a quarterback at lions training camp, in the 1968 film paper lion. Paper lion is perhaps the first behind the scenes look at a pro football training camp. His experience is lessthansuccessful as he is mercilessly tackled by the lions defense, including alex karras. Paper lion is taken from the actual experiences of journalist george plimpton. Alan alda active 1963 2017 born jan 28, 1936 in new york. Paper lion through the course of the 1960s, alan alda made significant strides in pursuing the stage profession of his father robert, carving himself a niche as one of broadways most engaging and indemand performers. Paper lion 1968 desperate to fulfill a magazine contract and to shut up his nagging editor, prominent sports writer george plimpton alan alda needs an idea for a story. Actor alan alda tells rich eisen that his youth football career did not help him prepare for his role portraying detroit lions wannabe qb george plimpton in paper lion, and reveals how allpro.
The film also featured such luminaries as vince lombardi, frank. Alan alda has had a magical career, earning seven emmys and a raft of other awards, including six golden globes, plus an oscar nomination for his role as a republican senator in 2004s the aviator. An expert at participatory sports journalism hes already pitched poorly in a baseball game and been flattened in a boxing match the harvardeducated, highsociety new yorker decides to give professional football a try. Desperate to fulfill a magazine contract and to shut up his nagging editor, prominent sports writer george plimpton alan alda needs an idea for a story. This is a classic underdog movie with plimpton on assignment trying to make the detroit lions football team.
Alan alda plays writer george plimpton as he joins the detroit lions for a magazine story. Alan alda was born on january 28, 1936 in manhattan, new york city, new york, usa as alphonso joseph dabruzzo. With alan alda, lauren hutton, joe schmidt, alex karras. Prior to paper lion, carter had worked for 12 years at cbs the family says he was the first africanamerican film editor employed by network television in new york finishing his career there as supervising. Alan alda celebrity profile check out the latest alan alda photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sportswriter george plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the detroit lions for a. Alan alda full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Benjamin franklin hawkeye pierce 251 episodes, 19721983 the four seasons. Released 1968, paper lion stars alan alda, lauren hutton, david doyle, ann turkel the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. George alan alda dons helmet and pads to play quarterback against the detroit lions. Most of his films received critical appreciation but failed to perform at the boxoffice. Buy paper lion poster movie b 11x17 alan alda lauren hutton alex karras ann turkel. Really enjoyed it and recommended it to a couple of friends.