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Christopher Plummer

1929-12-13

The 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".

Christopher Plummer in

Movies

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Up

7.958 average rating
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Knives Out

7.846 average rating
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The Star

6.346 average rating
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The Sound of Music

7.726 average rating
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Twelve Monkeys

7.599 average rating
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9

6.932 average rating
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

7.375 average rating
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National Treasure

6.637 average rating
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A Beautiful Mind

7.857 average rating
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Alexander

5.942 average rating
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Inside Man

7.4 average rating
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The Man Who Invented Christmas

6.826 average rating
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Priest

5.81 average rating
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Wolf

6.1 average rating
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Malcolm X

7.536 average rating
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All the Money in the World

6.471 average rating
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The Last Full Measure

7.336 average rating
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Battle of Britain

6.8 average rating
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The Lake House

7.032 average rating
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The Exception

6.929 average rating