Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
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Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer 🇨🇦

Christopher Plummer (Known as "Christopher Plummer")
["actor","stage_actor","film_actor","theatre_director"]
Born Dec 13, 1929 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
Passed Away Feb 05, 2021 Weston, Connecticut, United States
Lifespan 91 years old
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"You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?"

Archival Overview

Venerable Canadian stage and screen actor celebrated for his classical Shakespearean performances, his defining role as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, and winning the Academy Award at age 82.

Biographical Record

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was born in Toronto and raised in Montreal, a great-grandson of Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. Developing a love for classical theatre, he made his Broadway debut in 1954 and joined the Stratford Festival in Ontario, where he established himself as one of the finest classical actors of the English-speaking world in roles such as Hamlet, King Lear, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

Plummer achieved global cinematic immortality as the aristocratic Captain Georg von Trapp in the 1965 musical classic The Sound of Music. His prolific film career spanned seven decades, culminating in an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners in 2012, making him the oldest actor ever to win a competitive Oscar, followed by an acclaimed late-career performance in All the Money in the World and Knives Out.

Key Life Milestones

March 2, 1965

The Sound of Music Release

Starring alongside Julie Andrews as Captain von Trapp in one of the most successful musical films in history.

February 26, 2012

Academy Award for Beginners

Became the oldest performer to win a competitive Oscar at age 82 for his heartfelt role in Beginners.

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Final Resting Place

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Cremated, ashes given to family
Weston, United States
GPS: 41.2009, -73.3807
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