Christopher Plummer
Born December 13, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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".
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".
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Filmography
The Last Full Measure
2020
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as Frank Pitsenbarger
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Age: 90
Knives Out
2019
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as Harlan Thrombey
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Age: 89
All the Money in the World
2017
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as Jean Paul Getty
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Age: 88
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
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as Scrooge
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Age: 87
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
2017
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as Dr. West (voice)
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Age: 87
The Exception
2017
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as Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Age: 87
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
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as Dr. West (voice)
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Age: 86
Remember
2015
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as Zev Guttman
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Age: 85
Pixies
2015
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as Pixie King (voice)
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Age: 85
Danny Collins
2015
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as Frank Grubman
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Age: 85
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014
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as Professor Coreman
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Age: 84
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
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as Henrik Vanger
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Age: 82
Beginners
2011
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as Hal Fields
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Age: 81
Priest
2011
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as Monsignor Orelas
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Age: 81
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A Short Film About Making Beginners
2011
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as
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Age: 81
My Dog Tulip
2010
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as J.R. Ackerley (voice)
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Age: 80
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
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as Doctor Parnassus
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Age: 79
9
2009
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as #1 (voice)
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Age: 79
Up
2009
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as Muntz (voice)
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Age: 79
Hamlet {Solo}
2007
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Lake House
2006
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as Simon Wyler
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Age: 76
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006
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as Self
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Age: 76
The New World
2005
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as Captain Newport
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Age: 76
Syriana
2005
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as Dean Whiting
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Age: 75
Must Love Dogs
2005
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as Bill
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Age: 75
Alexander
2004
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as Aristotle
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Age: 74
National Treasure
2004
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as John Adams Gates
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Age: 74
Cold Creek Manor
2003
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as Mr. Massie
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Age: 73
The Gospel of John
2003
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 73
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
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as Ralph Nickleby
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Age: 73
A Beautiful Mind
2001
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as Dr. Rosen
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Age: 72
Dracula 2000
2000
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as Matthew Van Helsing
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Age: 71
American Tragedy
2000
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as F. Lee Bailey
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Age: 70
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
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as Self
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Age: 70
Possessed
2000
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as Archbishop Hume
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Age: 70
The Dinosaur Hunter
2000
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as Hump Hinton
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Age: 70
The Insider
1999
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as Mike Wallace
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Age: 69
Twelve Monkeys
1995
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as Dr. Goines
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Age: 66
Dolores Claiborne
1995
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as John Mackey
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Age: 65
Wolf
1994
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as Raymond Alden
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Age: 64
Malcolm X
1992
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as Chaplain Gill
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Age: 62
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
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as Chang
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Age: 61
No Image
Madeline in London
1991
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 61
Madeline and the Gypsies
1991
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 61
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
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as Grand Duke (voice)
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Age: 61
No Image
Madeline and the Bad Hat
1991
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 61
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
1990
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as Narrator
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Age: 60
Dragnet
1987
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as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
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Age: 57
An American Tail
1986
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as Henri (voice)
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Age: 56
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
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as Lord Jack Cruze
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Age: 56
The Boy in Blue
1986
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as Knox
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Age: 56
Dreamscape
1984
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as Bob Blair
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Age: 54
The Amateur
1981
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as Professor Lakos
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Age: 51
Eyewitness
1981
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as Joseph
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Age: 51
Hanover Street
1979
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as Paul Sellinger
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Age: 49
The Man Who Would Be King
1975
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as Rudyard Kipling
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Age: 45
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
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as Sir Charles Litton
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Age: 45
Waterloo
1970
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as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
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Age: 40
The Sound of Music
1965
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as Captain Georg von Trapp
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Age: 35
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
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as Commodus
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Age: 34
No Image
Trans-Canada Journey
1963
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 33
No Image
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962
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as Cyrano de Bergerac
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Age: 32
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Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960
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as Captain Brassbound
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Age: 30
A Doll's House
1959
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as Torvald
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Age: 29
No Image
Johnny Belinda
1958
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as Dr. Jack Pelletier
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Age: 28
Little Moon of Alban
1958
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as Kenneth Boyd
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Age: 28