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Christopher Plummer
Actor, Producer
Born December 13, 1929Died February 5, 2021 (91 years)
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".
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".
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Christopher Plummer Filmography
| 2023 | Heroes of the Golden Masks · as Rizzo (voice) |
| 2021 | Kalahari: The Flooded Desert · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Mooseltoe · as Mooseking |
| 2019 | Knives Out · as Harlan Thrombey |
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure · as Frank Pitsenbarger |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom · as Thanasi |
| 2018 | Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness · as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice) |
| 2018 | Boundaries · as Jack Jaconi |
| 2017 | All the Money in the World · as Jean Paul Getty |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmas · as Scrooge |
| 2017 | The Star · as King Herod (voice) |
| 2017 | Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom · as Dr. West (voice) |
| 2016 | The Exception · as Kaiser Wilhelm Ii |
| 2016 | Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom · as Dr. West (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Pixies · as Pixie King (voice) |
| 2015 | Danny Collins · as Frank Grubman |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred · as Fred |
| 2014 | The Forger · as Joseph Cutter |
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness · as Professor Coreman |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight · as John Marshall Harlan |
| 2013 | An Eskimo Tale · as Croolik (voice) |
| 2012 | Kali, the Little Vampire · as Narrator (english Version) |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Barrymore · as John Barrymore |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · as Henrik Vanger |
| 2011 | Priest · as Monsignor Orelas |
| 2010 | Beginners · as Hal Fields |
| 2010 | The Tempest · as Prospero |
| 2010 | Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · as Doctor Parnassus |
| 2009 | The Last Station · as Leo Tolstoy |
| 2009 | 9 · as #1 (voice) |
| 2009 | Up · as Charles F. Muntz (voice) |
| 2009 | Caesar and Cleopatra · as Caesar |
| 2009 | My Dog Tulip · as J.r. Ackerley (voice) |
| 2008 | The Summit (TV Series) · as P.j. Aimes |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Dean Whiting |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic · as David Winters |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring · as Jack |
| 2007 | Already Dead · as Dr. Heller |
| 2007 | Man in the Chair · as Flash Madden |
| 2006 | The Lake House · as Simon Wyler |
| 2006 | Inside Man · as Arthur Case |
| 2005 | The New World · as Captain Newport |
| 2005 | Heidi · as Grandfather |
| 2005 | Syriana · as Dean Whiting |
| 2005 | Four Minutes · as Archie Mason |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs · as Bill |
| 2005 | Our Fathers · as Cardinal Bernard Law |
| 2004 | Alexander · as Aristotle |
| 2004 | National Treasure · as John Adams Gates |
| 2003 | Blizzard · as Santa Claus |
| 2003 | The Life of Jesus · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor · as Mr. Massie |
| 2003 | The Life Of Jesus · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack (TV Series) · as Magnus The Maker |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby · as Ralph Nickleby |
| 2002 | Ararat · as David |
| 2002 | Agent of Influence · as John Watkins |
| 2002 | Night Flight · as 'flash' Harry Peters |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind · as Dr. Rosen |
| 2001 | Lucky Break · as Graham Mortimer |
| 2001 | Full Disclosure · as Robert Lecker |
| 2001 | On Golden Pond · as Norman Thayer |
| 2001 | Leo's Journey · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 · as Matthew Van Helsing |
| 2000 | American Tragedy · as F. Lee Bailey |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The Dinosaur Hunter · as Hump Hinton |
| 2000 | Nuremberg (TV Series) · as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe |
| 1999 | The Insider · as Mike Wallace |
| 1999 | Hidden Agenda · as Ulrich Steiner |
| 1999 | Madeline: Lost in Paris · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1998 | Winchell · as Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1998 | The Clown at Midnight · as Mr. Caruthers |
| 1998 | Blackheart · as Holmes |
| 1998 | The First Christmas · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Lost Over Burma: Search for Closure · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland · as Barnaby Crookedman (voice) |
| 1997 | Skeletons · as Reverend Carlyle |
| 1997 | The Arrow · as George Hees |
| 1997 | The Arrow (TV Series) · as George Hees |
| 1996 | We the Jury · as Wilfred Fransiscus |
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys · as Dr. Goines |
| 1995 | The Conspiracy of Fear · as Wakeman |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron · as John Klaxon |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne · as John Mackey |
| 1995 | The New Adventures of Madeline (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic · as Narrator |
| 1994 | Crackerjack · as Ivan Getz |
| 1994 | Wolf · as Raymond Alden |
| 1993 | A Stranger in the Mirror · as Clifton Lawrence |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Chaplain Gill |
| 1992 | Impolite · as Naples O'rorke |
| 1992 | Secrets · as Mel Wexler |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge · as Harry Weldon |
| 1991 | The First Circle · as Viktor Abakumov |
| 1991 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country · as General Chang |
| 1991 | Rock-A-Doodle · as Grand Duke (voice) |
| 1991 | Money · as Martin Yahl |
| 1991 | Young Catherine (TV Series) · as Sir Charles |
| 1991 | Young Catherine · as Sir Charles |
| 1991 | Firehead · as Col. Garland Vaughn |
| 1990 | The Little Crooked Christmas Tree · as Narrator |
| 1990 | Red Blooded American Girl · as Dr. John Alcore |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as Alexander Addington |
| 1990 | A Ghost in Monte Carlo · as The Grand Duke Ivan |
| 1990 | Where the Heart Is · as Shitty |
| 1989 | Madeline (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1989 | Mindfield · as Doctor Satorius |
| 1989 | Nabokov on Kafka · as Vladimir Nabokov |
| 1988 | Shadow Dancing · as Edmund Beaumont |
| 1988 | Souvenir · as Ernst Kestner |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1988 | Vampire in Venice · as Professor Paris Catalano |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts · as Sir Giles Staverley |
| 1987 | Gandahar · as Metamorphis |
| 1987 | The Gnomes' Great Adventure · as Narrator |
| 1987 | Dragnet · as Reverend Jonathan Whirley |
| 1987 | The Man Who Planted Trees · as Narrator |
| 1987 | I Love N.Y. · as John Robertson Yeats |
| 1986 | An American Tail · as Henri (voice) |
| 1986 | The Boss' Wife · as Mr. Roalvang |
| 1986 | Danielle Steel's Crossings (TV Series) · as Armand Devilliers |
| 1986 | The Boy in Blue · as Knox |
| 1985 | Rumpelstiltskin · as Narrator |
| 1985 | David the Gnome (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1985 | The Velveteen Rabbit · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocence · as Leo Argyle |
| 1984 | Lily in Love · as Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Jonathan Lawrence |
| 1984 | Dreamscape · as Bob Blair |
| 1983 | Prototype · as Dr. Carl Forrester |
| 1983 | SuperTed (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds (TV Series) · as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black · as Col. Herbert Kappler |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last (TV Series) · as Reggie Vanderbilt |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Highpoint · as James Hatcher |
| 1981 | The Amateur · as Professor Lakos |
| 1981 | Dial 'M' for Murder · as Tony Wendice |
| 1981 | Eyewitness · as Joseph |
| 1981 | When the Circus Came to Town · as Duke Royal |
| 1980 | The Shadow Box · as Brian |
| 1980 | Desperate Voyage · as Jacques Burrifous |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time · as William Fawcett Robinson |
| 1979 | Hanover Street · as Paul Sellinger |
| 1979 | Riel · as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 1979 | Murder by Decree · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Silent Partner · as Reikle |
| 1978 | International Velvet · as John Seaton |
| 1977 | The Disappearance · as Deverell |
| 1977 | The Assignment · as Kaptain Behounek |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Herod Antipas |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Roscoe Heyward |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King · as Rudyard Kipling |
| 1975 | The Day That Shook the World · as Archduke Ferdinand |
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming · as Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne |
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther · as Sir Charles Litton |
| 1975 | The Spiral Staircase · as Dr. Joe Sherman |
| 1974 | After the Fall · as Quentin |
| 1974 | The Happy Prince · as The Happy Prince (voice) |
| 1973 | The Pyx · as Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as John Barrymore |
| 1970 | Waterloo · as Arthur Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun · as Atahualpa |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain · as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters! · as Lord Foppington |
| 1968 | The High Commissioner · as Sir James Quentin |
| 1968 | Oedipus the King · as Oedipus |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals · as Field Marshal Rommel |
| 1966 | Triple Cross · as Freddie Chapman |
| 1965 | Inside Daisy Clover · as Raymond Swan |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Don Juan |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music · as Captain Georg Von Trapp |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore · as Hamlet |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire · as Commodus |
| 1963 | Trans-Canada Journey · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1959 | The Philadelphia Story · as Mike Connor |
| 1959 | A Doll's House · as Torvald |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wind Across the Everglades · as Walt Murdock |
| 1958 | Stage Struck · as Joe Sheridan |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Sir Miles Hendon |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Bruce Quealy |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Christian De Neuvillette |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Walter Shelley |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Thomas Mendip |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Cyrano De Bergerac |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Paul Barrington |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Dick |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Robert Carr |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | The River of My Dreams · as Himself |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Discovering Huston · as Self |
| 2012 | The 66th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | Shakespeare Uncovered (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet · as Self |
| 2011 | The Captains · as Self |
| 2011 | The Marilyn Denis Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2007 | Hamlet (Solo) · as Self |
| 2007 | The 61st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2006 | Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes · as Self - Narrator |
| 2006 | Making 'the New World' · as Self |
| 2006 | Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film · as Self |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | Miracle Planet (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2003 | The Madness of King Richard · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2000 | Back to 'Somewhere in Time' · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 51st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | The 48th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1994 | Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | The First Emperor of China · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Video Clue Presenter |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Being Different · as Self (narrator) (voice) |
| 1976 | The 30th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | The 28th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Battle for the Battle of Britain · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1963 | Telescope (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | 30 Minutes, Mister Plummer · as Himself |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | Barrymore · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | The Tempest · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Caesar and Cleopatra · as Executive Producer |