Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 โ 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 DisneyโPixar 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
Credits
- 2023 ยทHeroes of the Golden Maskas Rizzo (voice)
- 2022 ยทBoris Karloff: The Rest of the Storyas Self
- 2021 ยทMooseltoeas Mooseking
- 2021 ยทKalahari: The Flooded Desertas Narrator (voice)
- 2021 ยทBondarchuk. Battleas self
- 2021 ยทBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monsteras Self
- 2020 ยทThe Last Full Measureas Frank Pitsenbarger
- 2019 ยทKnives Outas Harlan Thrombey
- 2019 ยทAlan Pakula: Going for Truthas Self
- 2019 ยทDepartureas Howard Lawson
- 2019 ยทCliffs of Freedomas Thanasi
- 2018 ยทHoward Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madnessas Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
- 2018 ยทBoundariesas Jack Jaconi
- 2017 ยทAll the Money in the Worldas Jean Paul Getty
- 2017 ยทThe Staras King Herod (voice)
- 2017 ยทThe Man Who Invented Christmasas Scrooge
- 2017 ยทHoward Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdomas Dr. West (voice)
- 2017 ยทThe Exceptionas Kaiser Wilhelm II
- 2017 ยทThe River of My Dreamsas Himself
- 2016 ยทHoward Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdomas Dr. West (voice)
- 2015 ยทRememberas Zev Guttman
- 2015 ยทPixiesas Pixie King (voice)
- 2015 ยทDanny Collinsas Frank Grubman
- 2015 ยทThe Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Specialas Self
- 2014 ยทThe Forgeras Joseph Cutter
- 2014 ยทHector and the Search for Happinessas Professor Coreman
- 2014 ยทElsa & Fredas Fred
- 2013 ยทMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas John Marshall Harlan
- 2013 ยทThe Legend of Sarilaas Croolik (voice)
- 2013 ยทTitans of the Ice Ageas Narrator
- 2013 ยทThe Captains: Still Kickingas Himself
- 2012 ยทKali, the Little Vampireas Narrator (english version)
- 2012 ยทBehind the Wall: The Making of Skyrimas Self
- 2012 ยทBarrymoreas John Barrymore
- 2012 ยทThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copyas
- 2012 ยทFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
- 2011 ยทThe Girl with the Dragon Tattooas Henrik Vanger
- 2011 ยทDiscovering Hamletas Self
- 2011 ยทBeginnersas Hal Fields
- 2011 ยทPriestas Monsignor Orelas
- 2010 ยทThe Tempestas Prospero
- 2010 ยทMoguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywoodas Narrator
- 2010 ยทMadeline's Christmasas Narrator
- 2010 ยทMy Dog Tulipas J.R. Ackerley (voice)
- 2009 ยทThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassusas Doctor Parnassus
- 2009 ยทThe Last Stationas Leo Tolstoy
- 2009 ยท9as #1 (voice)
- 2009 ยทUpas Charles F. Muntz (voice)
- 2009 ยทCaesar and Cleopatraas Caesar
- 2008 ยทThe Summitas P.J. Aimes
- 2008 ยทEmotional Arithmeticas David Winters
- 2007 ยทAlready Deadas Dr. Heller
- 2007 ยทClosing the Ringas Jack
- 2007 ยทMan in the Chairas Flash Madden
- 2006 ยทNuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimesas Self - Narrator
- 2006 ยทThe Lake Houseas Simon Wyler
- 2006 ยทEugene OโNeill: A Documentary Filmas Self
- 2006 ยทInside Manas Arthur Case
- 2005 ยทThe New Worldas Captain Newport
- 2005 ยทSyrianaas Dean Whiting
- 2005 ยทFour Minutesas Archie Mason
- 2005 ยทMust Love Dogsas Bill
- 2005 ยทOur Fathersas Cardinal Bernard Law
- 2005 ยทMiracle Planetas Himself - Host
- 2004 ยทAlexanderas Aristotle
- 2004 ยทNational Treasureas John Adams Gates
- 2003 ยทCold Creek Manoras Mr. Massie
- 2003 ยทThe Gospel of Johnas Narrator (voice)
- 2003 ยทThe Life Of Jesusas Narrator
- 2003 ยทBlizzardas Santa Claus
- 2002 ยทNicholas Nicklebyas Ralph Nickleby
- 2002 ยทChristopher Plummer: A Man For All Stagesas Self
- 2002 ยทAgent of Influenceas John Watkins
- 2002 ยทAraratas David
- 2002 ยทNight Flightas 'Flash' Harry Peters
- 2001 ยทA Beautiful Mindas Dr. Rosen
- 2001 ยทLucky Breakas Graham Mortimer
- 2001 ยทFull Disclosureas Robert Lecker
- 2001 ยทOn Golden Pondas Norman Thayer
- 2000 ยทDracula 2000as Matthew Van Helsing
- 2000 ยทAmerican Tragedyas F. Lee Bailey
- 2000 ยทPossessedas Archbishop Hume
- 2000 ยทThe Dinosaur Hunteras Hump Hinton
- 2000 ยทNurembergas Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
- 1999 ยทHidden Agendaas Ulrich Steiner
- 1999 ยทThe Insideras Mike Wallace
- 1999 ยทMadeline: Lost in Parisas Narrator (voice)
- 1998 ยทWinchellas Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1998 ยทThe Clown at Midnightas Mr. Caruthers
- 1998 ยทBlackheartas Holmes
- 1998 ยทThe First Christmasas Narrator (voice)
- 1997 ยทBabes in Toylandas Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
- 1997 ยทSkeletonsas Reverend Carlyle
- 1997 ยทThe Arrowas George Hees
- 1997 ยทThe Arrowas George Hees
- 1996 ยทThe Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'as Self
- 1996 ยทThe Conspiracy of Fearas Wakeman
- 1995 ยทTwelve Monkeysas Dr. Goines
- 1995 ยทHarrison Bergeronas John Klaxon
- 1995 ยทDolores Claiborneas John Mackey
- 1994 ยทCrackerjackas Ivan Getz
- 1994 ยทWolfas Raymond Alden
- 1994 ยทMichael Caine: Breaking the Moldas Self (archive footage)
- 1993 ยทA Stranger in the Mirroras Clifton Lawrence
- 1993 ยทBen-Hur: The Making of an Epicas Narrator
- 1992 ยทMalcolm Xas Chaplain Gill
- 1992 ยทImpoliteas Naples O'Rorke
- 1992 ยทSecretsas Mel Wexler
- 1992 ยทLiar's Edgeas Harry Weldon
- 1991 ยทStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryas General Chang
- 1991 ยทMadeline and the Gypsiesas Narrator (voice)
- Future ยทMadeline at the Balletas Narrator (voice)
- 1991 ยทMadeline in Londonas Narrator (voice)
- 1991 ยทRock-A-Doodleas Grand Duke (voice)
- 1991 ยทMoneyas Martin Yahl
- 1991 ยทMadeline and the Bad Hatas Narrator (voice)
- 1991 ยทYoung Catherineas Sir Charles
- 1991 ยทFireheadas Col. Garland Vaughn
- 1991 ยทBerlin Ladyas Wilhelm Speer
- 1990 ยทThe Little Crooked Christmas Treeas Narrator
- 1990 ยทRed Blooded American Girlas Dr. John Alcore
- 1990 ยทCounterstrikeas Alexander Addington
- 1990 ยทA Ghost in Monte Carloas The Grand Duke Ivan
- 1990 ยทWhere the Heart Isas Shitty
- 1989 ยทMindfieldas Doctor Satorius
- 1989 ยทNabokov on Kafkaas Vladimir Nabokov
- 1989 ยทSouveniras Ernst Kestner
- 1989 ยทThe First Emperor of Chinaas Narrator
- 1988 ยทShadow Dancingas Edmund Beaumont
- 1988 ยทMadelineas Narrator (voice)
- 1988 ยทAmerican Experienceas Narrator
- 1988 ยทThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Narrator (voice)
- 1988 ยทNosferatu in Veniceas Professor Paris Catalano
- 1988 ยทMadelineas Narrator (voice)
- 1987 ยทA Hazard of Heartsas Sir Giles Staverley
- 1987 ยทDragnetas Reverend Jonathan Whirley
- 1987 ยทI Love N.Y.as John Robertson Yeats
- 1987 ยทThe Nightingaleas Narrator (voice)
- 1986 ยทAn American Tailas Henri (voice)
- 1986 ยทSpearfield's Daughteras Lord Jack Cruze
- 1986 ยทCrossingsas Armand DeVilliers
- 1986 ยทThe Boy in Blueas Knox
- 1986 ยทThe Boss' Wifeas Mr. Roalvang
- 1986 ยทThe Tin Soldieras Narrator (voice)
- 1985 ยทRumpelstiltskinas Narrator
- 1985 ยทThe Velveteen Rabbitas Narrator (voice)
- 1984 ยทLily in Loveas Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
- 1984 ยทThe Cosby Showas Jonathan Lawrence
- 1984 ยทDreamscapeas Bob Blair
- 1984 ยทOrdeal by Innocenceas Leo Argyle
- 1983 ยทPrototypeas Dr. Carl Forrester
- 1983 ยทSuperTedas
- 1983 ยทThe Thorn Birdsas Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
- 1983 ยทThe Scarlet and the Blackas Col. Herbert Kappler
- 1982 ยทLittle Gloria... Happy at Lastas Reggie Vanderbilt
- 1982 ยทNatureas Narrator (voice)
- 1982 ยทHighpointas James Hatcher
- 1982 ยทNight of 100 Starsas Self
- 1981 ยทThe Amateuras Professor Lakos
- 1981 ยทBeing Differentas Self (Narrator) (voice)
- 1981 ยทDial M for Murderas Tony Wendice
- 1981 ยทEyewitnessas Joseph
- 1981 ยทWhen the Circus Came to Townas Duke Royal
- 1980 ยทDesperate Voyageas Jacques Burrifous
- 1980 ยทSomewhere in Timeas William Fawcett Robinson
- 1980 ยทThe Shadow Boxas Brian
- 1979 ยทHanover Streetas Paul Sellinger
- 1979 ยทMurder by Decreeas Sherlock Holmes
- 1978 ยทStarcrashas The Emperor
- 1978 ยทThe Silent Partneras Reikle
- 1978 ยทInternational Velvetas John Seaton
- 1977 ยทThe Disappearanceas Deverell
- 1977 ยทThe Assignmentas Kaptain Behounek
- 1977 ยทJesus of Nazarethas Herod Antipas
- 1977 ยทJesus Of Nazarethas Herod Antipas
- 1977 ยทSilver Blazeas Sherlock Holmes
- 1976 ยทArthur Hailey's The Moneychangersas Roscoe Heyward
- 1976 ยทAces Highas Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
- 1975 ยทThe Man Who Would Be Kingas Rudyard Kipling
- 1975 ยทThe Day That Shook the Worldas Archduke Ferdinand
- 1975 ยทThe Return of the Pink Pantheras Sir Charles Litton
- 1975 ยทThe Spiral Staircaseas Dr. Sherman
- 1975 ยทConduct Unbecomingas Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne
- 1974 ยทThe Happy Princeas The Happy Prince (voice)
- 1974 ยทAfter the Fallas Quentin
- 1973 ยทThe Pyxas Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
- 1970 ยทWaterlooas Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- 1969 ยทThe Royal Hunt of the Sunas Atahualpa
- 1969 ยทBattle of Britainas Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
- 1969 ยทLock Up Your Daughtersas Lord Foppington
- 1968 ยทNobody Runs Foreveras Sir James Quentin
- 1968 ยทThe Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
- 1968 ยทOedipus the Kingas Oedipus
- 1967 ยทThe Night of the Generalsas Field Marshal Rommel
- 1966 ยทTriple Crossas Freddie Chapman
- 1965 ยทInside Daisy Cloveras Raymond Swan
- 1965 ยทThe Sound of Musicas Captain Georg von Trapp
- 1965 ยทSalzburg Sight and Soundas Self
- 1964 ยทHamlet at Elsinoreas Hamlet
- 1964 ยทThe Fall of the Roman Empireas Commodus
- 1963 ยทTrans-Canada Journeyas Narrator (voice)
- 1963 ยท30 Minutes, Mister Plummeras Himself
- 1961 ยทThe Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1960 ยทCaptain Brassbound's Conversionas Captain Brassbound
- 1959 ยทA Doll's Houseas Torvald
- 1959 ยทNBC Sunday Showcaseas
- 1958 ยทJohnny Belindaas Dr. Jack Pelletier
- 1958 ยทWind Across the Evergladesas Walt Murdock
- 1958 ยทStage Struckas Joe Sheridan
- 1958 ยทLittle Moon of Albanas Kenneth Boyd
- 1957 ยทDuPont Show of the Monthas Sir Miles Hendon
- 1956 ยทTony Awardsas Self - Nominee
- 1956 ยทTony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1956 ยทTony Awardsas Self - Winner
- 1956 ยทTony Awardsas Self - Nominee/Presenter
- 1953 ยทThe Oscarsas Self
- 1953 ยทGeneral Electric Theateras Walter Shelley
- 1952 ยทOmnibusas
- 1951 ยทHallmark Hall of Fameas Dr. Jack Pelletier
- 1951 ยทHallmark Hall of Fameas Prince Albert
- 1951 ยทHallmark Hall of Fameas Captain Brassbound
- 1951 ยทHallmark Hall of Fameas Torvald Helmer
- 1951 ยทHallmark Hall of Fameas Cyrano de Bergerac
- 1949 ยทSuspenseas
- 1948 ยทStudio Oneas Dick
- 1948 ยทThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- Future ยทTED ALLAN: MINSTREL BOY OF THE 20TH CENTURYas Narrator