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".
Filmography
all 232
Movies 198
TV Shows 34
self 28
Narrator 27
Voice 10
Heroes of the Golden Masks (2023)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
Mooseltoe (2021)
The Kalahari: The Flooded Desert (2021)
Bondarchuk. Battle (2021)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
The Last Full Measure (2020)
Knives Out (2019)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
Departure (2019)
Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness (2018)
Boundaries (2018)
All the Money in the World (2017)
The Star (2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom (2017)
The Exception (2017)
The River of My Dreams (2017)
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom (2016)
Remember (2015)
Pixies (2015)
Danny Collins (2015)
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special (2015)
The Forger (2014)
Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
Elsa & Fred (2014)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
The Legend of Sarila (2013)
Titans of the Ice Age (2013)
Still Kicking (2013)
Kali, the Little Vampire (2012)
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim (2012)
Barrymore (2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Discovering Hamlet (2011)
The Captains (2011)
Beginners (2011)
Priest (2011)
The Tempest (2010)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Madeline's Christmas (2010)
Des McAnuff: A Life in Stages (2010)
My Dog Tulip (2010)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
The Last Station (2009)
9 (2009)
Up (2009)
Caesar and Cleopatra (2009)
The Summit (2008)
Emotional arithmetic (2008)
Already Dead (2007)
Closing the Ring (2007)
Man in the Chair (2007)
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes (2006)
The Lake House (2006)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (2006)
Inside Man (2006)
The New World (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Four Minutes (2005)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Our Fathers (2005)
Miracle Planet (2005)
Alexander (2004)
National Treasure (2004)
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
The Gospel of John (2003)
The Life Of Jesus (2003)
Blizzard (2003)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
Agent of Influence (2002)
Ararat (2002)
Night Flight (2002)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Lucky Break (2001)
Full Disclosure (2001)
On Golden Pond (2001)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
American Tragedy (2000)
Possessed (2000)
Nuremberg (2000)
The Dinosaur Hunter (2000)
Nuremberg (2000)
Hidden Agenda (1999)
The Insider (1999)
Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)
Winchell (1998)
Blackheart (1998)
The Clown at Midnight (1998)
The First Christmas (1998)
Babes in Toyland (1997)
Skeletons (1997)
The Arrow (1997)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' (1996)
Life and Times (1996)
The Conspiracy of Fear (1996)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Crackerjack (1994)
Wolf (1994)
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994)
The New Adventures Of Madeline (1993)
Madeline at the Ballet (1993)
A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)
Madeline at Cooking School (1993)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
Impolite (1992)
Secrets (1992)
The First Circle (1992)
Liar's Edge (1992)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Madeline in London (1991)
Madeline's Rescue (1991)
Madeline and the Gypsies (1991)
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
Money (1991)
Madeline and the Bad Hat (1991)
Young Catherine (1991)
Firehead (1991)
Berlin Lady (1991)
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1990)
Red Blooded American Girl (1990)
Counterstrike (1990)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
Where the Heart Is (1990)
The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1990)
Mindfield (1989)
Nabokov on Kafka (1989)
Souvenir (1989)
The First Emperor of China (1989)
Shadow Dancing (1988)
Madeline (1988)
American Experience (1988)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)
Nosferatu in Venice (1988)
Madeline (1988)
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
Gandahar (1987)
Dragnet (1987)
The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
I Love N.Y. (1987)
The Nightingale (1987)
An American Tail (1986)
Jerusalem: Within These Walls (1986)
Spearfield's Daughter (1986)
Crossings (1986)
The Boy in Blue (1986)
The Tin Soldier (1986)
The Boss' Wife (1986)
Rumpelstiltskin (1985)
The Velveteen Rabbit (1985)
Lily in Love (1984)
The Cosby Show (1984)
Dreamscape (1984)
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Prototype (1983)
SuperTed (1983)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Nature (1982)
Highpoint (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
The Amateur (1981)
Being Different (1981)
Dial M for Murder (1981)
Eyewitness (1981)
When the Circus Came to Town (1981)
Desperate Voyage (1980)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
The Shadow Box (1980)
Hanover Street (1979)
Murder by Decree (1979)
Starcrash (1978)
The Silent Partner (1978)
International Velvet (1978)
The Disappearance (1977)
The Assignment (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Silver Blaze (1977)
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976)
Aces High (1976)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Day That Shook the World (1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
The Happy Prince (1974)
After the Fall (1974)
The Pyx (1973)
Waterloo (1970)
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Oedipus the King (1968)
The Night of the Generals (1967)
Triple Cross (1966)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Salzburg Sight and Sound (1965)
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Telescope (1963)
Trans-Canada Journey (1963)
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer (1963)
Captain Brassbound's Conversation (1960)
A Doll's House (1959)
Johnny Belinda (1958)
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Stage Struck (1958)
Little Moon of Alban (1958)
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Omnibus (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Suspense (1949)
Studio One (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
On Golden Pond
Hamlet at Elsinore
Night Flight
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-12-13
Deathday2021-02-05 (91 years old)
Birth NameArthur Christopher Orme Plummer
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
Height70-inch
Net Worth$20 Million
RelationshipsTammy Grimes (1956-08-19 - 1960-01-01), Patricia Lewis (1962-05-04 - 1966-01-01), Elaine Taylor (1970-10-02 - 2021-02-05)
ChildrenAmanda Plummer
FatherJohn Orme Plummer
MotherIsabella Mary Abbott
RelativesJohn Abbott
CitizenshipsCanada
ResidencesWeston, United States of America
Also Known As크리스토퍼 플러머, クリストファー・プラマー, 克里斯托弗·普卢默, Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, Кристофер Пламмер, Κρίστοφερ Πλάμερ, 克里斯多夫·普拉瑪
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement, Sam Wanamaker Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Canada's Walk of Fame, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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