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Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor whose career spanned seven decades, appearing in theatre, television and film. Christopher had portrayed iconic characters, both fictional and non-fictional, and was popularly known as Captain Georg Von Trapp from critically-acclaimed, award-winning movie, “The Sound of Music”.
Mary Carr Christopher is born The only child of John Orme Plummer and Isabella Mary Abott, Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 13 December 1929. He spent his childhood in Senneville, Quebec.
Mary Carr Plummer took up acting after watching Laurence Olivier's film Henry V (1944).
Mary Carr Plummer attended the High School of Montreal.
Mary Carr Plummer learnt the basics of acting as an apprentice with the Montreal Repertory Theatre, where fellow Montrealer William Shatner was also a regular performer.
Mary Carr Christopher and Tammy Grimes Christopher married actress Tammy Grimes in 1956, but was divorced four years after.
Mary Carr Amanda Plummer is born, Christopher’s daughter Christopher and Tammy had a daughter, Amanda Plummer, who was born in 1957. Like her parents, Amanda eventually became an actress, both starring in theatre and film.
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Mary Carr Wind Across The Everglades Christopher starred in the 1958 film, “Wind Across Everglades” as game warden Walt Murdock, his first major role in a movie.
Mary Carr Christopher marries Patricia Lewis Two years after his divorce with Tammy Grimes, Christopher married journalist Patricia Lewis. Their relationship lasted for 5 years.
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Mary Carr The Fall of Roman Empire Christopher portrayed many historical figures throughout his career. He played the Roman Emperor Commodus in the 1964 epic film “The Fall of the Roman Empire”.
Mary Carr Hamlet At Elsinore Christopher played the lead role of the BBC limited series “Hamlet At Elsinore”, a William Shakespeare television adaptation. His performance earned him an Emmy Award nomination.
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Mary Carr The Sound of Music In 1965, Christopher portrayed one of the most iconic characters in movie history, Captain Georg Von Trapp in the award-winning musical drama film adaptation of The Sound of Music, starring opposite side Julie Andrews.
Mary Carr 1966 - Triple Cross Christopher played the lead role in the 1966 Anglo-French war spy film Triple Cross, loosely-based in the real-life story of English wartime spy Eddie Chapman.
Mary Carr The Night of the Generals In 1967, Christopher had a supporting role in the WWII mystery movie “The Night of the Generals” and played field marshall Erwin Rommel.
Mary Carr Battle of Britain Christopher was cast as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey in the star-studded 1969 WWII film “Battle of Britain”, made by James Bond film director Guy Hamilton.
Mary Carr Christopher marries Elaine Taylor Three years after his second divorce, Christopher married “Casino Royale Bond Girl” Elaine Taylor in 1970. They lived together in Weston, Connecticut.
Mary Carr Waterloo Christopher portrayed The Duke of Wellington in the 1970 epic war film “Waterloo”.
Mary Carr Cyrano Christopher took a break from doing film to play the lead role in the musical adaptation of “Cyrano”. He won a Tony Award for Lead Actor.
Mary Carr Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, Christopher Plummer as Sir Charles Litton aka the Phantom, and Catherine Schell as Lady Claudine Litton (The Return of Pink Panther).
Mary Carr The Return of the Pink Panther After making a string of war films, Christopher appeared in the 1975 comedy hit movie, “The Return of the Pink Panther”, replacing actor David Niven as the notorious Phantom, Sir Charles Litton.
Mary Carr Aces High In 1976 Christopher returned to the silver screen with the war movie “Aces High”, based on the 1928 play “Journey’s End” by R.C. Sherriff.
Mary Carr The Silent Partner Christopher starred in the critically-acclaimed Canadian heist film “The Silent Partner” in 1978. The movie won Best Picture and Best Director in the Canadian Film Academy Awards.
Mary Carr Dreamscape In 1984, Christopher starred in the sci-fi horror film “Dreamscape”. The film was a box office success.
Mary Carr The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Aside from his comprehensive filmography, Christopher also did narration for the story telling version of Walt Disney’s “The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh”.
Mary Carr Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Christopher Plummer played General Chang in the 6th instalment of the Star Trek movie franchise, “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” in 1991.
Mary Carr Barrymore In 1996, Christopher played the lead role in the Broadway presentation of Barrymore. He later won a Tony Award for Best Actor because of his performance. He reprised his role as John Barrymore in the 2011 television version.
Mary Carr Dracula Christopher also had a supporting role as Abraham Van Helsing in the 2000 Wes Craven film adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic “Dracula”.
Mary Carr A Beautiful Mind In 2001, Christopher played Doctor Rosen in the Ron Howard Academy Award-winning film “A Beautiful Mind’, about American mathematician and Nobel Laureate John Nash, played by Russell Crowe.
Mary Carr Up Christopher was part of the voice cast of the critically-acclaimed animated movie “Up” as the antagonist Charles Muntz.
Mary Carr Christopher voiced explorer Charles Muntz, the antagonist in the Pixar hit film, "Up".
Mary Carr Beginners Christopher earned his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Role as Hal Fields in the 2010 film “Beginners”.
Mary Carr The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo In 2011, Christopher had a supporting role in David Fincher’s movie adaptation of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” as Henrik Vanger.
Mary Carr Knives Out Christopher played wealthy mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey in the 2019 whodunnit film “Knives Out” starring Daniel Craig, Jaime Lee Curtis and Chris Evans.
Mary Carr Rest In Peace, Christopher. At age 91, Christopher Plummer died after suffering from fall complications at his home in Weston, Connecticut. He is survived by his wife Elaine Taylor.