
Christopher Plummer
Born
1929-12-13
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
2021-02-05
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...
Known for

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Muntz (voice)

Knives Out
Harlan Thrombey

A Beautiful Mind
Dr. Rosen

Twelve Monkeys
Dr. Goines

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Henrik Vanger

National Treasure
John Adams Gates

Inside Man
Arthur Case

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#1 (voice)

The Sound of Music
Captain Georg von Trapp

Alexander
Aristotle

The Lake House
Simon Wyler

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Doctor Parnassus

Priest
Monsignor Orelas

All the Money in the World
Jean Paul Getty

The Insider
Mike Wallace