Birth Place: Toronto, ON, CANADA
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The Canadian-born Christopher Plummer acted for over 60 years of his life. He won almost every possible acting award including an Oscar, two Emmys, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA.
Known for his distinctive performances in many films (The Sound of Music, Battle of Britain, The Night of The Generals, Somewhere in Time, Nicholas Nickleby, A Beautiful Mind, and, most recently, Knives Out and All The Money in the World), he is also known for his command of Shakespearean roles.
Mr. Plummer has portrayed nearly all of the Bard's lead characters on stages around the world. He made his debut at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1956 playing the title role in Henry V.
Plummer most recently appeared on Broadway in a 2007 production of "Inherit the Wind." In total, he appeared in 16 Broadway productions, including "King Lear," "Barrymore," "No Man's Land," "Macbeth," "Othello," "The Good Doctor," "Cyrano," "The Royal Hunt of the Sun," "Arturo Ui," "J.B.," "Night of the Auk," "The Lark," "The Dark is Light Enough," and "Home Is The Hero."
His Broadway debut came in the 1954 production of "The Starcross Story" by Diana Morgan. He won Tony Awards for his roles in "Cyrano" and "Barrymore," and was nominated five more times.
Though Plummer appeared in over 100 films, he said his first and primary love was the theater. "The theatre has given me the most joy professionally, because of the live audience. I think it's desperately important to form a communion with your audience. That's your partner. Though I admire and take pleasure in movies, they can't replace the stage," he told The Globe and Mail in 2010.
[1958]Johnny Belinda Dr. Jack Pelletier
[1958]Little Moon of Alban Kenneth Boyd
[1958]Stage Struck Joe Sheridan
[1958]Wind Across the Everglades Walt Murdock
[1959]A Doll's House Torvald Helmer
[1959]The Philadelphia Story Mike Connor
[1960]Captain Brassbound's Conversion Captain Brassbound
[1961]Time Remembered Prince Albert
[1962]Cyrano De Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
[1964]Hamlet at Elsinore Hamlet
[1964]The Fall of the Roman Empire Commodus
[1965]Inside Daisy Clover Raymond Swan
[1965]The Sound of Music Captain Georg von Trapp
[1966]Triple Cross Eddie Chapman
[1967]The Night of the Generals Field Marshal Rommel
[1968]Oedipus the King Oedipus
[1968]The High Commissioner Sir James Quentin
[1968]The Secret of Michelangelo Narrator
[1969]Battle of Britain Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
[1969]Lock Up Your Daughters! Lord Foppington
[1969]The Royal Hunt of the Sun Atahuallpa
[1970]Waterloo Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington
[1973]The Pyx Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
[1974]After the Fall Quentin
[1975]Conduct Unbecoming Maj. Alastair Wimbourne
[1975]The Assassination at Sarajevo Archduke Ferdinand
[1975]The Man Who Would Be King Rudyard Kipling
[1975]The Return of the Pink Panther Sir Charles Litton
[1975]The Spiral Staircase Dr. Sherman
[1976]Aces High Sinclair
[1977]The Assignment Kaptain Behounek
[1977]The Disappearance Deverell
[1978]International Velvet John Seaton
[1978]Starcrash The Emperor
[1978]The Silent Partner Reikle
[1979]Hanover Street Paul Sellinger
[1979]Murder by Decree Sherlock Holmes
[1979]Riel Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
[1980]Desperate Voyage Burrifous
[1980]Somewhere in Time W. F. Robinson
[1980]The Shadow Box Brian
[1981]Dial 'M' for Murder Tony Wendice
[1981]Eyewitness Joseph
[1981]The Amateur Professor Lakos
[1981]When the Circus Came to Town Duke Royal
[1982]Highpoint James Hatcher
[1983]Prototype Dr. Carl Forrester
[1983]The Scarlet and the Black Col. Herbert Kappler
[1984]Dreamscape Bob Blair
[1984]Lily in Love Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
[1984]Ordeal by Innocence Leo Argyle
[1986]An American Tail Henri - Voice
[1986]The Boss' Wife Mr. Roalvang
[1986]The Boy in Blue Knox
[1986]The Tin Soldier Narrator - Voice
[1987]A Hazard of Hearts Sir Giles Staverley
[1987]Dragnet Whirley
[1987]I Love N.Y. John Robertson Yeats
[1987]The Gnomes' Great Adventure Narrator
[1987]The Nightingale Narrator - Voice
[1988]Shadow Dancing Edmund Beaumont
[1988]Souvenir Ernst Kestner
[1988]Vampire in Venice Professor Paris Catalano
[1989]Kingsgate
[1989]Mindfield Doctor Satorius
[1989]Nabokov on Kafka Vladimir Nabokov
[1990]A Ghost in Monte Carlo The Grand Duke Ivan
[1990]Red Blooded American Girl Dr. John Alcore
[1990]Where the Heart Is Shitty
[1991]A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz Alfred Stieglitz
[1991]Firehead Vaughn
[1991]Money Martin Yahl
[1991]Rock-A-Doodle Grand Duke - Voice
[1991]Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Chang
[1991]The First Circle Victor Abakumov
[1991]Young Catherine Sir Charles
[1992]Liar's Edge Harry Weldon
[1992]Malcolm X Chaplain Gill
[1992]Secrets Mel Wexler
[1993]A Stranger in the Mirror Clifton Lawrence
[1994]Crackerjack Ivan Getz
[1994]Felidae Joker
[1994]Wolf Raymond Alden
[1995]Dolores Claiborne Detective John Mackey
[1995]Harrison Bergeron John Klaxon
[1995]Twelve Monkeys Dr. Goines
[1996]We the Jury Wilfred Fransiscus
[1997]Babes in Toyland Barnaby Crookedman - Voice
[1997]Skeletons Reverend Carlyle
[1998]Blackheart Holmes
[1998]The Clown at Midnight Mr. Caruthers
[1998]The First Christmas Narrator - Voice
[1998]Winchell Franklin D. Roosevelt
[1999]Hidden Agenda Ulrich Steiner
[1999]Madeline: Lost in Paris Narrator - Voice
[1999]The Insider Mike Wallace
[2000]American Tragedy F. Lee Bailey
[2000]Dracula 2001 Abraham Van Helsing
[2000]Possessed Archbishop Hume
[2000]The Dinosaur Hunter Hump Hinton
[2001]A Beautiful Mind Dr. Rosen
[2001]Lucky Break Graham Mortimer
[2001]On Golden Pond Norman Thayer
[2002]Agent of Influence John Watkins
[2002]Ararat David
[2002]Nicholas Nickleby Ralph Nickleby
[2002]Night Flight 'Flash' Harry Peters
[2003]Blizzard Santa Claus
[2003]Cold Creek Manor Mr. Massie
[2003]The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John Narrator - Voice
[2004]Alexander Aristotle
[2004]National Treasure John Adams Gates
[2005]Four Minutes Archie Mason
[2005]Heidi Grandfather - Voice
[2005]Must Love Dogs Bill
[2005]Our Fathers Cardinal Bernard Law
[2005]Syriana Dean Whiting
[2005]The New World Captain Newport
[2006]Inside Man Arthur Case
[2006]The Lake House Simon Wyler
[2007]Already Dead Dr. Heller
[2007]Closing the Ring Jack
[2007]Emotional Arithmetic David Winters
[2007]Man in the Chair Flash Madden
[2009]Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar
[2009]My Dog Tulip J.R. Ackerley - Voice
[2009]The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Doctor Parnassus
[2009]The Last Station Leo Tolstoy
[2009]Up Charles Muntz - Voice
[2010]Beginners Hal
[2010]Making a Scene
[2010]The Tempest Prospero
[2011]Barrymore John Barrymore
[2011]Priest Monsignor Orelas
[2011]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Henrik Vanger
[2013]Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight John Harlan
[2013]The Legend of Sarila Croolik - Voice
[2014]Elsa & Fred Fred
[2014]Hector and the Search for Happiness Professor Coreman
[2014]The Forger Joseph Cutter
[2015]Danny Collins Frank Grubman
[2015]Pixies Pixie King - Voice
[2015]Remember Zev Guttman
[2016]Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Dr. West - Voice
[2016]The Exception Kaiser Wilhelm II
[2017]All the Money in the World J. Paul Getty
[2017]Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom Dr. West - Voice
[2017]The Man Who Invented Christmas Scrooge
[2017]The Star Herod - Voice
[2018]Boundaries Jack
[2019]Cliffs of Freedom Thanasi
[2019]Knives Out Harlan Thrombey
[2019]The Last Full Measure Frank Pitsenbarger
[2022]Heroes of the Golden Masks Rizzo - Voice
Little Women Dick
Producers' Showcase Christian de Neuvillette
Kraft Theatre Robert Carr
Appointment with Adventure Roger Manning
The Alcoa Hour Bruce Quealy
Eye on New York Lewis Rohnen
General Electric Theater Walter Shelley
Sunday Showcase Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Our American Heritage Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
[ 1957-1961]The DuPont Show of the Month Rudolf Rassendyll, King Rudolf, Sir Miles Hendon
BBC Play of the Month Don Juan
Witness to Yesterday Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers Roscoe Heyward
The Sunday Drama Sherlock Holmes
Jesus of Nazareth Herod Antipas
Little Gloria... Happy at Last Reggie Vanderbilt
The Thorn Birds Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
David the Gnome Narrator
Spearfield's Daughter Lord Jack Cruze
Crossings Armand DeVilliers
The Cosby Show Jonathan Lawrence
Berlin Lady Wilhem Speer
[ 1990-1993]Counterstrike Alexander Addington
[ 1990-1994]Madeline Narrator
The New Adventures of Madeline Narrator
The Arrow George Hees
Nuremberg Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Odd Job Jack Magnus the Maker
The Summit P.J. Aimes
Nostalgia Critic Grand Duke, Captain Von Trapp
That Fellow in the Coat Tulip's Owner
[ 2019-2021]Departure Howard Lawson
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
Christopher Plummer, King Lear
Christopher Plummer, King Lear
Christopher Plummer, Barrymore
Christopher Plummer, Barrymore
Christopher Plummer, Barrymore
Christopher Plummer, No Man's Land
Christopher Plummer , No Man's Land
Christopher Plummer, Othello
Christopher Plummer, Othello
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer, Cyrano
Christopher Plummer, Cyrano
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Christopher Plummer, J. B.
Christopher Plummer, The Dark is Light Enough
Christopher Plummer has appeared on Broadway in 16 shows.
Christopher Plummer has not appeared in the West End
Christopher Plummer has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Theatre World Awards), Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Inherit the Wind," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Inherit the Wind," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Inherit the Wind," Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "King Lear," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "King Lear," Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Barrymore," Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Barrymore," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Barrymore," Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "No Man's Land," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "No Man's Land," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for "Othello," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Actor in a Play (Tony Awards) for "Othello," Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Cyrano," Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for "Cyrano," Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for "Play," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for "J. B.," and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for "The Dark is Light Enough."
John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Theatre World Awards), Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for King Lear, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Barrymore, Best Actor - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Barrymore, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Barrymore, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cyrano, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Cyrano Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Playand Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Dark is Light Enough.
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