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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".
Acted in 168
2020s
- 2023
- 2021
Mooseltoe
Mooseking
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Boundaries
Jack
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
Barrymore
John Barrymore
- 2011
A Short Film About Making Beginners
Movie
- 2010
The Tempest
Prospero
My Dog Tulip
J.R. Ackerley (voice)
2000s
- 2009
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar
- 2008
The Summit
P.J. Aimes · 2 episodes
Emotional Arithmetic
David Winters
- 2007
Man in the Chair
Flash Madden
- 2006
- 2005
Four Minutes
Archie Mason
Our Fathers
Cardinal Bernard Law
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
Full Disclosure
Robert Lecker
On Golden Pond
Norman Thayer
- 2000
American Tragedy
F. Lee Bailey
The Dinosaur Hunter
Hump Hinton
1990s
- 1999
Hidden Agenda
Ulrich Steiner
The Clown at Midnight
Mr. Caruthers
- 1998
Blackheart
Holmes
- 1997
The Arrow
George Hees
The Arrow
George Hees · 2 episodes
- 1996
We the Jury
Wilfred Fransiscus
The Conspiracy of Fear
Wakeman
- 1995
Harrison Bergeron
John Klaxon
- 1994
- 1993
A Stranger in the Mirror
Clifton Lawrence
- 1992
Impolite
Naples O'Rorke
Secrets
Mel Wexler
The First Circle
Viktor Abakumov
Liar's Edge
Harry Weldon
- 1991
Money
Martin Yahl
Young Catherine
Sir Charles · 2 episodes
Berlin Lady
Wilhelm Speer · 1 episode
- 1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
The Grand Duke Ivan
Where the Heart Is
Shitty
1980s
- 1989
Mindfield
Doctor Satorius
Nabokov on Kafka
Vladimir Nabokov
Souvenir
Ernst Kestner
- 1988
Shadow Dancing
Edmund Beaumont
- 1987
I Love N.Y.
John Robertson Yeats
- 1986
Spearfield's Daughter
Lord Jack Cruze · 3 episodes
Crossings
Armand DeVilliers · 3 episodes
The Boy in Blue
Knox
The Boss' Wife
Mr. Roalvang
- 1984
Lily in Love
Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
- 1983
SuperTed
TV
- 1982
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Reggie Vanderbilt · 2 episodes
- 1981
The Amateur
Professor Lakos
Dial M for Murder
Tony Wendice
Eyewitness
Joseph
When the Circus Came to Town
Duke Royal
- 1980
Desperate Voyage
Jacques Burrifous
The Shadow Box
Brian
1970s
- 1979
Riel
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Murder by Decree
Sherlock Holmes
- 1978
The Silent Partner
Reikle
International Velvet
John Seaton
- 1977
The Disappearance
Deverell
The Assignment
Kaptain Behounek
Silver Blaze
Sherlock Holmes
- 1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Roscoe Heyward · 4 episodes
Aces High
Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
- 1975
Conduct Unbecoming
Major Alastair Wimbourne
The Spiral Staircase
Dr. Joe Sherman
- 1974
After the Fall
Quentin
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (voice)
- 1973
The Pyx
Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
Lord Foppington
- 1968
Nobody Runs Forever
Sir James Quentin
Oedipus the King
Oedipus
- 1967
- 1966
Inside Daisy Clover
Raymond Swan
- 1965
- 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore
Hamlet
1950s
- 1959
A Doll's House
Torvald
- 1958
Wind Across the Everglades
Walt Murdock
Stage Struck
Joe Sheridan
Little Moon of Alban
Kenneth Boyd
- 1957
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Walter Shelley · 1 episode
- 1952
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Produced 1
2010s
- 2012
Barrymore
Executive Producer
Appearances51
2020s
- 2021
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
Narrator (voice)
Bondarchuk. Battle
self
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
The River of My Dreams
Himself
- 2013
Titans of the Ice Age
Narrator
The Captains: Still Kicking
Self
- 2012
Kali, the Little Vampire
Narrator (english version)
Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
Self
- 2011
Discovering Hamlet
Self
- 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self - Narrator (voice) · 7 episodes
2000s
- 2007
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
- 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
- 2005
Miracle Planet
Himself - Host · 5 episodes
- 2003
- 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Self
- 2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
The First Christmas
Narrator (voice)
- 1996
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'
Self
- 1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Narrator
- 1991
Madeline and the Gypsies
Narrator (voice)
- 1990
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree
Narrator
Madeline's Christmas
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1989
The First Emperor of China
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1988
Madeline
Narrator (voice)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Narrator (voice)
- 1987
The Nightingale
Narrator (voice)
- 1986
The Tin Soldier
Narrator (voice)
- 1985
Rumpelstiltskin
Narrator
The Velveteen Rabbit
Narrator (voice)
- 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
- 1981
Being Different
Self (Narrator) (voice)
1970s
- 1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Self
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
Salzburg Sight and Sound
Self
- 1964
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Narrator (voice)
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
