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Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

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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. 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

Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

Syriana

Syriana

2005

Inside Man

Inside Man

2006

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

The Lake House

The Lake House

2006

National Treasure

National Treasure

2004

Dragnet

Dragnet

1987

Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000

2000

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

Alexander

Alexander

2004

Wolf

Wolf

1994

Triple Cross

Triple Cross

1966

An American Tail

An American Tail

1986

The Amateur

The Amateur

1981

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

2003

Starcrash

Starcrash

1978

The New World

The New World

2005

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

1996

Dreamscape

Dreamscape

1984

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

1995

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

2005

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

1995

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1981

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1978

The Insider

The Insider

1999

9

9

2009

Cold Creek Manor

Cold Creek Manor

2003

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

Hanover Street

Hanover Street

1979

Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

2008

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

2021

Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

Already Dead

Already Dead

2007

Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

2007

Up

Up

2009

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

International Velvet

International Velvet

1978

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

Madeline at the Ballet

Madeline at the Ballet

Madeline

Madeline

1988

The Last Station

The Last Station

2009

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967

Firehead

Firehead

1991

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair

2007

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

2005

Aces High

Aces High

1976

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

Priest

Priest

2011

Ararat

Ararat

2002

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

1980

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

1990

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Dinosaur Hunter

The Dinosaur Hunter

2000

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts

1987

The Boss' Wife

The Boss' Wife

1986

Possessed

Possessed

2000

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

1966

The Arrow

The Arrow

1997

Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Four Minutes

Four Minutes

2005

Heroes of the Golden Mask

Heroes of the Golden Mask

2023

My Dog Tulip

My Dog Tulip

2010

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006

Prototype

Prototype

1983

Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever

1968

The Boy in Blue

The Boy in Blue

1986

Beginners

Beginners

2011

American Tragedy

American Tragedy

2000

The Pyx

The Pyx

1973

Mindfield

Mindfield

1989

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

1987

Crackerjack

Crackerjack

1994

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

1984

Lily in Love

Lily in Love

1984

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1958

Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

2012

Madeline and the Gypsies

Madeline and the Gypsies

1991

Madeline and the Bad Hat

Madeline and the Bad Hat

1991

Madeline in London

Madeline in London

1991

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1958

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

1975

Barrymore

Barrymore

2012

The Tempest

The Tempest

2010

Liar's Edge

Liar's Edge

1992

Money

Money

1991

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

I Love N.Y.

I Love N.Y.

1987

Secrets

Secrets

1992

Madeline: Lost in Paris

Madeline: Lost in Paris

1999

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

1999

Winchell

Winchell

1998

The Forger

The Forger

2014

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

1974

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964

The Legend of Sarila

The Legend of Sarila

2013

Agent of Influence

Agent of Influence

2002

Skeletons

Skeletons

1997

Titans of the Ice Age

Titans of the Ice Age

2013

After the Fall

After the Fall

1974

Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

2014

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1997

Nabokov on Kafka

Nabokov on Kafka

1989

The Day That Shook the World

The Day That Shook the World

1975

Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

1980

Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure

2001

Highpoint

Highpoint

1982

Remember

Remember

2015

The Clown at Midnight

The Clown at Midnight

1999

Spearfield's Daughter

Spearfield's Daughter

1986

Blackheart

Blackheart

1998

Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century

Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century

Danny Collins

Danny Collins

2015

The Exception

The Exception

2017

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994

Pixies

Pixies

2015

On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

2001

The Life Of Jesus

The Life Of Jesus

2003

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1981

Kali, the Little Vampire

Kali, the Little Vampire

2012

Souvenir

Souvenir

1989

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

2015

Mooseltoe

Mooseltoe

2021

The Conspiracy of Fear

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

1985

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

1963

The River of My Dreams

The River of My Dreams

2017

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

2016

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Red Blooded American Girl

Red Blooded American Girl

1990

Shadow Dancing

Shadow Dancing

1988

The First Christmas

The First Christmas

1998

The First Emperor of China

The First Emperor of China

1989

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

1977

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

2009

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

2020

The Star

The Star

2017

Boundaries

Boundaries

2018

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

1968

Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

2006

All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

2017

The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

1980

A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

Being Different

Being Different

1981

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

2017

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

1960

The Tin Soldier

The Tin Soldier

1986

The Captains: Still Kicking

The Captains: Still Kicking

2013

Night Flight

Night Flight

2002

Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

A Doll's House

A Doll's House

1959

Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

2018

Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

1977

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

1990

Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom

2019

The Assignment

The Assignment

1977

Blizzard

Blizzard

2003

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

1985

Impolite

Impolite

1992

Madeline's Christmas

Madeline's Christmas

1990

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002

Little Moon of Alban

Little Moon of Alban

1958

Salzburg Sight and Sound

Salzburg Sight and Sound

1965

When the Circus Came to Town

When the Circus Came to Town

1981

Trans-Canada Journey

Trans-Canada Journey

1963

Bondarchuk. Battle

Bondarchuk. Battle

2021

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000

Hamlet {Solo}

Hamlet {Solo}

2007

Riel

Riel

1979

The First Circle

The First Circle

1992

We the Jury

We the Jury

1996

An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

1964

Portraits of Canada

Portraits of Canada

1987

A Short Film About Making Beginners

A Short Film About Making Beginners

2011

Cyrano De Bergerac

Cyrano De Bergerac

1962

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

SuperTed

SuperTed

1983

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Studio One

Studio One

1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2000

Counterstrike

Counterstrike

1990

Miracle Planet

Miracle Planet

2005

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Nature

Nature

1982

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

Madeline

Madeline

1988

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976

The Summit

The Summit

2008

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

1983

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982

Crossings

Crossings

1986

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Berlin Lady

Berlin Lady

1991

Young Catherine

Young Catherine

1991

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

Departure

Departure

2019

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

NBC Sunday Showcase

NBC Sunday Showcase

1959

The Arrow

The Arrow

1997

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

1953

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956