Actor

Christopher Plummer

December 13, 1929 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Notable work

8
Up (2009)
as Charles Muntz (voice)
7.8
Knives Out (2019)
as Harlan Thrombey
7.9
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Dr. Rosen
7.6
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
as Dr. Goines
7.4
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
as Henrik Vanger
6.7
National Treasure (2004)
as John Adams Gates
7.4
Inside Man (2006)
as Arthur Case
7
9 (2009)
as #1 (voice)
7.7
The Sound of Music (1965)
as Captain Georg von Trapp
6
Alexander (2004)
as Aristotle
7
The Lake House (2006)
as Simon Wyler
6.4
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
as Doctor Parnassus

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