Christopher Plummer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

236

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-12-13

Day of death

2021-02-05 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Christopher Plummer

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".

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Up

    Up

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Knives Out

    Knives Out

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Departure

    Departure

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

    Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Sound of Music

    The Sound of Music

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • A Beautiful Mind

    A Beautiful Mind

  • Alexander

    Alexander

  • Twelve Monkeys

    Twelve Monkeys

  • Inside Man

    Inside Man

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • 9

    9

  • Elsa & Fred

    Elsa & Fred

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

  • Triple Cross

    Triple Cross

  • The Star

    The Star

  • Priest

    Priest

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

    The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

  • Syriana

    Syriana

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Dracula 2000

    Dracula 2000

  • Starcrash

    Starcrash

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • Nuremberg

    Nuremberg

  • Waterloo

    Waterloo

  • Harrison Bergeron

    Harrison Bergeron

  • The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

  • The Exception

    The Exception

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • The Lake House

    The Lake House

  • Ararat

    Ararat

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • An American Tail

    An American Tail

  • Hanover Street

    Hanover Street

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • Bondarchuk. Battle

    Bondarchuk. Battle

  • Shadow Dancing

    Shadow Dancing

  • Mindfield

    Mindfield

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • Firehead

    Firehead

  • The Disappearance

    The Disappearance

  • Barrymore

    Barrymore

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • The Forger

    The Forger

  • Pixies

    Pixies

  • Madeline

    Madeline

  • The Pyx

    The Pyx

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • Aces High

    Aces High

  • The Last Full Measure

    The Last Full Measure

  • International Velvet

    International Velvet

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • The Arrow

    The Arrow

  • Highpoint

    Highpoint

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Hamlet {Solo}

    Hamlet {Solo}

  • Souvenir

    Souvenir

  • Blizzard

    Blizzard

  • Winchell

    Winchell

  • The Insider

    The Insider

  • Dreamscape

    Dreamscape

  • Crackerjack

    Crackerjack

  • The Amateur

    The Amateur

  • Prototype

    Prototype

  • Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time

  • Already Dead

    Already Dead

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Riel

    Riel

  • Desperate Voyage

    Desperate Voyage

  • Remember

    Remember

  • All the Money in the World

    All the Money in the World

  • Emotional Arithmetic

    Emotional Arithmetic

  • Being Different

    Being Different

  • Danny Collins

    Danny Collins

  • Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

    Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

    Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

  • Hidden Agenda

    Hidden Agenda

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

  • Skeletons

    Skeletons

  • Our Fathers

    Our Fathers

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • Madeline

    Madeline

  • Boundaries

    Boundaries

  • Four Minutes

    Four Minutes

  • Money

    Money

  • Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

    Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

  • Rock-A-Doodle

    Rock-A-Doodle

  • Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Silver Blaze

    Silver Blaze

  • Full Disclosure

    Full Disclosure

  • Cold Creek Manor

    Cold Creek Manor

  • Must Love Dogs

    Must Love Dogs

  • Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

    Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • The Last Station

    The Last Station

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • The Man Who Would Be King

    The Man Who Would Be King

  • The New World

    The New World

  • Lock Up Your Daughters

    Lock Up Your Daughters

  • The Gospel of John

    The Gospel of John

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Day That Shook the World

    The Day That Shook the World

  • Murder by Decree

    Murder by Decree

  • The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black

  • A Stranger in the Mirror

    A Stranger in the Mirror

  • SuperTed

    SuperTed

  • The Return of the Pink Panther

    The Return of the Pink Panther

  • Dolores Claiborne

    Dolores Claiborne

  • The Legend of Sarila

    The Legend of Sarila

  • The Boss' Wife

    The Boss' Wife

  • Cliffs of Freedom

    Cliffs of Freedom

  • The Silent Partner

    The Silent Partner

  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo

    A Ghost in Monte Carlo

  • A Hazard of Hearts

    A Hazard of Hearts

  • Heroes of the Golden Mask

    Heroes of the Golden Mask

  • Nosferatu in Venice

    Nosferatu in Venice

  • The Boy in Blue

    The Boy in Blue

  • Impolite

    Impolite

  • Beginners

    Beginners

  • Madeline: Lost in Paris

    Madeline: Lost in Paris

  • Little Moon of Alban

    Little Moon of Alban

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • After the Fall

    After the Fall

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

  • Agent of Influence

    Agent of Influence

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

  • Young Catherine

    Young Catherine

  • Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder

  • The Summit

    The Summit

  • Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

    Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

  • The Life Of Jesus

    The Life Of Jesus

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • Closing the Ring

    Closing the Ring

  • Captain Brassbound's Conversion

    Captain Brassbound's Conversion

  • Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

  • Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

  • Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

    Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

  • Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

    Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

  • Rumpelstiltskin

    Rumpelstiltskin

  • Madeline and the Gypsies

    Madeline and the Gypsies

  • Hector and the Search for Happiness

    Hector and the Search for Happiness

  • The Dinosaur Hunter

    The Dinosaur Hunter

  • Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

  • The Shadow Box

    The Shadow Box

  • Madeline in London

    Madeline in London

  • NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

  • Crossings

    Crossings

  • The Clown at Midnight

    The Clown at Midnight

  • Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

  • Liar's Edge

    Liar's Edge

  • The First Christmas

    The First Christmas

  • The Arrow

    The Arrow

  • Man in the Chair

    Man in the Chair

  • Red Blooded American Girl

    Red Blooded American Girl

  • Oedipus the King

    Oedipus the King

  • Lily in Love

    Lily in Love

  • I Love N.Y.

    I Love N.Y.

  • The First Circle

    The First Circle

  • Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

  • Spearfield's Daughter

    Spearfield's Daughter

  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  • Nobody Runs Forever

    Nobody Runs Forever

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Madeline's Christmas

    Madeline's Christmas

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • When the Circus Came to Town

    When the Circus Came to Town

  • The Conspiracy of Fear

    The Conspiracy of Fear

  • My Dog Tulip

    My Dog Tulip

  • We the Jury

    We the Jury

  • 30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

    30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • Madeline at the Ballet

    Madeline at the Ballet

  • The Tin Soldier

    The Tin Soldier

  • Titans of the Ice Age

    Titans of the Ice Age

  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Lucky Break

    Lucky Break

  • Blackheart

    Blackheart

  • On Golden Pond

    On Golden Pond

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun

    The Royal Hunt of the Sun

  • The First Emperor of China

    The First Emperor of China

  • The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

    The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

  • Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

    Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

  • American Tragedy

    American Tragedy

  • Secrets

    Secrets

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

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

  • Salzburg Sight and Sound

    Salzburg Sight and Sound

  • Berlin Lady

    Berlin Lady

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • Madeline and the Bad Hat

    Madeline and the Bad Hat

  • Miracle Planet

    Miracle Planet

  • The Velveteen Rabbit

    The Velveteen Rabbit

  • Nabokov on Kafka

    Nabokov on Kafka

  • Kali, the Little Vampire

    Kali, the Little Vampire

  • TED ALLAN: MINSTREL BOY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

    TED ALLAN: MINSTREL BOY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

  • Trans-Canada Journey

    Trans-Canada Journey

  • Mooseltoe

    Mooseltoe

  • Back To "Somewhere In Time"

    Back To "Somewhere In Time"

  • Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

    Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

  • The Captains: Still Kicking

    The Captains: Still Kicking

  • The River of My Dreams

    The River of My Dreams