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Christopher Plummer
Known for acting
Born December 13, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died February 5, 2021
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.
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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".
Movies and TV shows
American ExperienceTV · 1988
American PlayhouseTV · 1982
NatureTV · 1982
The Cosby ShowTV · 1984
Studio OneTV · 1948
BBC Play of the MonthTV · 1965
OmnibusTV · 1967
SuspenseTV · 1949
The OscarsTV · 1953
UpMovie · 2009
The Sound of MusicMovie · 1965
Knives OutMovie · 2019
National TreasureMovie · 2004
Inside ManMovie · 2006
A Beautiful MindMovie · 2001
DepartureTV · 2019
The Girl with the Dragon TattooMovie · 2011
Twelve MonkeysMovie · 1995
AlexanderMovie · 2004
PriestMovie · 2011
9Movie · 2009
The Return of the Pink PantherMovie · 1975
CounterstrikeTV · 1990
The Thorn BirdsTV · 1983
The InsiderMovie · 1999
Jesus of NazarethTV · 1977
The Lake HouseMovie · 2006
MadelineTV · 1988
DuPont Show of the MonthTV · 1957
An American TailMovie · 1986
All the Money in the WorldMovie · 2017
Danny CollinsMovie · 2015
NurembergTV · 2000
The StarMovie · 2017
SyrianaMovie · 2005
The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusMovie · 2009
The New WorldMovie · 2005
Dolores ClaiborneMovie · 1995
Dracula 2000Movie · 2000
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryMovie · 1991
Malcolm XMovie · 1992
The Last Full MeasureMovie · 2020
The Man Who Would Be KingMovie · 1975
Somewhere in TimeMovie · 1980
SuperTedTV · 1983
WolfMovie · 1994
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951
Cold Creek ManorMovie · 2003
The Man Who Invented ChristmasMovie · 2017
Nicholas NicklebyMovie · 2002
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodTV · 2010
Battle of BritainMovie · 1969
Rock-A-DoodleMovie · 1991
Must Love DogsMovie · 2005
Closing the RingMovie · 2007
The SummitTV · 2008
The ExceptionMovie · 2017
Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersTV · 1976
RememberMovie · 2015
The Fall of the Roman EmpireMovie · 1964
Triple CrossMovie · 1966
PossessedMovie · 2000
The Gospel of JohnMovie · 2003
AraratMovie · 2002
The Legend of SarilaMovie · 2013
DragnetMovie · 1987
The Night of the GeneralsMovie · 1967
The ForgerMovie · 2014
The Last StationMovie · 2009
Ordeal by InnocenceMovie · 1984
Nosferatu in VeniceMovie · 1988
BeginnersMovie · 2011
The Scarlet and the BlackMovie · 1983
WaterlooMovie · 1970
Little Gloria... Happy at LastTV · 1982
StarcrashMovie · 1978
General Electric TheaterTV · 1953
Babes in ToylandMovie · 1997
Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie · 2012
EyewitnessMovie · 1981
DreamscapeMovie · 1984
BoundariesMovie · 2018
The AmateurMovie · 1981
Hector and the Search for HappinessMovie · 2014
Murder by DecreeMovie · 1979
The Silent PartnerMovie · 1978
PixiesMovie · 2015
Miracle PlanetTV · 2005
HighpointMovie · 1984
Heroes of the Golden MaskMovie · 2023
Hanover StreetMovie · 1979
Elsa & FredMovie · 2014
The ArrowTV · 1997
PrototypeMovie · 1983
CrossingsTV · 1986
Young CatherineTV · 1991
The Boss' WifeMovie · 1986
A Hazard of HeartsMovie · 1987
Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMovie · 2013
Already DeadMovie · 2007
RumpelstiltskinMovie · 1985
The Boy in BlueMovie · 1986
BlizzardMovie · 2003
Madeline: Lost in ParisMovie · 1999
Berlin LadyTV · 1991
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie · 1982
Aces HighMovie · 1976
WinchellMovie · 1998
The Clown at MidnightMovie · 1999
Red Blooded American GirlMovie · 1990
Lily in LoveMovie · 1984
ImpoliteMovie · 1992
The First Emperor of ChinaMovie · 1989
Bondarchuk. BattleMovie · 2021
MindfieldMovie · 1989
Arthur Miller on Home GroundMovie · 1979
Alan Pakula: Going for TruthMovie · 2019
I Love N.Y.Movie · 1987
Where the Heart IsMovie · 1990
The Day That Shook the WorldMovie · 1975