Christopher Plummer: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 136
- on screen
- 1958–2023
- box office
- $1.18B
- award wins
- 6
- average score
- 66
- Born
- December 13, 1929
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Full name
- Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1946–2021
- Spouses
- Tammy Grimes, Patricia Lewis, Elaine Taylor
- Children
- 1
The Best Christopher Plummer Movies
The highest-rated films Christopher Plummer is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Knives Out (2019) scores highest, at 85. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
-
Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Knives Out 2019 · Harlan Thrombey -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 All the Money in the World 2017 · J. Paul Getty -
Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 · Biography -
Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Exception 2017 · Drama -
Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Frank Pitsenbarger -
Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Frank Pitsenbarger
Christopher Plummer's Career in Numbers
Christopher Plummer's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Christopher Plummer works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Wind Across the Everglades (1958) to Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Christopher Plummer Movies by Decade
- 1950s 3
- 1960s 9
- 1970s 18
- 1980s 28
- 1990s 24
- 2000s 18
- 2010s 19
- 2020s 2
The 1980s were Christopher Plummer's busiest decade, with 28 films.
Christopher Plummer Movies by Genre
- Drama 38
- Thriller 13
- Adventure 8
- Tv movie 8
- Comedy 6
- Action 6
- Biography 6
- Animation 5
- Family 5
- Documentary 4
Drama is the genre Christopher Plummer has worked in most, with 38 films, ahead of thriller (13).
Christopher Plummer Career Milestones
- First film
- Wind Across the Everglades 1958
- Biggest box office hit
- Knives Out $313M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Knives Out Movie Echo Score 85
- Newest film
- Heroes of the Golden Mask 2023
Christopher Plummer Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Christopher Plummer is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 66. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Christopher Plummer Movies as an Actor
121- 2023
Heroes of the Golden Mask as Rizzo (voice) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $243K - 2020 The Last Full Measure as Frank Pitsenbarger · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.36M Movie Echo Score: 64
- 2019 Knives Out as Harlan Thrombey · Drama Worldwide box office: $313M Movie Echo Score: 85
- 2019 The Last Full Measure as Frank Pitsenbarger · Action Worldwide box office: $3.36M Movie Echo Score: 65
- 2019
Cliffs of Freedom as Thanasi · Drama Worldwide box office: $301K Movie Echo Score: 57 - 2018
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice) · Adventure Worldwide box office: $3.88K - 2018
Boundaries as Jack · Drama Worldwide box office: $756K Movie Echo Score: 59 - 2017 All the Money in the World as J. Paul Getty · Biography Worldwide box office: $57M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Biography Worldwide box office: $8.13M Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2017
The Star as Herod · Adventure Worldwide box office: $63.6M Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2017
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom as Dr. West (voice) · Animation Worldwide box office: $44.2K - 2017 The Exception Drama Worldwide box office: $873K Movie Echo Score: 67
- 2016
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom as Dr. West (voice) · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $44.2K - 2015
Pixies as Pixie King (voice) · Animation Worldwide box office: $135K - 2015
Danny Collins Drama Worldwide box office: $10.8M - 2013
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight as John Marshall Harlan · Tv movie - 2013
Titans of the Ice Age as Narrator · Documentary - 2012
Kali, the Little Vampire as Narrator (english version) · Animation - 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage) · Drama - 2011
Beginners Drama Worldwide box office: $14.3M - 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Narrator · Documentary - 2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Adventure Worldwide box office: $61.8M - 2009
The Last Station Biography Worldwide box office: $20.6M - 2007
Already Dead as Dr. Heller · Crime - 2007
Emotional Arithmetic as David Winters · Drama Worldwide box office: $887K - 2007
Closing the Ring as Jack · Romance Worldwide box office: $1.45M - 2005
The New World Adventure Worldwide box office: $49.3M - 2005
Four Minutes as Archie Mason · History Worldwide box office: $9.32M - 2003
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John Biography - 2003
The Gospel of John as Narrator (voice) · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.08M - 2003
Blizzard as Santa Claus · Family Worldwide box office: $576K - 2002
Nicholas Nickleby Drama Worldwide box office: $3.65M - 2002
Agent of Influence as John Watkins · Thriller - 2001
Full Disclosure as Robert Lecker · Thriller - 2001
On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer · Drama - 2000
American Tragedy as F. Lee Bailey · Tv movie - 2000
Possessed as Archbishop Hume · Horror Worldwide box office: $98.2K - 2000
The Dinosaur Hunter as Hump Hinton · Adventure - 2000
Nuremberg as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe · Drama - 1999
Madeline: Lost in Paris as Narrator (voice) · Animation - 1998
Winchell as Franklin D. Roosevelt · History - 1998
The First Christmas as Narrator (voice) · Family - 1997
The Arrow as George Hees · Drama - 1995
Harrison Bergeron as John Klaxon · Sci-Fi - 1995
Dolores Claiborne Drama Worldwide box office: $24.4M - 1994
Crackerjack as Ivan Getz · Action - 1994
Wolf as Raymond Alden · Drama Worldwide box office: $131M - 1993
A Stranger in the Mirror as Clifton Lawrence · Tv movie - 1993
Madeline at Cooking School as Narrator - 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Narrator · Documentary - 1992
Secrets as Mel Wexler · Tv movie - 1992
Liar’s Edge as Harry Weldon · Thriller - 1991
Madeline in London as Narrator (voice) - 1991
Madeline and the Gypsies as Narrator (voice) - 1991
Rock-A-Doodle as Grand Duke (voice) · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $11.7M - 1991
Money as Martin Yahl · Thriller - 1991
Madeline and the Bad Hat as Narrator (voice) - 1991
Firehead as Col. Garland Vaughn · Thriller - 1991
Young Catherine as Sir Charles · Drama - 1990
Madeline’s Christmas as Narrator (voice) · Animation - 1990
Red Blooded American Girl as Dr. John Alcore · Thriller - 1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo as The Grand Duke Ivan · Tv movie - 1990
Where the Heart Is as Shitty · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.11M - 1989
Mindfield as Doctor Satorius · Thriller - 1989
Nabokov on Kafka as Vladimir Nabokov · Tv movie - 1988
Madeline as Narrator (voice) · Tv movie - 1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1988
Nosferatu in Venice as Professor Paris Catalano · Horror - 1987
A Hazard of Hearts as Sir Giles Staverley · Drama - 1987
Dragnet Comedy Worldwide box office: $66.7M - 1987
I Love N.Y. as John Robertson Yeats · Drama - 1986
An American Tail Drama Worldwide box office: $84.5M - 1986
The Boy in Blue Biography Worldwide box office: $275K - 1986
The Tin Soldier as Narrator (voice) · Family - 1986
The Boss’ Wife as Mr. Roalvang · Comedy - 1986
Crossings as Armand DeVilliers · Drama - 1985
The Velveteen Rabbit as Narrator (voice) · Family - 1984
Lily in Love as Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova · Comedy - 1984
Dreamscape Action Worldwide box office: $12.1M - 1984
Ordeal by Innocence as Leo Argyle · Thriller - 1983
Prototype as Dr. Carl Forrester · Sci-Fi - 1983
The Scarlet and the Black as Col. Herbert Kappler · History - 1983
The Thorn Birds as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese · Drama - 1982
Highpoint as James Hatcher · Thriller - 1982
Little Gloria… Happy at Last as Reggie Vanderbilt · Drama - 1981
The Amateur as Professor Lakos · Action Worldwide box office: $6.89M - 1981
The Disappearance Drama - 1981
Dial M for Murder as Tony Wendice · Thriller - 1981
Eyewitness Drama Worldwide box office: $6.4M - 1981
When the Circus Came to Town as Duke Royal · Drama - 1980
The Shadow Box as Brian · Drama - 1979
Hanover Street Action Worldwide box office: $3M - 1979
Riel as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald · Drama - 1979
The Silent Partner Drama - 1979
Murder by Decree as Sherlock Holmes · Crime - 1978
Starcrash as The Emperor · Sci-Fi - 1978
International Velvet as John Seaton · Family Worldwide box office: $7.01M - 1977
The Disappearance as Deverell · Thriller - 1977
The Assignment as Kaptain Behounek · Thriller - 1977
Silver Blaze as Sherlock Holmes · Crime - 1977
Jesus of Nazareth as Herod Antipas · Drama - 1976
Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers as Roscoe Heyward · Drama - 1975
The Man Who Would Be King Adventure Worldwide box office: $12.7K - 1975
The Day That Shook the World as Archduke Ferdinand · Drama - 1975
Conduct Unbecoming as Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne · Drama - 1975
The Return of the Pink Panther Mystery Worldwide box office: $41.8M - 1975
The Spiral Staircase as Dr. Joe Sherman · Thriller - 1973
The Pyx as Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson · Horror - 1970
Waterloo as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington · Drama - 1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun as Atahualpa · Drama - 1969
Lock Up Your Daughters as Lord Foppington · Comedy - 1968
Nobody Runs Forever as Sir James Quentin · Action - 1968
Oedipus the King as Oedipus · Drama - 1967
The Night of the Generals as Field Marshal Rommel · War - 1966
Triple Cross as Freddie Chapman · Adventure - 1965
The Sound of Music Biography Worldwide box office: $160M - 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore as Hamlet · Drama - 1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire as Commodus · History - 1959
A Doll’s House as Torvald · Tv movie - 1958
Wind Across the Everglades as Walt Murdock · Adventure - 1958
Stage Struck as Joe Sheridan · Drama
Christopher Plummer in Documentaries & Specials
15- 2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self - Interviewee · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 78 - 2020
Knives Out: Making a Murder as Self · Documentary - 2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self · Documentary - 2015
The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special as Self · Documentary - 2012
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim as Self · Documentary - 2011
Discovering Hamlet as Self · Documentary - 2006
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes as Self - Narrator · Documentary - 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film as Self · Documentary - 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages as Self · Documentary - 1996
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of ‘Twelve Monkeys’ as Self · Documentary - 1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self · Comedy - 1981
Being Different as Self (Narrator) (voice) · Documentary - 1965
Salzburg Sight and Sound as Self · Documentary - 1963
30 Minutes, Mister Plummer as Himself · Documentary
Christopher Plummer: Awards & Nominations
6 wins from 13 nominations across 6 award bodies, from 2010 to 2018. That includes an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Beginners. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
-
Oscars 1 win from 3 nominations -
Golden Globes 1 win from 3 nominations -
BAFTA 1 win from 2 nominations -
Actor Awards (SAG) 1 win from 2 nominations -
Spirit Awards 1 win from 2 nominations -
Critics' Choice 1 win from 1 nomination
- 90th Academy Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Actor All the Money in the World
- 71st British Academy Film Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Actor All the Money in the World
- 75th Golden Globe Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy All the Money in the World
- 84th Academy Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Best Supporting Actor Beginners
- 65th British Academy Film Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Best Supporting Actor Beginners
- 17th Critics' Choice Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Best Supporting Actor Beginners
- 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Outstanding Supporting Male Actor Beginners
- 69th Golden Globe Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy Beginners
- 27th Independent Spirit Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Win Best Supporting Male Beginners
- 82nd Academy Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Actor The Last Station
- 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Outstanding Supporting Male Actor The Last Station
- 67th Golden Globe Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy The Last Station
- 25th Independent Spirit Awards
- Christopher Plummer: Nominated Best Supporting Male The Last Station
Who Is Christopher Plummer?
Christopher Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1929. Credited on films since 1958, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
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).
Who Christopher Plummer Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Christopher Plummer shares the most films with. Donald Sutherland comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Julie Andrews (6).
Christopher Plummer: Questions & Answers
How many movies Christopher Plummer has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Christopher Plummer been in?
Christopher Plummer is credited on 136 films, from 1958 to 2023. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Christopher Plummer's highest-grossing movie?
Knives Out (2019) is Christopher Plummer's biggest box office hit, with $313M worldwide, ahead of The Sound of Music (1965) ($160M). Across every film with box office figures, Christopher Plummer's movies have made $1.18B.
Christopher Plummer's biggest hits What is the best Christopher Plummer movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Christopher Plummer's best-rated film is Knives Out (2019) with a score of 85, followed by Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021) (78).
Best Christopher Plummer movies, ranked Has Christopher Plummer won an Oscar?
Christopher Plummer has won an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Beginners at the 2012 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Christopher Plummer has 6 wins from 13 nominations.
What is Christopher Plummer's newest movie?
The most recent film on Christopher Plummer's filmography is Heroes of the Golden Mask (2023), in the role of Rizzo (voice).
Who does Christopher Plummer work with most often?
Christopher Plummer shares the most films with Donald Sutherland (7 films), Julie Andrews (6 films) and Kiefer O'Reilly (5 films).
The Best Christopher Plummer Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 136 credits.
Coming soon to your phone
The Plot Explained Movie Summary App
From blockbusters to hidden gems: plot summaries, endings explained and timelines on your phone. Save your favorites and never miss a twist again.
Be the first to know when it launches. Your email stays private, always. Learn more about the app
