Christopher Plummer

Also known as Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer

acteur canado-américain

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Christopher Plummer, born Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer on December 13, 1929, in Toronto, was a Canadian and American male actor. He worked as a television, film, voice, and character actor, with his career beginning in 1946. Plummer was educated at McGill University, the High School of Montreal, and the University of Western Ontario. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and resided in Weston.

He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Theatre World Award, and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play and Best Actor in a Musical. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Plummer was married to Elaine Taylor and Tammy Grimes and had a child, Amanda Plummer. He died in Weston on February 5, 2021.

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Film & TV

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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…

Known for

Heroes of the Golden Mask — Rizzo (voice)2023
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Self2022
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert — Narrator (voice)2021
Mooseltoe — Mooseking2021
Bondarchuk. Battle — self2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster — Self2021
The Last Full Measure — Frank Pitsenbarger2020
Knives Out — Harlan Thrombey2019
Cliffs of Freedom — Thanasi2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth — Self2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Canada
Active from: 1929
Active to: 2021

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 9,291
Total plays: 54,521

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Toronto
Place of death: Weston
Child: Amanda Plummer
Occupation: actor
Educated at: University of Western Ontario
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Field of work: acting
Eye colour: blue
Hair colour: grey hair
Image: Christopher Plummer 2007.jpg
Height: 70
Residence: Weston

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Commons category: Christopher Plummer
date of birth: 1929-12-13
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Commons gallery: Christopher Plummer
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
birth name: Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
relative: John Abbott
start of work period: 1946-00-00
date of death: 2021-02-05
name in native language: Christopher Plummer
end of work period: 2021-00-00
nickname: Chris
net worth: 20000000

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Article · Français

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer C.C. dit Christopher Plummer, est un acteur canadien né le 13 décembre 1929 à Toronto (Ontario), et mort le 5 février 2021 à Weston (Connecticut). Après ses premiers pas à Broadway en 1954, il fait ses débuts au cinéma dans Les Feux du théâtre de Sidney Lumet (1958), et obtient un grand succès pour sa performance dans le rôle du capitaine Georg von Trapp dans le film musical La Mélodie du bonheur (1965) de Robert Wise, aux côtés de Julie Andrews. Plummer figure de nombreux grands personnages historiques, compris Commodus dans La Chute de l'Empire romain (1964), Rudyard Kipling dans L'Homme qui voulut être roi (1975), Mike Wallace dans Révélations (1999). Il apparait également dans Malcolm X de Spike Lee (1992), Millénium : Les Hommes qui n'aimaient pas les femmes (2011) de David Fincher et À couteaux tirés de Rian Johnson (2019). Prêtant également sa voix à de nombreux personnages, il est notamment la voix d'Arngeir, membre des Grises-Barbes, dans le jeu The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011), de Charles Muntz dans le film d'animation Là-haut (2009) et de Numéro 1 dans le film d'animation Numéro 9 (2009).

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