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".
Filmography
Heroes of the Golden Mask
as Rizzo (voice)
Heroes of the Golden Mask
as Rizzo (voice)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self
Mooseltoe
as Mooseking
Mooseltoe
as Mooseking
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
as Narrator (voice)
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
as Narrator (voice)
Bondarchuk. Battle
as self
Bondarchuk. Battle
as self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
The Last Full Measure
as Frank Pitsenbarger
The Last Full Measure
as Frank Pitsenbarger
Knives Out
as Harlan Thrombey
Knives Out
as Harlan Thrombey
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Cliffs of Freedom
as Thanasi
Cliffs of Freedom
as Thanasi
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
Boundaries
as Jack
Boundaries
as Jack
All the Money in the World
as Jean Paul Getty
All the Money in the World
as Jean Paul Getty
The Star
as King Herod (voice)
The Star
as King Herod (voice)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Scrooge
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Scrooge
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
The Exception
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Exception
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
The River of My Dreams
as Himself
The River of My Dreams
as Himself
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
as Dr. West (voice)
Remember
as Zev Guttman
Remember
as Zev Guttman
Pixies
as Pixie King (voice)
Pixies
as Pixie King (voice)
Danny Collins
as Frank Grubman
Danny Collins
as Frank Grubman
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
as Self
The Forger
as Joseph Cutter
The Forger
as Joseph Cutter
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Professor Coreman
Hector and the Search for Happiness
as Professor Coreman
Elsa & Fred
as Fred
Elsa & Fred
as Fred
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as John Marshall Harlan
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as John Marshall Harlan
The Legend of Sarila
as Croolik (voice)
The Legend of Sarila
as Croolik (voice)
Titans of the Ice Age
as Narrator
Titans of the Ice Age
as Narrator
The Captains: Still Kicking
as Self
The Captains: Still Kicking
as Self
Kali, the Little Vampire
as Narrator (english version)
Kali, the Little Vampire
as Narrator (english version)
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
as Self
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
as Self
Barrymore
as John Barrymore
Barrymore
as John Barrymore
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Henrik Vanger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Henrik Vanger
Discovering Hamlet
as Self
Discovering Hamlet
as Self
Beginners
as Hal Fields
Beginners
as Hal Fields
Priest
as Monsignor Orelas
Priest
as Monsignor Orelas
A Short Film About Making Beginners
A Short Film About Making Beginners
The Tempest
as Prospero
The Tempest
as Prospero
My Dog Tulip
as J.R. Ackerley (voice)
My Dog Tulip
as J.R. Ackerley (voice)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Doctor Parnassus
The Last Station
as Leo Tolstoy
The Last Station
as Leo Tolstoy
9
as #1 (voice)
9
as #1 (voice)
Up
as Charles Muntz (voice)
Up
as Charles Muntz (voice)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Caesar
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Caesar
Emotional Arithmetic
as David Winters
Emotional Arithmetic
as David Winters
Already Dead
as Dr. Heller
Already Dead
as Dr. Heller
Closing the Ring
as Jack
Closing the Ring
as Jack
Hamlet {Solo}
as Self
Hamlet {Solo}
as Self
Man in the Chair
as Flash Madden
Man in the Chair
as Flash Madden
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
as Narrator (voice over)
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
as Narrator (voice over)
The Lake House
as Simon Wyler
The Lake House
as Simon Wyler
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
as Self
Inside Man
as Arthur Case
Inside Man
as Arthur Case
The New World
as Captain Newport
The New World
as Captain Newport
Syriana
as Dean Whiting
Syriana
as Dean Whiting
Four Minutes
as Archie Mason
Four Minutes
as Archie Mason
Must Love Dogs
as Bill
Must Love Dogs
as Bill
Our Fathers
as Cardinal Bernard Law
Our Fathers
as Cardinal Bernard Law
Alexander
as Aristotle
Alexander
as Aristotle
National Treasure
as John Adams Gates
National Treasure
as John Adams Gates
Cold Creek Manor
as Mr. Massie
Cold Creek Manor
as Mr. Massie
The Gospel of John
as Narrator (voice)
The Gospel of John
as Narrator (voice)
The Life of Jesus
as Narrator
The Life of Jesus
as Narrator
Blizzard
as Santa Claus
Blizzard
as Santa Claus
Nicholas Nickleby
as Ralph Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
as Ralph Nickleby
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
as Self
Agent of Influence
as John Watkins
Agent of Influence
as John Watkins
Ararat
as David
Ararat
as David
Night Flight
as 'Flash' Harry Peters
Night Flight
as 'Flash' Harry Peters
A Beautiful Mind
as Dr. Rosen
A Beautiful Mind
as Dr. Rosen
Lucky Break
as Graham Mortimer
Lucky Break
as Graham Mortimer
Full Disclosure
as Robert Lecker
Full Disclosure
as Robert Lecker
On Golden Pond
as Norman Thayer
On Golden Pond
as Norman Thayer
Dracula 2000
as Matthew Van Helsing
Dracula 2000
as Matthew Van Helsing
American Tragedy
as F. Lee Bailey
American Tragedy
as F. Lee Bailey
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
Possessed
as Archbishop Hume
Possessed
as Archbishop Hume
The Dinosaur Hunter
as Hump Hinton
The Dinosaur Hunter
as Hump Hinton
Hidden Agenda
as Ulrich Steiner
Hidden Agenda
as Ulrich Steiner
The Insider
as Mike Wallace
The Insider
as Mike Wallace
Madeline: Lost in Paris
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline: Lost in Paris
as Narrator (voice)
The Clown at Midnight
as Mr. Caruthers
The Clown at Midnight
as Mr. Caruthers
Winchell
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winchell
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Blackheart
as Holmes
Blackheart
as Holmes
The First Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
The First Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Babes in Toyland
as Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
Babes in Toyland
as Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
Skeletons
as Reverend Carlyle
Skeletons
as Reverend Carlyle
The Arrow
as George Hees
The Arrow
as George Hees
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
as Self
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
as Self
We the Jury
as Wilfred Fransiscus
We the Jury
as Wilfred Fransiscus
The Conspiracy of Fear
as Wakeman
The Conspiracy of Fear
as Wakeman
Twelve Monkeys
as Dr. Goines
Twelve Monkeys
as Dr. Goines
Harrison Bergeron
as John Klaxon
Harrison Bergeron
as John Klaxon
Dolores Claiborne
as John Mackey
Dolores Claiborne
as John Mackey
Crackerjack
as Ivan Getz
Crackerjack
as Ivan Getz
Wolf
as Raymond Alden
Wolf
as Raymond Alden
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self (archive footage)
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Clifton Lawrence
A Stranger in the Mirror
as Clifton Lawrence
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Narrator
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Narrator
Malcolm X
as Chaplain Gill
Malcolm X
as Chaplain Gill
Impolite
as Naples O'Rorke
Impolite
as Naples O'Rorke
Secrets
as Mel Wexler
Secrets
as Mel Wexler
The First Circle
as Viktor Abakumov
The First Circle
as Viktor Abakumov
Liar's Edge
as Harry Weldon
Liar's Edge
as Harry Weldon
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Chang
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as Chang
Madeline in London
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline in London
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline and the Gypsies
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline and the Gypsies
as Narrator (voice)
Rock-A-Doodle
as Grand Duke (voice)
Rock-A-Doodle
as Grand Duke (voice)
Money
as Martin Yahl
Money
as Martin Yahl
Madeline and the Bad Hat
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline and the Bad Hat
as Narrator (voice)
Firehead
as Col. Garland Vaughn
Firehead
as Col. Garland Vaughn
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
as Narrator
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
as Narrator
Madeline's Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline's Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Red Blooded American Girl
as Dr. John Alcore
Red Blooded American Girl
as Dr. John Alcore
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as The Grand Duke Ivan
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as The Grand Duke Ivan
Where the Heart Is
as Shitty
Where the Heart Is
as Shitty
Mindfield
as Doctor Satorius
Mindfield
as Doctor Satorius
Nabokov on Kafka
as Vladimir Nabokov
Nabokov on Kafka
as Vladimir Nabokov
Souvenir
as Ernst Kestner
Souvenir
as Ernst Kestner
The First Emperor of China
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The First Emperor of China
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Shadow Dancing
as Edmund Beaumont
Shadow Dancing
as Edmund Beaumont
Madeline
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Narrator (voice)
Nosferatu in Venice
as Professor Paris Catalano
Nosferatu in Venice
as Professor Paris Catalano
A Hazard of Hearts
as Sir Giles Staverley
A Hazard of Hearts
as Sir Giles Staverley
Dragnet
as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Dragnet
as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
I Love N.Y.
as John Robertson Yeats
I Love N.Y.
as John Robertson Yeats
Portraits of Canada
as Narrator (voice)
Portraits of Canada
as Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale
as Narrator (voice)
An American Tail
as Henri (voice)
An American Tail
as Henri (voice)
Spearfield's Daughter
as Lord Jack Cruze
Spearfield's Daughter
as Lord Jack Cruze
The Boy in Blue
as Knox
The Boy in Blue
as Knox
The Boss' Wife
as Mr. Roalvang
The Boss' Wife
as Mr. Roalvang
The Tin Soldier
as Narrator (voice)
The Tin Soldier
as Narrator (voice)
Rumpelstiltskin
as Narrator
Rumpelstiltskin
as Narrator
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Narrator (voice)
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Narrator (voice)
Lily in Love
as Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
Lily in Love
as Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
Highpoint
as James Hatcher
Highpoint
as James Hatcher
Dreamscape
as Bob Blair
Dreamscape
as Bob Blair
Ordeal by Innocence
as Leo Argyle
Ordeal by Innocence
as Leo Argyle
Prototype
as Dr. Carl Forrester
Prototype
as Dr. Carl Forrester
The Scarlet and the Black
as Col. Herbert Kappler
The Scarlet and the Black
as Col. Herbert Kappler
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Amateur
as Professor Lakos
The Amateur
as Professor Lakos
Being Different
as Self (Narrator) (voice)
Being Different
as Self (Narrator) (voice)
Dial M for Murder
as Tony Wendice
Dial M for Murder
as Tony Wendice
Eyewitness
as Joseph
Eyewitness
as Joseph
When the Circus Came to Town
as Duke Royal
When the Circus Came to Town
as Duke Royal
The Shadow Box
as Brian
The Shadow Box
as Brian
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Hanover Street
as Paul Sellinger
Hanover Street
as Paul Sellinger
Riel
as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Riel
as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Murder by Decree
as Sherlock Holmes
Murder by Decree
as Sherlock Holmes
Starcrash
as The Emperor
Starcrash
as The Emperor
The Silent Partner
as Reikle
The Silent Partner
as Reikle
International Velvet
as John Seaton
International Velvet
as John Seaton
The Disappearance
as Deverell
The Disappearance
as Deverell
The Assignment
as Kaptain Behounek
The Assignment
as Kaptain Behounek
Silver Blaze
as Sherlock Holmes
Silver Blaze
as Sherlock Holmes
Aces High
as Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
Aces High
as Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
The Man Who Would Be King
as Rudyard Kipling
The Man Who Would Be King
as Rudyard Kipling
The Day That Shook the World
as Archduke Ferdinand
The Day That Shook the World
as Archduke Ferdinand
Conduct Unbecoming
as Major Alastair Wimbourne
Conduct Unbecoming
as Major Alastair Wimbourne
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Sir Charles Litton
The Spiral Staircase
as Dr. Joe Sherman
The Spiral Staircase
as Dr. Joe Sherman
After the Fall
as Quentin
After the Fall
as Quentin
The Happy Prince
as The Happy Prince (voice)
The Happy Prince
as The Happy Prince (voice)
Waterloo
as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as Atahualpa
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as Atahualpa
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Lock Up Your Daughters
as Lord Foppington
Lock Up Your Daughters
as Lord Foppington
Nobody Runs Forever
as Sir James Quentin
Nobody Runs Forever
as Sir James Quentin
Oedipus the King
as Oedipus
Oedipus the King
as Oedipus
The Night of the Generals
as Field Marshal Rommel
The Night of the Generals
as Field Marshal Rommel
Triple Cross
as Freddie Chapman
Triple Cross
as Freddie Chapman
The Sound of Music
as Captain Georg von Trapp
The Sound of Music
as Captain Georg von Trapp
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
as Narrator (voice)
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
as Narrator (voice)
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Hamlet
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Hamlet
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Commodus
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Commodus
Trans-Canada Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Trans-Canada Journey
as Narrator (voice)
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
as Himself
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
as Himself
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
as Captain Brassbound
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
as Captain Brassbound
A Doll's House
as Torvald
A Doll's House
as Torvald
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Jack Pelletier
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Jack Pelletier
Stage Struck
as Joe Sheridan
Stage Struck
as Joe Sheridan
Madeline at the Ballet
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline at the Ballet
as Narrator (voice)
Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century
as Narrator (voice)
Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century
as Narrator (voice)