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Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a renowned Canadian actor whose career spanned over seven decades. With a body of work that extended across film, stage and television, he was highly recognized for his performances. His accolades included an Academy Award, two Tony Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the 'Triple Crown of Acting'. Additionally, he received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
Plummer made his Broadway debut in The Starcross Story (1954). His roles in plays such as Cyrano (1974) and Barrymore (1997) earned him two Tony Awards. He made his first mark in film as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), achieving a household name status as a result. He further solidified his reputation in film with roles in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Waterloo (1970), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and several other notable films. He would later win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners (2011).
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship: Canada
Birthday: December 13, 1929
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1946–2021
Children: 1
Spouses: Tammy Grimes, Patricia Lewis, Elaine Taylor
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Awards and Nominations Received by Christopher Plummer
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Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
All the Money in the WorldMovies Featuring Christopher Plummer
Knives Out
The Man Who Would Be King
The Last Station
The Disappearance
All the Money in the World
The Exception
Nicholas Nickleby
The New World
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Sound of Music
Beginners
Danny Collins
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Return of the Pink Panther
An American Tail
The Last Full Measure
Boundaries
Eyewitness
The Star
Dolores Claiborne
The Silent Partner
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
Dragnet
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
The Boy in Blue
Dreamscape
Hanover Street
Cliffs of Freedom
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Discovering Hamlet
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Kali, the Little Vampire
Titans of the Ice Age
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
Pixies
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Nuremberg
The Dinosaur Hunter
On Golden Pond
Full Disclosure
Agent of Influence
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
The Last Full Measure
Possessed
American Tragedy
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Blizzard
Four Minutes
Closing the Ring
The Gospel of John
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
Already Dead
Where the Heart Is
Madeline’s Christmas
Young Catherine
Money
Rock-A-Doodle
Madeline and the Gypsies
The Shadow Box
When the Circus Came to Town
Dial M for Murder
Night of 100 Stars
Highpoint
Little Gloria… Happy at Last
Emotional Arithmetic
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Firehead
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Madeline in London
The Amateur
The Thorn Birds
Ordeal by Innocence
Red Blooded American Girl
Lily in Love
The Tin Soldier
Crossings
Nosferatu in Venice
Nabokov on Kafka
Mindfield
Knives Out: Making a Murder
Prototype
The Velveteen Rabbit
A Hazard of Hearts
Being Different
The Scarlet and the Black
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Boss’ Wife
Madeline
Heroes of the Golden Mask
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Madeline at Cooking School
I Love N.Y.
Triple Cross
Riel
Conduct Unbecoming
The Night of the Generals
Murder by Decree
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Crackerjack
Waterloo
Salzburg Sight and Sound
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
International Velvet
Lock Up Your Daughters
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Hamlet at Elsinore
Liar’s Edge
Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers
Starcrash
Wind Across the Everglades
Madeline: Lost in Paris
Silver Blaze
Secrets
The Pyx
Harrison Bergeron
The Spiral Staircase
Nobody Runs Forever
Jesus of Nazareth
Winchell
A Stranger in the Mirror
The Disappearance
The Day That Shook the World
A Doll’s House
The Assignment
The First Christmas
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of ‘Twelve Monkeys’
Oedipus the King
Stage Struck
Wolf
The Arrow
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer
Career Timeline
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2019
Knives Out
Harlan Thrombey
Cliffs of Freedom
Thanasi
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
The Last Full Measure
Frank Pitsenbarger
2017
All the Money in the World
J. Paul Getty
The Exception
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Star
Herod
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
Dr. West (voice)
2015
Danny Collins
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special
Self
Pixies
Pixie King (voice)
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Kali, the Little Vampire
Narrator (english version)
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
Self
2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes
Self - Narrator
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
Agent of Influence
John Watkins
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Self
1994
Crackerjack
Ivan Getz
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self (archive footage)
Wolf
Raymond Alden
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Narrator
Madeline at Cooking School
Narrator
A Stranger in the Mirror
Clifton Lawrence
1991
Money
Martin Yahl
Rock-A-Doodle
Grand Duke (voice)
Madeline and the Gypsies
Narrator (voice)
Firehead
Col. Garland Vaughn
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Narrator (voice)
Madeline in London
Narrator (voice)
1990
Where the Heart Is
Shitty
Madeline’s Christmas
Narrator (voice)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
The Grand Duke Ivan
Red Blooded American Girl
Dr. John Alcore
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
Professor Paris Catalano
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Narrator (voice)
Madeline
Narrator (voice)
1981
The Disappearance
Eyewitness
When the Circus Came to Town
Duke Royal
Dial M for Murder
Tony Wendice
The Amateur
Professor Lakos
Being Different
Self (Narrator) (voice)
1979
The Silent Partner
Hanover Street
Riel
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Murder by Decree
Sherlock Holmes
1975
The Man Who Would Be King
The Return of the Pink Panther
Conduct Unbecoming
Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne
The Spiral Staircase
Dr. Joe Sherman
The Day That Shook the World
Archduke Ferdinand
1000
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Narrator
Nuremberg
Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
Young Catherine
Sir Charles
Little Gloria… Happy at Last
Reggie Vanderbilt
The Thorn Birds
Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
Crossings
Armand DeVilliers
Knives Out: Making a Murder
Self
Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers
Roscoe Heyward
Jesus of Nazareth
Herod Antipas
The Arrow
George Hees
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