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Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Acting

Born: December 13, 1929Toronto, 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".

Known For
Filmography
Heroes of the Golden Mask

Heroes of the Golden Mask

Rizzo (voice)

2023

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Self

2022
Mooseltoe

Mooseltoe

Mooseking

2021
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

Narrator (voice)

2021
Bondarchuk. Battle

Bondarchuk. Battle

self

2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Self

2021
The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

Frank Pitsenbarger

2020
Knives Out

Knives Out

Harlan Thrombey

2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self

2019
Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom

Thanasi

2019
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)

2018
Boundaries

Boundaries

Jack Jaconi

2018
All the Money in the World

All the Money in the World

Jean Paul Getty

2017
The Star

The Star

King Herod (voice)

2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Scrooge

2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

Dr. West (voice)

2017
The Exception

The Exception

Kaiser Wilhelm II

2017
The River of My Dreams

The River of My Dreams

Himself

2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

Dr. West (voice)

2016
Remember

Remember

Zev Guttman

2015
Pixies

Pixies

Pixie King (voice)

2015
Danny Collins

Danny Collins

Frank Grubman

2015

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

Self

2015
The Forger

The Forger

Joseph Cutter

2014
Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Professor Coreman

2014
Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

Fred

2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

John Marshall Harlan

2013
The Legend of Sarila

The Legend of Sarila

Croolik (voice)

2013
Titans of the Ice Age

Titans of the Ice Age

Narrator

2013
The Captains: Still Kicking

The Captains: Still Kicking

Himself

2013
Kali, the Little Vampire

Kali, the Little Vampire

Narrator (english version)

2012
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

Self

2012
Barrymore

Barrymore

John Barrymore

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Henrik Vanger

2011
Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

Self

2011
Beginners

Beginners

Hal Fields

2011
Priest

Priest

Monsignor Orelas

2011

A Short Film About Making Beginners

2011
The Tempest

The Tempest

Prospero

2010
My Dog Tulip

My Dog Tulip

J.R. Ackerley (voice)

2010
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Doctor Parnassus

2009
The Last Station

The Last Station

Leo Tolstoy

2009
9

9

#1 (voice)

2009
Up

Up

Muntz (voice)

2009
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar

2009
Emotional Arithmetic

Emotional Arithmetic

David Winters

2008
Already Dead

Already Dead

Dr. Heller

2007
Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

Jack

2007
Hamlet {Solo}

Hamlet {Solo}

Self

2007
Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair

Flash Madden

2007
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

Narrator (voice over)

2006
The Lake House

The Lake House

Simon Wyler

2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

Self

2006
Inside Man

Inside Man

Arthur Case

2006
The New World

The New World

Captain Newport

2005
Syriana

Syriana

Dean Whiting

2005
Four Minutes

Four Minutes

Archie Mason

2005
Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

Bill

2005
Our Fathers

Our Fathers

Cardinal Bernard Law

2005
Alexander

Alexander

Aristotle

2004
National Treasure

National Treasure

John Adams Gates

2004
Cold Creek Manor

Cold Creek Manor

Mr. Massie

2003
The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

Narrator (voice)

2003

The Life Of Jesus

Narrator

2003
Blizzard

Blizzard

Santa Claus

2003
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

Ralph Nickleby

2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Self

2002
Agent of Influence

Agent of Influence

John Watkins

2002
Ararat

Ararat

David

2002

Night Flight

'Flash' Harry Peters

2002
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Dr. Rosen

2001
Lucky Break

Lucky Break

Graham Mortimer

2001
Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure

Robert Lecker

2001
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

Norman Thayer

2001
Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000

Matthew Van Helsing

2000
American Tragedy

American Tragedy

F. Lee Bailey

2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

Self

2000
Possessed

Possessed

Archbishop Hume

2000
The Dinosaur Hunter

The Dinosaur Hunter

Hump Hinton

2000
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Ulrich Steiner

1999
The Insider

The Insider

Mike Wallace

1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris

Madeline: Lost in Paris

Narrator (voice)

1999
The Clown at Midnight

The Clown at Midnight

Mr. Caruthers

1999
Winchell

Winchell

Franklin D. Roosevelt

1998
The First Christmas

The First Christmas

Narrator (voice)

1998
Blackheart

Blackheart

Holmes

1998
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Barnaby Crookedman (voice)

1997
Skeletons

Skeletons

Reverend Carlyle

1997
The Arrow

The Arrow

George Hees

1997
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

Self

1996
We the Jury

We the Jury

Wilfred Fransiscus

1996
The Conspiracy of Fear

The Conspiracy of Fear

Wakeman

1996
Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

Dr. Goines

1995
Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

John Klaxon

1995
Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

John Mackey

1995
Crackerjack

Crackerjack

Ivan Getz

1994
Wolf

Wolf

Raymond Alden

1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Self (archive footage)

1994
A Stranger in the Mirror

A Stranger in the Mirror

Clifton Lawrence

1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Narrator

1993
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Chaplain Gill

1992
Impolite

Impolite

Naples O'Rorke

1992
Secrets

Secrets

Mel Wexler

1992
The First Circle

The First Circle

Viktor Abakumov

1992
Liar's Edge

Liar's Edge

Harry Weldon

1992
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Chang

1991

Madeline in London

Narrator (voice)

1991
Madeline and the Gypsies

Madeline and the Gypsies

Narrator (voice)

1991
Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

Grand Duke (voice)

1991
Money

Money

Martin Yahl

1991

Madeline and the Bad Hat

Narrator (voice)

1991
Firehead

Firehead

Col. Garland Vaughn

1991
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

Narrator

1990
Madeline's Christmas

Madeline's Christmas

Narrator (voice)

1990
Red Blooded American Girl

Red Blooded American Girl

Dr. John Alcore

1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

The Grand Duke Ivan

1990
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Shitty

1990
Mindfield

Mindfield

Doctor Satorius

1989
Nabokov on Kafka

Nabokov on Kafka

Vladimir Nabokov

1989
Souvenir

Souvenir

Ernst Kestner

1989
The First Emperor of China

The First Emperor of China

Self - Narrator (voice)

1989
Shadow Dancing

Shadow Dancing

Edmund Beaumont

1988
Madeline

Madeline

Narrator (voice)

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Narrator (voice)

1988
Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

Professor Paris Catalano

1988
A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts

Sir Giles Staverley

1987
Dragnet

Dragnet

Reverend Jonathan Whirley

1987
I Love N.Y.

I Love N.Y.

John Robertson Yeats

1987

Portraits of Canada

Narrator (voice)

1987
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Narrator (voice)

1987
An American Tail

An American Tail

Henri (voice)

1986
Spearfield's Daughter

Spearfield's Daughter

Lord Jack Cruze

1986
The Boy in Blue

The Boy in Blue

Knox

1986
The Tin Soldier

The Tin Soldier

Narrator (voice)

1986
The Boss' Wife

The Boss' Wife

Mr. Roalvang

1986
Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

Narrator

1985
The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Narrator (voice)

1985
Lily in Love

Lily in Love

Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova

1984
Dreamscape

Dreamscape

Bob Blair

1984
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Leo Argyle

1984
Prototype

Prototype

Dr. Carl Forrester

1983
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

Col. Herbert Kappler

1983
Highpoint

Highpoint

James Hatcher

1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
The Amateur

The Amateur

Professor Lakos

1981
Being Different

Being Different

Self (Narrator) (voice)

1981
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Tony Wendice

1981
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Joseph

1981
When the Circus Came to Town

When the Circus Came to Town

Duke Royal

1981
Desperate Voyage

Desperate Voyage

Jacques Burrifous

1980
Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson

1980
The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

Brian

1980
Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979
Hanover Street

Hanover Street

Paul Sellinger

1979
Riel

Riel

Prime Minister John A. Macdonald

1979
Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

Sherlock Holmes

1979
Starcrash

Starcrash

The Emperor

1978
The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

Reikle

1978
International Velvet

International Velvet

John Seaton

1978
The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Deverell

1977
The Assignment

The Assignment

Kaptain Behounek

1977
Silver Blaze

Silver Blaze

Sherlock Holmes

1977
Aces High

Aces High

Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair

1976
The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

Rudyard Kipling

1975
The Day That Shook the World

The Day That Shook the World

Archduke Ferdinand

1975
Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne

1975
The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

Sir Charles Litton

1975
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Dr. Joe Sherman

1975
After the Fall

After the Fall

Quentin

1974
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince (voice)

1974
The Pyx

The Pyx

Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson

1973
Waterloo

Waterloo

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

1970
The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

Atahualpa

1969
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

1969
Lock Up Your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters

Lord Foppington

1969
Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever

Sir James Quentin

1968
Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

Oedipus

1968
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

Field Marshal Rommel

1967
Triple Cross

Triple Cross

Freddie Chapman

1966
Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

Raymond Swan

1966
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Captain Georg von Trapp

1965
Salzburg Sight and Sound

Salzburg Sight and Sound

Self

1965
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

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

Narrator (voice)

1964
Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet

1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Commodus

1964

Trans-Canada Journey

Narrator (voice)

1963

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

Himself

1963

Cyrano De Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1962

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Captain Brassbound

1960
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Torvald

1959

Johnny Belinda

Dr. Jack Pelletier

1958
Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

Walt Murdock

1958
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

Joe Sheridan

1958
Little Moon of Alban

Little Moon of Alban

Kenneth Boyd

1958