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Christopher Plummer

Acting · Born 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. Plummer has also ventured into various television projects, including the legendary miniseries The Thorn Birds.

Movies with Christopher Plummer

• Up (2009) — Charles Muntz (voice)
• Knives Out (2019) — Harlan Thrombey
• National Treasure (2004) — John Adams Gates
• Twelve Monkeys (1995) — Dr. Goines
• The Sound of Music (1965) — Captain Georg von Trapp
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) — Dr. Rosen
• Inside Man (2006) — Arthur Case
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Henrik Vanger
• 9 (2009) — #1 (voice)
• Alexander (2004) — Aristotle
• All the Money in the World (2017) — Jean Paul Getty
• Priest (2011) — Monsignor Orelas

TV shows with Christopher Plummer

• Departure (2019) — Howard Lawson
• Counterstrike (1990) — Alexander Addington
• Madeline (1988) — Narrator (voice)
• SuperTed (1983)
• Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010) — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Miracle Planet (2005) — Himself - Host