Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

232

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-12-13

Day of Death

2021-02-05 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

크리스토퍼 플러머

クリストファー・プラマー

克里斯托弗·普卢默

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer

Κρίστοφερ Πλάμερ

克里斯多夫·普拉瑪

کریستوفر پلامر

Кристофер Пламмер

Christopher 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".

Known For

Acting

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as

Dr. Goines

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

1991

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

as

General Chang

Syriana

2005

Syriana

as

Dean Whiting

Inside Man

2006

Inside Man

as

Arthur Case

A Beautiful Mind

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as

Dr. Rosen

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

The Man Who Would Be King

as

Rudyard Kipling

The Lake House

2006

The Lake House

as

Simon Wyler

National Treasure

2004

National Treasure

as

John Adams Gates

Dragnet

1987

Dragnet

as

Reverend Jonathan Whirley

Dracula 2000

2000

Dracula 2000

as

Matthew Van Helsing

Malcolm X

1992

Malcolm X

as

Chaplain Gill

Alexander

2004

Alexander

as

Aristotle

Wolf

1994

Wolf

as

Raymond Alden

Triple Cross

1966

Triple Cross

as

Freddie Chapman

An American Tail

1986

An American Tail

as

Henri (voice)

The Amateur

1981

The Amateur

as

Professor Lakos

The Gospel of John

2003

The Gospel of John

as

Narrator (voice)

Starcrash

1978

Starcrash

as

The Emperor

The New World

2005

The New World

as

Captain Newport

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

1996

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

as

Self

Dreamscape

1984

Dreamscape

as

Bob Blair

Battle of Britain

1969

Battle of Britain

as

Squadron Leader Colin Harvey

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as

John Mackey

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

as

Doctor Parnassus

Must Love Dogs

2005

Must Love Dogs

as

Bill

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

The Return of the Pink Panther

as

Sir Charles Litton

Harrison Bergeron

1995

Harrison Bergeron

as

John Klaxon

Eyewitness

1981

Eyewitness

as

Joseph

The Silent Partner

1978

The Silent Partner

as

Reikle

The Insider

1999

The Insider

as

Mike Wallace

2009

9

as

#1 (voice)

Cold Creek Manor

2003

Cold Creek Manor

as

Mr. Massie

Waterloo

1970

Waterloo

as

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Hanover Street

1979

Hanover Street

as

Paul Sellinger

Emotional Arithmetic

2008

Emotional Arithmetic

as

David Winters

Murder by Decree

1979

Murder by Decree

as

Sherlock Holmes

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

2021

Kalahari: The Flooded Desert

as

Narrator (voice)

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

Nosferatu in Venice

as

Professor Paris Catalano

Already Dead

2007

Already Dead

as

Dr. Heller

Closing the Ring

2007

Closing the Ring

as

Jack

2009

Up

as

Charles F. Muntz (voice)

Lucky Break

2001

Lucky Break

as

Graham Mortimer

International Velvet

1978

International Velvet

as

John Seaton

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

Nicholas Nickleby

as

Ralph Nickleby

Madeline at the Ballet

Madeline at the Ballet

as

Narrator (voice)

Madeline

1988

Madeline

as

Narrator (voice)

The Last Station

2009

The Last Station

as

Leo Tolstoy

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

Field Marshal Rommel

Firehead

1991

Firehead

as

Col. Garland Vaughn

The Sound of Music

1965

The Sound of Music

as

Captain Georg von Trapp

Man in the Chair

2007

Man in the Chair

as

Flash Madden

Our Fathers

2005

Our Fathers

as

Cardinal Bernard Law

Aces High

1976

Aces High

as

Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

The Scarlet and the Black

as

Col. Herbert Kappler

Priest

2011

Priest

as

Monsignor Orelas

Ararat

2002

Ararat

as

David

Somewhere in Time

1980

Somewhere in Time

as

William Fawcett Robinson

Where the Heart Is

1990

Where the Heart Is

as

Shitty

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as

Commodus

The Dinosaur Hunter

2000

The Dinosaur Hunter

as

Hump Hinton

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as

Henrik Vanger

A Hazard of Hearts

1987

A Hazard of Hearts

as

Sir Giles Staverley

The Boss' Wife

1986

The Boss' Wife

as

Mr. Roalvang

Possessed

2000

Possessed

as

Archbishop Hume

Inside Daisy Clover

1965

Inside Daisy Clover

as

Raymond Swan

1997

The Arrow

as

George Hees

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

as

Walt Murdock

Four Minutes

2005

Four Minutes

as

Archie Mason

Heroes of the Golden Mask

2023

Heroes of the Golden Mask

as

Rizzo (voice)

My Dog Tulip

2010

My Dog Tulip

as

J.R. Ackerley (voice)

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

as

Self

Prototype

1983

Prototype

as

Dr. Carl Forrester

Nobody Runs Forever

1968

Nobody Runs Forever

as

Sir James Quentin

The Boy in Blue

1986

The Boy in Blue

as

Knox

Beginners

2011

Beginners

as

Hal Fields

American Tragedy

2000

American Tragedy

as

F. Lee Bailey

The Pyx

1973

The Pyx

as

Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson

Mindfield

1989

Mindfield

as

Doctor Satorius

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Conduct Unbecoming

1975

Conduct Unbecoming

as

Maggiore Alastair Wimbourne

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

as

The Grand Duke Ivan

The Nightingale

1987

The Nightingale

as

Narrator (voice)

Crackerjack

1994

Crackerjack

as

Ivan Getz

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

as

Narrator

Ordeal by Innocence

1984

Ordeal by Innocence

as

Leo Argyle

Lily in Love

1984

Lily in Love

as

Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova

Stage Struck

1958

Stage Struck

as

Joe Sheridan

Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

2012

Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim

as

Self

Madeline and the Gypsies

1991

Madeline and the Gypsies

as

Narrator (voice)

Madeline and the Bad Hat

1991

Madeline and the Bad Hat

as

Narrator (voice)

Madeline in London

1991

Madeline in London

as

Narrator (voice)

Johnny Belinda

1958

Johnny Belinda

as

Dr. Jack Pelletier

The Spiral Staircase

1975

The Spiral Staircase

as

Dr. Sherman

Barrymore

2012

Barrymore

as

John Barrymore

The Tempest

2010

The Tempest

as

Prospero

Liar's Edge

1992

Liar's Edge

as

Harry Weldon

Money

1991

Money

as

Martin Yahl

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

as

Atahualpa

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as

John Marshall Harlan

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969

Lock Up Your Daughters

as

Lord Foppington

Discovering Hamlet

2011

Discovering Hamlet

as

Self

I Love N.Y.

1987

I Love N.Y.

as

John Robertson Yeats

Secrets

1992

Secrets

as

Mel Wexler

Madeline: Lost in Paris

1999

Madeline: Lost in Paris

as

Narrator (voice)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as

Narrator (voice)

Hidden Agenda

1999

Hidden Agenda

as

Ulrich Steiner

Winchell

1998

Winchell

as

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Forger

2014

The Forger

as

Joseph Cutter

Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014

Hector and the Search for Happiness

as

Professor Coreman

The Happy Prince

1974

The Happy Prince

as

The Happy Prince (voice)

Hamlet at Elsinore

1964

Hamlet at Elsinore

as

Hamlet

The Legend of Sarila

2013

The Legend of Sarila

as

Croolik (voice)

Agent of Influence

2002

Agent of Influence

as

John Watkins

Skeletons

1997

Skeletons

as

Reverend Carlyle

Titans of the Ice Age

2013

Titans of the Ice Age

as

Narrator

After the Fall

1974

After the Fall

as

Quentin

Elsa & Fred

2014

Elsa & Fred

as

Fred

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy

2012

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hard Copy

as

Babes in Toyland

1997

Babes in Toyland

as

Barnaby Crookedman (voice)

Nabokov on Kafka

1989

Nabokov on Kafka

as

Vladimir Nabokov

The Day That Shook the World

1975

The Day That Shook the World

as

Archduke Ferdinand

Desperate Voyage

1980

Desperate Voyage

as

Jacques Burrifous

Full Disclosure

2001

Full Disclosure

as

Robert Lecker

Highpoint

1982

Highpoint

as

James Hatcher

Remember

2015

Remember

as

Zev Guttman

The Clown at Midnight

1998

The Clown at Midnight

as

Mr. Caruthers

Spearfield's Daughter

1986

Spearfield's Daughter

as

Lord Jack Cruze

Blackheart

1998

Blackheart

as

Holmes

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

as

Self

TED ALLAN: MINSTREL BOY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

TED ALLAN: MINSTREL BOY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

as

Narrator

Danny Collins

2015

Danny Collins

as

Frank Grubman

The Exception

2017

The Exception

as

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

as

Self (archive footage)

Pixies

2015

Pixies

as

Pixie King (voice)

On Golden Pond

2001

On Golden Pond

as

Norman Thayer

The Life Of Jesus

2003

The Life Of Jesus

as

Narrator

Dial M for Murder

1981

Dial M for Murder

as

Tony Wendice

Kali, the Little Vampire

2012

Kali, the Little Vampire

as

Narrator (english version)

Souvenir

1989

Souvenir

as

Ernst Kestner

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

2015

The Untold Story of The Sound of Music: A Diane Sawyer Special

as

Self

Mooseltoe

2021

Mooseltoe

as

Mooseking

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996

The Conspiracy of Fear

as

Wakeman

The Velveteen Rabbit

1985

The Velveteen Rabbit

as

Narrator (voice)

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

1963

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer

as

Himself

The River of My Dreams

2017

The River of My Dreams

as

Himself

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

2016

Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom

as

Dr. West (voice)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Rock-A-Doodle

as

Grand Duke (voice)

Red Blooded American Girl

1990

Red Blooded American Girl

as

Dr. John Alcore

Shadow Dancing

1988

Shadow Dancing

as

Edmund Beaumont

The First Christmas

1998

The First Christmas

as

Narrator (voice)

The First Emperor of China

1989

The First Emperor of China

as

Narrator

The Disappearance

1977

The Disappearance

as

Deverell

Caesar and Cleopatra

2009

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Caesar

The Last Full Measure

2020

The Last Full Measure

as

Frank Pitsenbarger

2017

The Star

as

King Herod (voice)

Boundaries

2018

Boundaries

as

Jack Jaconi

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as

Scrooge

Oedipus the King

1968

Oedipus the King

as

Oedipus

Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

2006

Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes

as

Self - Narrator

All the Money in the World

2017

All the Money in the World

as

Jean Paul Getty

The Shadow Box

1980

The Shadow Box

as

Brian

A Stranger in the Mirror

1993

A Stranger in the Mirror

as

Clifton Lawrence

Being Different

1981

Being Different

as

Self (Narrator) (voice)

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

2017

Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom

as

Dr. West (voice)

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

1960

Captain Brassbound's Conversion

as

Captain Brassbound

The Tin Soldier

1986

The Tin Soldier

as

Narrator (voice)

The Captains: Still Kicking

2013

The Captains: Still Kicking

as

Himself

Night Flight

2002

Night Flight

as

'Flash' Harry Peters

Knives Out

2019

Knives Out

as

Harlan Thrombey

A Doll's House

1959

A Doll's House

as

Torvald

Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

2018

Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness

as

Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)

Silver Blaze

1977

Silver Blaze

as

Sherlock Holmes

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

1990

The Little Crooked Christmas Tree

as

Narrator

Cliffs of Freedom

2019

Cliffs of Freedom

as

Thanasi

The Assignment

1977

The Assignment

as

Kaptain Behounek

Blizzard

2003

Blizzard

as

Santa Claus

Rumpelstiltskin

1985

Rumpelstiltskin

as

Narrator

Impolite

1992

Impolite

as

Naples O'Rorke

Madeline's Christmas

2010

Madeline's Christmas

as

Narrator (voice)

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as

Self

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

as

Self

Little Moon of Alban

1958

Little Moon of Alban

as

Kenneth Boyd

Salzburg Sight and Sound

1965

Salzburg Sight and Sound

as

Self

When the Circus Came to Town

1981

When the Circus Came to Town

as

Duke Royal

Trans-Canada Journey

1963

Trans-Canada Journey

as

Narrator (voice)

Bondarchuk. Battle

2021

Bondarchuk. Battle

as

self

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

as

Self

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

as

Self

SuperTed

SuperTed

as

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Jonathan Lawrence

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Dick

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Walter Shelley

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Dr. Jack Pelletier

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

as

Sir David Maxwell Fyfe

Counterstrike

Counterstrike

as

Alexander Addington

Miracle Planet

Miracle Planet

as

Himself - Host

Suspense

Suspense

as

Nature

Nature

as

Narrator (voice)

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Herod Antipas

Madeline

Madeline

as

Narrator (voice)

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as

Roscoe Heyward

The Summit

The Summit

as

P.J. Aimes

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

as

Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as

Reggie Vanderbilt

Crossings

Crossings

as

Armand DeVilliers

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

as

Narrator

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

American Experience

American Experience

as

Narrator

Berlin Lady

Berlin Lady

as

Wilhelm Speer

Young Catherine

Young Catherine

as

Sir Charles

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Torvald Helmer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Captain Brassbound

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Prince Albert

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Cyrano de Bergerac

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Sir Miles Hendon

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Departure

Departure

as

Howard Lawson

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee/Presenter

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

NBC Sunday Showcase

NBC Sunday Showcase

as

The Arrow

as

George Hees

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Oedipus

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Thomas Mendip

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Barrymore

2012

Barrymore

as

Crew

Directing