Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929-2021)

Christopher Plummer was a celebrated Canadian actor who won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting.” He had an illustrious career spanning seven decades, appearing in acclaimed films, stage productions, and television shows. Plummer is best known for his iconic role as Captain Georg von Trapp in the 1965 musical film “The Sound of Music.”

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About the Christopher Plummer

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. His accolades included an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the “Triple Crown of Acting”. He also received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.

Plummer made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play The Starcross Story. He received two Tony Awards, one for Best Actor in a Musical playing Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyranoand the other for Best Actor in a Play portraying John Barrymore in Barrymorealongside Julie Andrews. During this time he starred in The Fall of the Roman Empireand All the Money in the World (2017). His other notable films include The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Somewhere in Time (1980), The Man Who Planted Trees (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Insider (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The New World (2005), Syriana (2005), Inside Man (2006), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Knives Out (2019).

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Christopher Plummer received an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the ‘Triple Crown of Acting’. He also received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.

Christopher Plummer’s breakthrough role was playing Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film ‘The Sound of Music’ (1965) alongside Julie Andrews.

Christopher Plummer made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play ‘The Starcross Story’.

Some of Christopher Plummer’s other notable film roles include ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’ (1964), ‘Waterloo’ (1970), ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ (1975), ‘Beginners’ (2011), ‘The Last Station’ (2009), and ‘Knives Out’ (2019).

Christopher Plummer’s acting career spanned seven decades.

12 Quotes by Christopher Plummer

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    I couldn’t believe when I first got a fan letter from Al Pacino, it was unreal.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I’m one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    Most of my life I have played a lot of famous people but most of them were dead so you have a poetic license.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    I’m too old-fashioned to use a computer. I’m too old-fashioned to use a quill.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    Here is Mike Wallace, who is visible to the public, and I have been watching him since the early ’50s. Smoking up a storm and insulting his guests and being absolutely wonderfully evil and charming too.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    I would rather not know about how one gets parts in movies these days.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    The part of Mike Wallace drew me to the movie because I thought, what an outrageous part to play.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    In Stratford you either turn into an alcoholic or you better write.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    They realized I was alive again, even though I was playing an old, dying sop.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    Working with Julie Andrews is like getting hit over the head with a valentine.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)

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    It is a culture voice, but it is a very American culture voice, and I am very used to English culture voice. So I had to work like hell to flatten those R’s.

    Christopher Plummer

    Canadian actor (1929-2021)