Acting
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
Film · 2023
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Film · 2022
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
Film · 2021
Mooseltoe
Film · 2021
Bondarchuk. Battle
Film · 2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Film · 2021
The Last Full Measure
Film · 2020
Knives Out
Film · 2019
Cliffs of Freedom
Film · 2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Film · 2019
Departure
Series · 2019
Boundaries
Film · 2018
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
Film · 2018
The Exception
Film · 2017
The River of My Dreams
Film · 2017
The Star
Film · 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Film · 2017
All the Money in the World
Film · 2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Film · 2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Film · 2016
Remember
Film · 2015
Danny Collins
Film · 2015
Pixies
Film · 2015
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
Film · 2015
The Forger
Film · 2014
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Film · 2014
Elsa & Fred
Film · 2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Film · 2013
The Legend of Sarila
Film · 2013
Titans of the Ice Age
Film · 2013
The Captains: Still Kicking
Film · 2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
Film · 2012
Barrymore
Film · 2012
Kali, the Little Vampire
Film · 2012
Priest
Film · 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Film · 2011
Beginners
Film · 2011
Discovering Hamlet
Film · 2011
A Short Film About Making Beginners
Film · 2011
My Dog Tulip
Film · 2010
The Tempest
Film · 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Series · 2010
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Film · 2009
9
Film · 2009
Up
Film · 2009
The Last Station
Film · 2009
Caesar and Cleopatra
Film · 2009
Emotional Arithmetic
Film · 2008
The Summit
Series · 2008
Already Dead
Film · 2007
Closing the Ring
Film · 2007
Man in the Chair
Film · 2007
Hamlet {Solo}
Film · 2007
Inside Man
Film · 2006
The Lake House
Film · 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Film · 2006
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
Film · 2006
Syriana
Film · 2005
The New World
Film · 2005
Must Love Dogs
Film · 2005
Our Fathers
Film · 2005
Four Minutes
Film · 2005
Miracle Planet
Series · 2005
National Treasure
Film · 2004
Alexander
Film · 2004
The Gospel of John
Film · 2003
Cold Creek Manor
Film · 2003
The Life of Jesus
Film · 2003
Blizzard
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Nicholas Nickleby
Film · 2002
Ararat
Film · 2002
Agent of Influence
Film · 2002
Night Flight
Film · 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Film · 2002
A Beautiful Mind
Film · 2001
Lucky Break
Film · 2001
Full Disclosure
Film · 2001
On Golden Pond
Film · 2001
Dracula 2000
Film · 2000
The Dinosaur Hunter
Film · 2000
Possessed
Film · 2000
American Tragedy
Film · 2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Film · 2000
Nuremberg
Series · 2000
The Insider
Film · 1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris
Film · 1999
Hidden Agenda
Film · 1999
The Clown at Midnight
Film · 1999
Winchell
Film · 1998
Blackheart
Film · 1998
The First Christmas
Film · 1998
The Arrow
Film · 1997
Skeletons
Film · 1997
Babes in Toyland
Film · 1997
The Arrow
Series · 1997
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Film · 1996
The Conspiracy of Fear
Film · 1996
We the Jury
Film · 1996
Twelve Monkeys
Film · 1995
Dolores Claiborne
Film · 1995
Harrison Bergeron
Film · 1995
Wolf
Film · 1994
Crackerjack
Film · 1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Film · 1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Film · 1993
A Stranger in the Mirror
Film · 1993
Malcolm X
Film · 1992
Liar's Edge
Film · 1992
Secrets
Film · 1992
Impolite
Film · 1992
The First Circle
Film · 1992
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Film · 1991
Firehead
Film · 1991
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Film · 1991
Madeline and the Gypsies
Film · 1991
Madeline in London
Film · 1991
Money
Film · 1991
Rock-A-Doodle
Film · 1991
Berlin Lady
Series · 1991
Young Catherine
Series · 1991
Where the Heart Is
Film · 1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Film · 1990
Red Blooded American Girl
Film · 1990
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
Film · 1990
Madeline's Christmas
Film · 1990
Counterstrike
Series · 1990
Mindfield
Film · 1989
Nabokov on Kafka
Film · 1989
Souvenir
Film · 1989
The First Emperor of China
Film · 1989
Nosferatu in Venice
Film · 1988
Madeline
Film · 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Film · 1988
Shadow Dancing
Film · 1988
Madeline
Series · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
Dragnet
Film · 1987
A Hazard of Hearts
Film · 1987
The Nightingale
Film · 1987
I Love N.Y.
Film · 1987
Portraits of Canada
Film · 1987
An American Tail
Film · 1986
The Boss' Wife
Film · 1986
The Boy in Blue
Film · 1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Film · 1986
The Tin Soldier
Film · 1986
Crossings
Series · 1986
The Velveteen Rabbit
Film · 1985
Rumpelstiltskin
Film · 1985
Dreamscape
Film · 1984
Ordeal by Innocence
Film · 1984
Lily in Love
Film · 1984
Highpoint
Film · 1984
The Cosby Show
Series · 1984
The Scarlet and the Black
Film · 1983
Prototype
Film · 1983
SuperTed
Series · 1983
The Thorn Birds
Series · 1983
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Film · 1982
Nature
Series · 1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The Amateur
Film · 1981
Eyewitness
Film · 1981
Dial M for Murder
Film · 1981
Being Different
Film · 1981
When the Circus Came to Town
Film · 1981
Somewhere in Time
Film · 1980
Desperate Voyage
Film · 1980
The Shadow Box
Film · 1980
Hanover Street
Film · 1979
Murder by Decree
Film · 1979
Riel
Film · 1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Film · 1979
Starcrash
Film · 1978
The Silent Partner
Film · 1978
International Velvet
Film · 1978
The Disappearance
Film · 1977
Silver Blaze
Film · 1977
The Assignment
Film · 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Series · 1977
The Sunday Drama
Series · 1977
Aces High
Film · 1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Series · 1976
The Man Who Would Be King
Film · 1975
The Return of the Pink Panther
Film · 1975
Conduct Unbecoming
Film · 1975
The Spiral Staircase
Film · 1975
The Day That Shook the World
Film · 1975
The Happy Prince
Film · 1974
After the Fall
Film · 1974
The Pyx
Film · 1973
Film '72
Series · 1971
Waterloo
Film · 1970
Battle of Britain
Film · 1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Film · 1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
Film · 1969
Nobody Runs Forever
Film · 1968
Oedipus the King
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
The Night of the Generals
Film · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Triple Cross
Film · 1966
Inside Daisy Clover
Film · 1966
The Sound of Music
Film · 1965
Salzburg Sight and Sound
Film · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Film · 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Film · 1964
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Film · 1964
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
Film · 1963
Trans-Canada Journey
Film · 1963
Cyrano De Bergerac
Film · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Film · 1960
A Doll's House
Film · 1959
NBC Sunday Showcase
Series · 1959
Wind Across the Everglades
Film · 1958
Stage Struck
Film · 1958
Johnny Belinda
Film · 1958
Little Moon of Alban
Film · 1958
DuPont Show of the Month
Series · 1957
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1953
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Suspense
Series · 1949
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Madeline at the Ballet
Film
Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century
Film