Christopher Plummer
Known for
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, born in Toronto in 1929 and deceased in 2021, unfolded a seven-decade career spanning theater, film and television with equal mastery. To the general public he will always be Captain Georg von Trapp singing alongside Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music', but his filmography holds gems like 'The Night of the Generals', 'The Man Who Would Be King', 'The Insider' and 'Star Trek VI'. In the 21st century he enjoyed a splendid maturity with roles in 'Up', where he voiced Charles Muntz, 'The Last Station' as Tolstoy, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Beginners', for which in 2012, at age 82, he became the oldest person ever to win an Oscar. Endowed with impeccable theatrical diction and aristocratic magnetism, he embodied elegance and authority like few others.
Christopher Plummer
125 Movies
20 Series
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, born in Toronto in 1929 and deceased in 2021, unfolded a seven-decade career spanning theater, film and television with equal mastery. To the general public he will always be Captain Georg von Trapp singing alongside Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music', but his filmography holds gems like 'The Night of the Generals', 'The Man Who Would Be King', 'The Insider' and 'Star Trek VI'. In the 21st century he enjoyed a splendid maturity with roles in 'Up', where he voiced Charles Muntz, 'The Last Station' as Tolstoy, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Beginners', for which in 2012, at age 82, he became the oldest person ever to win an Oscar. Endowed with impeccable theatrical diction and aristocratic magnetism, he embodied elegance and authority like few others.
Movies
Plays Harlan Thrombey
Knives Out
2019
Plays Charles Muntz (voice)
Up
2009
Plays Captain Georg von Trapp
The Sound of Music
1965
Plays Dr. Goines
Twelve Monkeys
1995
Plays Dr. Rosen
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Plays Arthur Case
Inside Man
2006
Plays John Adams Gates
National Treasure
2004
Plays Aristotle
Alexander
2004
Plays #1 (voice)
9
2009
Plays King Herod (voice)
The Star
2017
Plays Henrik Vanger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
Plays Monsignor Orelas
Priest
2011
Plays Mike Wallace
The Insider
1999
Plays Simon Wyler
The Lake House
2006
Plays Chaplain Gill
Malcolm X
1992
Plays Jean Paul Getty
All the Money in the World
2017
Plays Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
Plays Henri (voice)
An American Tail
1986
Plays Frank Grubman
Danny Collins
2015
Plays Matthew Van Helsing
Dracula 2000
2000
Plays Captain Newport
The New World
2005
Plays Chang
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Plays Scrooge
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
Plays Grand Duke (voice)
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
Plays William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Somewhere in Time
1980
Plays Commodus
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
Plays Raymond Alden
Wolf
1994
Plays Bill
Must Love Dogs
2005
Plays John Mackey
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Plays Sir Charles Litton
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Plays Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Battle of Britain
1969
Plays Dean Whiting
Syriana
2005
Plays Rudyard Kipling
The Man Who Would Be King
1975
Plays Frank Pitsenbarger
The Last Full Measure
2020
Plays Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
1970
Plays Hal Fields
Beginners
2011
Plays Mr. Massie
Cold Creek Manor
2003
Plays Ralph Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
Plays Professor Coreman
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014
Plays Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Dragnet
1987
Plays Field Marshal Rommel
The Night of the Generals
1967
Plays Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Exception
2017
Plays Zev Guttman
Remember
2015
Plays Joseph Cutter
The Forger
2014
Plays Paul Sellinger
Hanover Street
1979
Plays Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
Babes in Toyland
1997
Plays Bob Blair
Dreamscape
1984
Plays The Emperor
Starcrash
1978
Plays David
Ararat
2002
Plays Jack
Closing the Ring
2007
TV Shows
Plays Alexander Addington
Counterstrike
1990
Plays Narrator (voice)
Madeline
1988
Plays Howard Lawson
Departure
2019
Plays Herod Antipas
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Plays Roscoe Heyward
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
Plays Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
The Thorn Birds
1983
Plays Armand DeVilliers
Crossings
1986
Plays Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
Nuremberg
2000
Plays P.J. Aimes
The Summit
2008
Plays Reggie Vanderbilt
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982
Plays Sir Charles
Young Catherine
1991
Plays George Hees
The Arrow
1997
Plays Jonathan Lawrence
The Cosby Show
1984
Plays Dick
Studio One
1948
Plays Walter Shelley
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Dr. Jack Pelletier
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Wilhelm Speer
Berlin Lady
1991
Plays Sir Miles Hendon
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Plays Don Juan
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Alfred Stieglitz
American Playhouse
1982
Latest Trailers
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Full Filmography
Heroes of the Golden Mask
Rizzo (voice)
2023
Film
Mooseltoe
Mooseking
2021
Film
The Last Full Measure
Frank Pitsenbarger
2020
Film
Knives Out
Harlan Thrombey
2019
Film
Departure
Howard Lawson · 9 episodes
2019–
TV
Cliffs of Freedom
Thanasi
2019
Film
Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness
Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
2018
Film
Boundaries
Jack
2018
Film
All the Money in the World
Jean Paul Getty
2017
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Christopher Plummer still alive?
Christopher Plummer passed away on February 5, 2021 at age 91.
What are the most famous roles of Christopher Plummer?
Christopher Plummer is best known for roles in Up, Knives Out, A Beautiful Mind.
How many movies has Christopher Plummer been in?
Over a 63-year career (since 1958), Christopher Plummer has appeared in 114 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Christopher Plummer's first movie?
The career of Christopher Plummer began with Little Moon of Alban (1958).
What is Christopher Plummer's most recent movie or series?
Christopher Plummer's most recent release is Heroes of the Golden Mask, which premiered on July 13, 2023.
What TV shows has Christopher Plummer appeared in?
On television, Christopher Plummer has appeared in Jesus of Nazareth, The Cosby Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Nuremberg.
Christopher Plummer
1929-12-13 · 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. 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".