Christopher Plummer
Acting
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".
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Doctor Parnassus
Age 79 (now 91)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Henrik Vanger
Age 82 (now 91)
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
Age 45 (now 91)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self
Age 92 (now 91)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
Age 91
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
Age 88 (now 91)
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
Age 87 (now 91)
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
Age 86 (now 91)
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self
Age 85 (now 91)
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Professor Coreman
Age 84 (now 91)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as John Marshall Harlan
Age 83 (now 91)
Kali, the Little Vampire
as Narrator (english version)
Age 82 (now 91)
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
as Self
Age 82 (now 91)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 82 (now 91) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Henrik Vanger
Age 82 (now 91)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Doctor Parnassus
Age 79 (now 91)
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
as Narrator (voice over)
Age 76 (now 91)
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
as Self
Age 72 (now 91)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
as Self
Age 66 (now 91)
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 91)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Chang
Age 61 (now 91)
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
as Narrator
Age 60 (now 91)
The First Emperor of China
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 59 (now 91)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Narrator (voice)
Age 58 (now 91)
The Scarlet and the Black
as Col. Herbert Kappler
Age 53 (now 91)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
The Day That Shook the World
as Archduke Ferdinand
Age 45 (now 91)
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
Age 45 (now 91)
The Night of the Generals
as Field Marshal Rommel
Age 37 (now 91)
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
as Narrator (voice)
Age 34 (now 91)
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
as Captain Brassbound
Age 30 (now 91)
Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century
as Narrator (voice)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 80 (now 91)
The Thorn Birds
as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
Age 53 (now 91)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Reggie Vanderbilt
Age 52 (now 91)
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
as Roscoe Heyward
Age 46 (now 91)
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Also Known As
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
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