Christopher Plummer

Acting

Born: 1929-12-13
Died: 2021-02-05
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Height: 70.00 m
Popularity: 2.3

Also Known As

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer

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".

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 8 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

All the Money in the World

2018
🏆 Won

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement

2014
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Beginners

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Beginners

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Last Station

2010
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

2007
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

2004
🏆 Won

Governor General's Performing Arts Award

2001
🏆 Won

Canada's Walk of Fame

1998
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1997
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1994
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1982
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Moneychangers

1977
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1974
🏆 Won

Companion of the Order of Canada

1968
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1959
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1955
🏆 Won

Sam Wanamaker Award

🏆 Won

Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria

🏆 Won

Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Awards

Acting218 titles

Production1 title