Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Date of Birth:

Dec 13, 1929

Place of Birth:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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".

filmography:

Blackheart Blackheart

1998

Remember Remember

2015

Highpoint Highpoint

1982

Souvenir Souvenir

1989

Mooseltoe Mooseltoe

2021

Pixies Pixies

2015

Secrets Secrets

1992

Money Money

1991

Winchell Winchell

1998

The Forger The Forger

2014

Skeletons Skeletons

1997

Blizzard Blizzard

2003

Knives Out Knives Out

2019

Impolite Impolite

1992

The Star The Star

2017

Boundaries Boundaries

2018

Waterloo Waterloo

1970

9 9

2009

Eyewitness Eyewitness

1981

Madeline Madeline

1988

Up Up

2009

Dragnet Dragnet

1987

Malcolm X Malcolm X

1992

Syriana Syriana

2005

Inside Man Inside Man

2006

Alexander Alexander

2004

Wolf Wolf

1994

Dreamscape Dreamscape

1984

Starcrash Starcrash

1978

Firehead Firehead

1991

Mindfield Mindfield

1989

The Pyx The Pyx

1973

Beginners Beginners

2011

Barrymore Barrymore

2012

Prototype Prototype

1983

Ararat Ararat

2002

Priest Priest

2011

Aces High Aces High

1976

The Arrow The Arrow

1997

Possessed Possessed

2000

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