Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer Movies and TV Shows

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".

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 12/13/1929 (94 years old)
  • Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • nationality: Canadian
  • height: 1.79 m
  • Net worth: $20,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Last Full Measure
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Frank Pitsenbarger
2020

Drama

War & Politics

6.8
76%
Knives Out
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 78%
role:
Harlan Thrombey
2019

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.9
78%
Departure
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Howard Lawson
Not available
2019

Drama

6.9
69%
Not available
Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 48%
role:
Dr. Jeffrey West (voice) & 1 more
2018

Adventure

Animation

6.4
48%
Boundaries
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
Jack Jaconi
2018

Comedy

Drama

5.7
56%
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All the Money in the World
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
John Paul Getty
2017

Crime

Drama

History

Mystery

Thriller

6.8
65%
The Star
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
King Herod (voice)
2017

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
2017

Comedy

Drama

Family

History

7.0
68%
The Exception
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Kaiser Wilhelm II
2017

Drama

War & Politics

6.8
69%
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 53%
role:
Dr. West (voice)
Not available
2016

Animation

Family

4.6
53%
Not available
Remember
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Zev Guttman
2015

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.5
74%
Pixies
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 50%
role:
Pixie King (voice)
2015

Animation

Comedy

4.4
50%
Danny Collins
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Frank Grubman
2015

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.0
68%
The Forger
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Joseph Cutter
2014

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.8
58%
2014

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

6.9
67%
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Elsa & Fred
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 59%
role:
Fred
Not available
2014

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.5
59%
Not available
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
John Marshall Harlan
2013

Drama

6.7
66%
The Legend of Sarila
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 48%
role:
Croolik (voice)
2013

Adventure

Animation

Family

4.9
48%
Barrymore
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2012

Drama

7.2
64%
2011

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.8
74%
Beginners
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Hal Fields
2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
69%
Priest
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Monsignor Orelas
2011

Action

Horror

Thriller

5.7
57%
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 60%
role:
Narrator
Not available
2010

Documentary

8.6
60%
Not available
2009

Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
64%
The Last Station
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Leo Tolstoy
2009

Drama

Romance

6.9
64%
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9
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
1 (voice)
2009

Action

Adventure

Animation

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
69%
Up
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 80%
role:
Charles F. Muntz (voice)
2009

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

8.3
80%
My Dog Tulip
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 70%
role:
J.R. Ackerley (voice)
Not available
2009

Animation

Comedy

Drama

6.8
70%
Not available
Emotional Arithmetic
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 55%
role:
David Winters
2008

Drama

6.1
55%
Already Dead
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 54%
role:
Dr. Heller
2007

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.6
54%
2007

Drama

Romance

6.5
62%
The Lake House
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 69%
role:
Simon Wyler
2006

Drama

Mystery

Romance

6.8
69%
Inside Man
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Arthur Case
2006

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
74%
The New World
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Captain Newport
2005

Drama

History

Romance

6.7
65%
Syriana
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 64%
role:
Dean Whiting
2005

Drama

Thriller

6.9
64%
2005

Comedy

Romance

5.9
59%
Alexander
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Aristotle
2004

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

Romance

War & Politics

5.6
59%
National Treasure
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
John Adams Gates
2004

Action

Adventure

Mystery

Thriller

6.9
66%
Cold Creek Manor
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 54%
role:
Mr. Massie
2003

Mystery

Thriller

5.0
54%
Blizzard
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 61%
role:
Santa Claus
2003

Comedy

Family

5.8
61%
Nicholas Nickleby
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Ralph Nickleby
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

Family

7.1
69%
Ararat
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
David
2002

Drama

6.3
65%
A Beautiful Mind
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 79%
role:
Dr. Rosen
2001

Drama

Romance

8.2
79%
Dracula 2000
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 51%
role:
Matthew Van Helsing
2000

Horror

Thriller

4.9
51%
Nuremberg
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
Not available
2000

Drama

War & Politics

7.3
74%
Not available
The Insider
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Mike Wallace
1999

Drama

History

Thriller

7.8
75%
Twelve Monkeys
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Dr. Goines
1995

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
76%
Dolores Claiborne
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
John Mackey
1995

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.4
72%
Crackerjack
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 36%
role:
Ivan Getz
1994

Action

Thriller

4.5
36%
Wolf
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Raymond Alden
1994

Drama

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
61%
Malcolm X
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Chaplain Gill
1992

Drama

History

7.7
75%
1991

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
70%
Rock-A-Doodle
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Grand Duke (voice)
1991

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
62%
Dragnet
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Reverend Jonathan Whirley
1987

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.0
59%
The Man Who Planted Trees
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 81%
role:
Narrator (voice: English version)
Not available
1987

Animation

Drama

8.5
81%
Not available
An American Tail
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Henri (voice)
1986

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Family

Music

6.9
67%
Dreamscape
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Bob Blair
1984

Adventure

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
Eyewitness
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Joseph
Not available
1981

Drama

Thriller

5.9
58%
Not available
Somewhere in Time
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 75%
role:
William Fawcett Robinson
1980

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
75%
Hanover Street
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 56%
role:
Paul Sellinger
1979

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

6.0
56%
Murder by Decree
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Sherlock Holmes
1979

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.8
63%
Starcrash
IMDB 4.0
TMDB 41%
role:
The Emperor
1978

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.0
41%
1978

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.4
72%
Jesus of Nazareth
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 77%
role:
Herod Antipas
1977

Drama

8.5
77%
The Man Who Would Be King
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Rudyard Kipling
1975

Adventure

Drama

7.8
75%
The Return of the Pink Panther
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Sir Charles Litton
1975

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

7.0
68%
Waterloo
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Not available
1970

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.3
71%
Not available
Battle of Britain
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
1969

History

War & Politics

6.9
68%
The Sound of Music
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 77%
role:
Captain Georg von Trapp
1965

Drama

Family

Music

Romance

8.1
77%
1964

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.7
66%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Christopher Plummer are, for example, The Last Full Measure, Knives Out and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Up (8.2), A Beautiful Mind (8.1) and Jesus of Nazareth (8.1).
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