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Christopher Plummer
Actor

Christopher Plummer

13 Dec 1929Born
5 Feb 2021Died
91Age at death
204Credits

Biography

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1958's Stage Struck, and notable film performances include The Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Insider. In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to film audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Johannes von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical film The Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews.

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Plummer has also ventured into various television projects, including the legendary miniseries The Thorn Birds.

In the 21st century, his film roles include The Insider as Mike Wallace, Inside Man with Denzel Washington, the Disney–Pixar 2009 film Up as Charles Muntz, the Shane Acker production 9 as '1', The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Doctor Parnassus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Henrik Vanger, and Beginners as Hal.

Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. With his win at the age of 82 in 2012 for Beginners, Plummer is the oldest actor and person ever to win an Academy Award.

On February 5, 2021, Plummer died at his home in Weston, Connecticut, aged 91, after suffering complications from a fall. His family released a statement announcing that Plummer had "died peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side".

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 204 credits.

  1. TBAMadeline at the BalletFilm: Narrator (voice)
  2. TBATed Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th CenturyFilm: Narrator (voice)
  3. 2023Heroes of the Golden MaskFilm: Rizzo (voice)
  4. 2021MooseltoeFilm: Mooseking
  5. 2021Kalahari: The Flooded DesertFilm: Narrator (voice)
  6. 2020The Last Full MeasureFilm: Frank Pitsenbarger
  7. 2019Knives OutFilm: Harlan Thrombey
  8. 2019DepartureSeries: Howard Lawson (9 episodes)
  9. 2019Cliffs of FreedomFilm: Thanasi
  10. 2018Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of MadnessFilm: Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
  11. 2018BoundariesFilm: Jack
  12. 2017All the Money in the WorldFilm: Jean Paul Getty
  13. 2017The StarFilm: King Herod (voice)
  14. 2017The Man Who Invented ChristmasFilm: Scrooge
  15. 2017Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea KingdomFilm: Dr. West (voice)
  16. 2017The ExceptionFilm: Kaiser Wilhelm II
  17. 2016Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen KingdomFilm: Dr. West (voice)
  18. 2015RememberFilm: Zev Guttman
  19. 2015PixiesFilm: Pixie King (voice)
  20. 2015Danny CollinsFilm: Frank Grubman
  21. 2014The ForgerFilm: Joseph Cutter
  22. 2014Hector and the Search for HappinessFilm: Professor Coreman
  23. 2014Elsa & FredFilm: Fred
  24. 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightFilm: John Marshall Harlan
  25. 2013The Legend of SarilaFilm: Croolik (voice)
  26. 2013Titans of the Ice AgeFilm: Narrator
  27. 2012Kali, the Little VampireFilm: Narrator (english version)
  28. 2012BarrymoreFilm: John Barrymore
  29. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  30. 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooFilm: Henrik Vanger
  31. 2011BeginnersFilm: Hal Fields
  32. 2011PriestFilm: Monsignor Orelas
  33. 2011A Short Film About Making BeginnersFilm
  34. 2010The TempestFilm: Prospero
  35. 2010My Dog TulipFilm: J.R. Ackerley (voice)
  36. 2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusFilm: Doctor Parnassus
  37. 2009The Last StationFilm: Leo Tolstoy
  38. 20099Film: #1 (voice)
  39. 2009UpFilm: Charles Muntz (voice)
  40. 2009Caesar and CleopatraFilm: Caesar
  41. 2008The SummitSeries: P.J. Aimes (2 episodes)
  42. 2008Emotional ArithmeticFilm: David Winters
  43. 2007Already DeadFilm: Dr. Heller
  44. 2007Closing the RingFilm: Jack
  45. 2007Man in the ChairFilm: Flash Madden
  46. 2006Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their CrimesFilm: Narrator (voice over)
  47. 2006The Lake HouseFilm: Simon Wyler
  48. 2006Inside ManFilm: Arthur Case
  49. 2005The New WorldFilm: Captain Newport
  50. 2005SyrianaFilm: Dean Whiting
  51. 2005Four MinutesFilm: Archie Mason
  52. 2005Must Love DogsFilm: Bill
  53. 2005Our FathersFilm: Cardinal Bernard Law
  54. 2004AlexanderFilm: Aristotle
  55. 2004National TreasureFilm: John Adams Gates
  56. 2003Cold Creek ManorFilm: Mr. Massie
  57. 2003The Gospel of JohnFilm: Narrator (voice)
  58. 2003The Life of JesusFilm: Narrator
  59. 2003BlizzardFilm: Santa Claus
  60. 2002Nicholas NicklebyFilm: Ralph Nickleby
  61. 2002Agent of InfluenceFilm: John Watkins
  62. 2002AraratFilm: David
  63. 2002Night FlightFilm: 'Flash' Harry Peters
  64. 2001A Beautiful MindFilm: Dr. Rosen
  65. 2001Lucky BreakFilm: Graham Mortimer
  66. 2001Full DisclosureFilm: Robert Lecker
  67. 2001On Golden PondFilm: Norman Thayer
  68. 2000Dracula 2000Film: Matthew Van Helsing
  69. 2000American TragedyFilm: F. Lee Bailey
  70. 2000PossessedFilm: Archbishop Hume
  71. 2000The Dinosaur HunterFilm: Hump Hinton
  72. 2000NurembergSeries: Sir David Maxwell Fyfe (2 episodes)
  73. 1999Hidden AgendaFilm: Ulrich Steiner
  74. 1999The InsiderFilm: Mike Wallace
  75. 1999Madeline: Lost in ParisFilm: Narrator (voice)
  76. 1999The Clown at MidnightFilm: Mr. Caruthers
  77. 1998WinchellFilm: Franklin D. Roosevelt
  78. 1998BlackheartFilm: Holmes
  79. 1998The First ChristmasFilm: Narrator (voice)
  80. 1997Babes in ToylandFilm: Barnaby Crookedman (voice)

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