Christopher Plummer Born: Dec 13, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation: Actor Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Children's/Family Career Highlights: The Sound of Music, The Insider, The Thorn Birds First Major Screen Credit: Stage Struck (1957)
| Filmography | | EYEWITNESS 1981 | | SOUND OF MUSIC, THE 1965 | | VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE 1986 | | SOMEWHERE IN TIME 1980 | | MINDFIELD 1989 | | AMERICAN TAIL, AN 1986 | | BOY IN BLUE, THE 1986 | | BOSS' WIFE, THE 1986 | | I LOVE N.Y. 1987 | | BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1969 | | DAY THAT SHOOK THE WORLD, THE 1978 | | DREAMSCAPE 1984 | | ROCK A DOODLE 1992 | | DISAPPEARANCE, THE 1977 | | STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY 1991 | | WOLF 1994 | | CRACKERJACK 1994 | | DOLORES CLAIBORNE 1995 | | HARRISON BERGERON 1995 | | 12 MONKEYS 1995 | | CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, THE 1998 | | WINCHELL 1999 | | CONSPIRACY OF FEAR 1998 | | LITTLE GLORIA 1984 | | ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN, THE 1969 | | FULL DISCLOSURE 1999 | | BLACKHEART 1998 | | BEAUTIFUL MIND, A 2001 | | LUCKY BREAK 2002 | | PINK PANTHER FILM COLLECTION, THE 2004 | | IMPOLITE 1992 | | GOSPEL OF JOHN, THE 2003 | | MUST LOVE DOGS 2005 | | OUR FATHERS 2005 | | INSIDE MAN 2006 | | LAKE HOUSE, THE 2006 | | MAN IN THE CHAIR 2007 | | ALREADY DEAD 2008 | | FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE 1964 | | UP 2009 | | 9 2009 | | IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, THE 2009 |
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From his 1950 debut onward, Christopher Plummer has been regarded as one of the most brilliant Canadian actors of his generation. His portrayal of Hamlet was a major ratings coup when telecast over the CBC in the early '60s. Following his first Broadway appearance in 1954 (among his New York stage credits are {~JB}, {~Royal Hunt of the Sun} and {~The Good Doctor}), efforts were made to convert Plummer into an American matinee idol, most of these attempts were resisted by Plummer himself. His first two films, Stage Struck (1957) and Wind Across the Everglades (1958), set no new box office records, although the latter, directed by Nicholas Ray, did earn strong critical notices. Plummer was shown to better advantage in such live network-TV presentations as {~The Prisoner of Zenda} and A Doll's House.
In 1965, the actor was cast as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, an assignment he despised, reportedly referring to the musical blockbuster as {~The Sound of Mucus}. Nonetheless, and as Plummer has ruefully noted on many occasions, this one film did more to make the actor bankable in Hollywood than any previous effort. He went on to do steady, if varied, work throughout the rest of the century. Among Plummer's more notable films were The Return of the Pink Panther (1974), the British Empire extravaganza The Man Who Would Be King (1975), 1979's Murder by Decree (in which he starred as Sherlock Holmes), Somewhere in Time (1980), the legendary 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds, 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and 1995's Dolores Claiborne and Twelve Monkeys. In 1999, Plummer received some of the strongest notices of his career for his uncannily accurate portrayal of {~60 Minutes} anchor Mike Wallace in Michael Mann's The Insider. Throughout his long career, the actor has won many awards, including Tonys for the musical {~Cyrano} and the biopic {~Barrymore}, and an Emmy for his work in the TV miniseries The Moneychangers. Genie nominated for performances in the films Ararat and Blizzard in 2002 and 2003 respectively, Plummer and his daughter Amanda were both nominated for Emmy awards for their television performances in 2005. Though the father would ultimately walk away empty-handed, the award would stay in the family when Amanda was bestowed the honor for her memorable guest appearance in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit. With roles in such high profile theatrical releases including The New World, Inside Man, and The Lake House keeping Plummer very much in the spotlight, it was obvious that his talent and passion for acting were still as strong as ever.
Talent seems to run in Plummer's family: he and first wife, actress Tammy Grimes, are the parents of acclaimed actress Amanda Plummer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
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