CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
Christopher Plummer
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: December 13, 1929
Deathday: February 5, 2021
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Filmography
Starring
Rizzo (voice)
2021·
Bondarchuk. Battleself
2021·
MooseltoeMooseking
Frank Pitsenbarger
2019·
DepartureHoward Lawson
Self
2019·
Cliffs of FreedomThanasi
2019·
Knives OutHarlan Thrombey
2018·
BoundariesJack Jaconi
Dr. West (voice)
Jean Paul Getty
2017·
The StarKing Herod (voice)
Himself
2017·
The ExceptionKaiser Wilhelm II
2014·
Elsa & FredFred
Professor Coreman
2014·
The ForgerJoseph Cutter
Narrator
2013·
The Legend of SarilaCroolik (voice)
John Marshall Harlan
2012·
BarrymoreJohn Barrymore
(archive footage)
2011·
Discovering HamletSelf
2011·
BeginnersHal Fields
Henrik Vanger
2011·
PriestMonsignor Orelas
Narrator
2010·
The TempestProspero
2010·
My Dog TulipJ.R. Ackerley (voice)
2008·
The SummitP.J. Aimes
2007·
Hamlet {Solo}Self
Self
2005·
Miracle PlanetHimself - Host
2005·
Four MinutesArchie Mason
2002·
Agent of InfluenceJohn Watkins
2000·
NurembergSir David Maxwell Fyfe
Self
2000·
American TragedyF. Lee Bailey
2000·
PossessedArchbishop Hume
1999·
Hidden AgendaUlrich Steiner
Narrator (voice)
1998·
WinchellFranklin D. Roosevelt
1997·
The ArrowGeorge Hees, George Hees
1997·
Babes in ToylandBarnaby Crookedman (voice)
1997·
SkeletonsReverend Carlyle
1996·
We the JuryWilfred Fransiscus
1994·
CrackerjackIvan Getz
1993·
MadelineNarrator (voice)
Narrator
1992·
The First CircleViktor Abakumov
1992·
SecretsMel Wexler
1992·
Liar's EdgeHarry Weldon
1991·
Young CatherineSir Charles
1991·
Berlin LadyWilhelm Speer
1991·
MoneyMartin Yahl
1991·
Madeline in LondonNarrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
1990·
CounterstrikeAlexander Addington
The Grand Duke Ivan
1989·
Nabokov on KafkaVladimir Nabokov
1989·
MindfieldDoctor Satorius
1988·
American ExperienceNarrator
Narrator (voice)
1987·
I Love N.Y.John Robertson Yeats
1987·
The NightingaleNarrator (voice)
1987·
A Hazard of HeartsSir Giles Staverley
1986·
CrossingsArmand DeVilliers
1986·
The Boy in BlueKnox
1986·
The Boss' WifeMr. Roalvang
1984·
The Cosby ShowJonathan Lawrence
1984·
Lily in LoveFitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
1984·
Ordeal by InnocenceLeo Argyle
1983·
The Thorn BirdsArchbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
1983·
SuperTed1983·
PrototypeDr. Carl Forrester
Reggie Vanderbilt
1982·
NatureNarrator (voice)
1982·
Night of 100 StarsSelf
Duke Royal
1979·
RielPrime Minister John A. Macdonald
1977·
Jesus of NazarethHerod Antipas
Roscoe Heyward
1975·
The Spiral StaircaseDr. Joe Sherman
1975·
Conduct UnbecomingMaggiore Alastair Wimbourne
1974·
After the FallQuentin
1974·
The Happy PrinceThe Happy Prince (voice)
1973·
The PyxDt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
Lord Foppington
Atahualpa
1968·
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968·
Nobody Runs ForeverSir James Quentin
1967·
OmnibusNarrator
1966·
Inside Daisy CloverRaymond Swan
Don Juan
Self
1964·
Hamlet at ElsinoreHamlet
1963·
Trans-Canada JourneyNarrator (voice)
Self
1959·
NBC Sunday Showcase1958·
Little Moon of AlbanKenneth Boyd
1958·
Johnny BelindaDr. Jack Pelletier
1958·
Stage StruckJoe Sheridan
Walt Murdock
Sir Miles Hendon
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee/Presenter, Self - Winner, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee
1953·
The OscarsSelf
Walter Shelley
1952·
OmnibusThomas Mendip, Oedipus
Cyrano de Bergerac, Captain Brassbound, Prince Albert, Torvald Helmer, Dr. Jack Pelletier
1949·
Suspense1948·
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948·
Studio OneDick
1944·
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
Narrator
Self
Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
Scrooge
Dr. West (voice)
2015·
PixiesPixie King (voice)
2015·
Danny CollinsFrank Grubman
2015·
RememberZev Guttman
Himself
Narrator (english version)
2009·
Caesar and CleopatraCaesar
Self - Narrator
2003·
BlizzardSanta Claus
2003·
The Life Of JesusNarrator
2002·
Night Flight'Flash' Harry Peters
2001·
On Golden PondNorman Thayer
2001·
Full DisclosureRobert Lecker
1998·
The First ChristmasNarrator (voice)
1998·
BlackheartHolmes
Mr. Caruthers
Wakeman
Self (archive footage)
Clifton Lawrence
1992·
ImpoliteNaples O'Rorke
1991·
Rock-A-DoodleGrand Duke (voice)
1990·
Madeline's ChristmasNarrator (voice)
Narrator
Dr. John Alcore
Self - Narrator (voice)
1989·
SouvenirErnst Kestner
1988·
Shadow DancingEdmund Beaumont
1986·
The Tin SoldierNarrator (voice)
Lord Jack Cruze
1985·
RumpelstiltskinNarrator
1985·
The Velveteen RabbitNarrator (voice)
1982·
HighpointJames Hatcher
1981·
Being DifferentSelf (Narrator) (voice)
1981·
Dial M for MurderTony Wendice
1980·
The Shadow BoxBrian
1980·
Desperate VoyageJacques Burrifous
1977·
The AssignmentKaptain Behounek
1977·
Silver BlazeSherlock Holmes
1977·
The DisappearanceDeverell
Archduke Ferdinand
1968·
Oedipus the KingOedipus
Himself
Captain Brassbound
1959·
A Doll's HouseTorvald
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2009·
The Last StationLeo Tolstoy
2009·
UpCharles F. Muntz (voice)
2009·
9#1 (voice)
Doctor Parnassus
2008·
Emotional ArithmeticDavid Winters
2007·
Man in the ChairFlash Madden
2007·
Closing the RingJack
2007·
Already DeadDr. Heller
2006·
The Lake HouseSimon Wyler
2006·
Inside ManArthur Case
2005·
Our FathersCardinal Bernard Law
2005·
Must Love DogsBill
2005·
The New WorldCaptain Newport
2005·
SyrianaDean Whiting
2004·
AlexanderAristotle
2004·
National TreasureJohn Adams Gates
2003·
Cold Creek ManorMr. Massie
2003·
The Gospel of JohnNarrator (voice)
2002·
AraratDavid
2002·
Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
2001·
Lucky BreakGraham Mortimer
2001·
A Beautiful MindDr. Rosen
2000·
The Dinosaur HunterHump Hinton
2000·
Dracula 2000Matthew Van Helsing
1999·
The InsiderMike Wallace
1995·
Harrison BergeronJohn Klaxon
1995·
Dolores ClaiborneJohn Mackey
1995·
Twelve MonkeysDr. Goines
1994·
WolfRaymond Alden
1992·
Malcolm XChaplain Gill
1991·
FireheadCol. Garland Vaughn
General Chang
1990·
Where the Heart IsShitty
1988·
MadelineNarrator (voice)
1988·
Nosferatu in VeniceProfessor Paris Catalano
1987·
DragnetReverend Jonathan Whirley
1986·
An American TailHenri (voice)
1984·
DreamscapeBob Blair
Col. Herbert Kappler
1981·
EyewitnessJoseph
1981·
The AmateurProfessor Lakos
1980·
Somewhere in TimeWilliam Fawcett Robinson
1979·
Murder by DecreeSherlock Holmes
1979·
Hanover StreetPaul Sellinger
1978·
International VelvetJohn Seaton
1978·
The Silent PartnerReikle
1978·
StarcrashThe Emperor
1976·
Aces HighCapt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
Sir Charles Litton
Rudyard Kipling
1970·
WaterlooArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1969·
Battle of BritainSquadron Leader Colin Harvey
Field Marshal Rommel
1966·
Triple CrossFreddie Chapman
1965·
The Sound of MusicCaptain Georg von Trapp
Commodus
Production
2012·
BarrymoreExecutive Producer