About Paper Lion
- Released on October 23, 1968
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
Full Cast of Paper Lion
Alan Alda plays George Plimpton
Lauren Hutton plays Kate
Joe Schmidt plays Self
Alex Karras plays Self
John Gordy plays Self
Mike Lucci plays Self
Pat Studstill plays Self
Bill McPeak plays Self
Jim Martin plays Self
Jim David plays Self
Chuck Knox plays Self
John North plays Self
Carl Brettschneider plays Self
Roger Brown plays Self
Lem Barney plays Self
Lou Garney plays Self
Mike Weger plays Self
Karl Sweetan plays Self
Ron Kramer plays Self
Charles Bradshaw plays Self
Tom Vaughn plays Self
Bill Malinchak plays Self
Roger Shoals plays Self
Jerry Rush plays Self
Friday Macklam plays Self
Kent Falb plays Self
Richard Lane plays Self
Richard Thompson plays Self
Ernest R. Clark plays Self
Mel Farr plays Self
Nick Eddy plays Self
John McCambridge plays Self
Bill Cottrell plays Self
Denis Moore plays Self
Darris McCord plays Self
Jerry Zawadzkas plays Self
John Henderson plays Self
Milt Plum plays Self
Tom Watkins plays Self
Amos Marsh plays Self
Mickey Walker plays Self
Rip Collins plays Self
Chuck Walton plays Self
Garo Yepremian plays Self
Wayne Rasmussen plays Self
Bruce Maher plays Self
David Kopay plays Self
Ron Goovert plays Self
Jim Gibbons plays Self
Ed Flanagan plays Self
Ed Flanagan plays Self
Larry Hand plays Self
Frank Gallagher plays Self
Bob Kowalkowski plays Self
Paul Naumoff plays Self
Randy Winkler plays Self
Vincent Lombardi plays Self
John Robinson plays Self
Frank Gifford plays Self
Fred J. Scollay plays Man
David Doyle plays Oscar
Sugar Ray Robinson plays Self
Ann Turkel plays Susan
Mike Bersell plays Boy (uncredited)
Ernie Harwell plays Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Crew of Paper Lion
Production
Directing
Camera
Writing
Sound
Editing
- Alan Alda
- Lauren Hutton
- Joe Schmidt
- Alex Karras
- John Gordy
- Mike Lucci
- Pat Studstill
- Bill McPeak
- Jim Martin
- Jim David
- Chuck Knox
- John North
- Carl Brettschneider
- Roger Brown
- Lem Barney
- Lou Garney
- Mike Weger
- Karl Sweetan
- Ron Kramer
- Charles Bradshaw
- Tom Vaughn
- Bill Malinchak
- Roger Shoals
- Jerry Rush
- Friday Macklam
- Kent Falb
- Richard Lane
- Richard Thompson
- Ernest R. Clark
- Mel Farr
- Nick Eddy
- John McCambridge
- Bill Cottrell
- Denis Moore
- Darris McCord
- Jerry Zawadzkas
- John Henderson
- Milt Plum
- Tom Watkins
- Amos Marsh
- Mickey Walker
- Rip Collins
- Chuck Walton
- Garo Yepremian
- Wayne Rasmussen
- Bruce Maher
- David Kopay
- Ron Goovert
- Jim Gibbons
- Ed Flanagan
- Larry Hand
- Frank Gallagher
- Bob Kowalkowski
- Paul Naumoff
- Randy Winkler
- Vincent Lombardi
- John Robinson
- Frank Gifford
- Fred J. Scollay
- David Doyle
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Ann Turkel
- Mike Bersell
- Ernie Harwell
- Roy Scheider