Christopher Plummer
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".
57Credits27 TV · 30 films
1948–2021Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedBerlin Lady
7.4 Average ratingacross 57 titles
Top TV shows 27best Christopher Plummer shows
- 1
Berlin LadyWilhelm Speer · 1 ep · 1991 - 2Kraft Television Theatre1 ep · 1953
- 3
Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Jack Pelletier · 1 ep · 1951 - 4
NatureNarrator (voice) · 2 eps · 1982 - 5
Jesus of NazarethHerod Antipas · 4 eps · 1977 - 6
The ArrowGeorge Hees · 2 eps · 1997 - 7
NurembergSir David Maxwell Fyfe · 2 eps · 2000 - 8
DuPont Show of the MonthSir Miles Hendon · 1 ep · 1957 - 9
The Thorn BirdsArchbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese · 4 eps · 1983 - 10
OmnibusNarrator · 1 ep · 1967 - 11
CounterstrikeAlexander Addington · 66 eps · 1990 - 12
The Cosby ShowJonathan Lawrence · 1 ep · 1984 - 13
SuperTed12 eps · 1983 - 14
General Electric TheaterWalter Shelley · 1 ep · 1953 - 15
American ExperienceNarrator · 1 ep · 1988 - 16
DepartureHoward Lawson · 9 eps · 2019 - 17
Young CatherineSir Charles · 2 eps · 1991 - 18
MadelineNarrator (voice) · 39 eps · 1988 - 19
Little Gloria... Happy at LastReggie Vanderbilt · 2 eps · 1982 - 20
The SummitP.J. Aimes · 2 eps · 2008 - 21
Studio OneDick · 1 ep · 1948 - 22
BBC Play of the MonthDon Juan · 1 ep · 1965 - 23
Suspense2 eps · 1949 - 24NBC Sunday Showcase1 ep · 1959
- 25The Sunday DramaSherlock Holmes · 1 ep · 1977
- 26
CrossingsArmand DeVilliers · 3 eps · 1986 - 27
Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersRoscoe Heyward · 4 eps · 1976
Top movies 30best Christopher Plummer movies
- 1
Little Moon of AlbanKenneth Boyd · 1958 - 2
Arthur Miller on Home Ground1979 - 3
A Doll's HouseTorvald · 1959 - 4
ImpoliteNaples O'Rorke · 1992 - 5
Kalahari: The Flooded DesertNarrator (voice) · 2021 - 6Cyrano De BergeracCyrano de Bergerac · 1962
- 7
On Golden PondNorman Thayer · 2001 - 8
The Conspiracy of FearWakeman · 1996 - 9
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindNarrator (voice) · 1988 - 10
After the FallQuentin · 1974 - 11
The TempestProspero · 2010 - 12
RielPrime Minister John A. Macdonald · 1979 - 13
Spearfield's DaughterLord Jack Cruze · 1986 - 14
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their CrimesNarrator (voice over) · 2006 - 15
Silver BlazeSherlock Holmes · 1977 - 16Trans-Canada JourneyNarrator (voice) · 1963
- 17
The Little Crooked Christmas TreeNarrator · 1990 - 18Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th CenturyNarrator (voice)
- 19
UpCharles Muntz (voice) · 2009 · Animation - 20
A Beautiful MindDr. Rosen · 2001 · Drama - 21
Knives OutHarlan Thrombey · 2019 · Comedy - 22
The Sound of MusicCaptain Georg von Trapp · 1965 · Drama - 23
Twelve MonkeysDr. Goines · 1995 · Science Fiction - 24
Inside ManArthur Case · 2006 · Crime - 25
The Girl with the Dragon TattooHenrik Vanger · 2011 · Thriller - 26
The Lake HouseSimon Wyler · 2006 · Romance - 27
9#1 (voice) · 2009 · Action - 28
National TreasureJohn Adams Gates · 2004 · Adventure - 29
The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusDoctor Parnassus · 2009 · Adventure - 30
AlexanderAristotle · 2004 · War
