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Feb 5, 2021 · Christopher Plummer, the distinguished Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. He won an Oscar in 2012 for the film...
Feb 5, 2021 · Christopher Plummer, whose diverse film, television and theater acting career spanned seven decades, died Friday. He was 91. Plummer died at his home in Connecticut with his wife of 50...
Feb 5, 2021 · Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91 - The New York Times. His performance as Captain von Trapp in one of the most popular movies of all time...
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Plummer became the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award for acting when he won Best Supporting Actor for “Beginners” in 2010 at age 82; he then became the oldest actor nominated when, in 2018, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at age 88 for “All the Money in the World.” Plummer was also a renowned stage actor on Broadway, at the Strat...
Plummer’s film career began in 1958 with his film debut, Sidney Lumet’s “Stage Struck.” He went on to appear in more than 100 films, including “The Return of the Pink Panther” (1975), “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” (1991), “The Insider” (1999), “A Beautiful Mind” (2001), “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011), and “Knives Out” (2019). H...
Plummer was most frequently associated with “The Sound of Music,” much to his chagrin. He considered his character boring and the movie “so awful and sentimental and gooey,” as he told the Hollywood Reporter in a 2011 interview. He was known to refer to the film as “The Sound of Mucus,” but he did soften on it over the years. Though the film became...
“As cynical as I was about ‘The Sound of Music,’ I do respect that it is a bit of relief from all the gunfire and car chases you see these days. It’s sort of wonderfully, old-fashionedly universal. It’s got the bad guys and the Alps; it’s got Julie and sentiment in bucketloads. Our director, dear old Bob Wise, did keep it from falling over the edge...
Christopher Plummer died at 91 after a fall at his home in Connecticut. He was a prolific and versatile actor who won an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony, and starred in more than 100 films, including “The Sound of Music.”
Feb 5, 2021 · The Canadian-born actor passed away on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut. He was known for his roles in films such as “The Sound of Music,” “Beginners” and “The Insider,” as well as his stage work in Shakespeare and musicals.
Feb 5, 2021 · Plummer passed away on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut, his manager announced. He was a versatile and acclaimed performer on stage and screen, known for roles in The Sound of Music, Beginners and Knives Out.
Feb 5, 2021 · The Canadian actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the 1965 musical, had a long and varied career in film, theater and TV. He won an Oscar in 2012 for his role in \"Beginners\" and was nominated for \"All the Money in the World\".
