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Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

95 movies on Netflix

Biography

Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor whose career in theater, film, and television lasted seven decades. Born in Toronto in 1929, he began acting in Ottawa before making his Broadway debut in The Starcross Story. He won two Tony Awards, for Cyrano and Barrymore, and was nominated for King Lear and Inherit the Wind. On screen he became widely known as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), and he appeared in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Waterloo (1970), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). Later films included The Insider (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Inside Man (2006), and Knives Out (2019). He won an Academy Award for Beginners and was nominated for The Last Station and All the Money in the World. He also won two Emmy Awards and was the only Canadian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. He died in 2021.

91years old at death

  • Born Toronto
  • Died Weston
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
95
Career span
65 years1958 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Plummer was cast as Oedipus in Jean Cocteau's La Machine infernale at age 18 after Montreal Gazette critic Herbert Whittaker noticed his high school performance as Mr. Darcy.

  2. Behind the award

    Plummer was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Beginners, and he won at the 84th Academy Awards. At 82, he became the oldest actor to take home an Academy Award.

  3. Early training

    Plummer picked up the fundamentals of acting while an apprentice at the Montreal Repertory Theatre, which is also where William Shatner, another Montrealer, played.

Christopher Plummer movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Up2009 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Charles Muntzvoice

    IMDb rating 8.31.3M votes

  2. A Beautiful Mind2001 Biography, Dramaas Dr. Rosen

    IMDb rating 8.21.1M votes

  3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011as Henrik Vanger

    IMDb rating 7.8534K votes

  4. Twelve Monkeys1995as Dr. Goines

    IMDb rating 8.0685K votes

  5. The Sound of Music1965as Captain Von Trapp

    IMDb rating 8.1295K votes

  6. Inside Man2006as Arthur Case

    IMDb rating 7.6429K votes

  7. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009as Doctor Parnassus

    IMDb rating 6.7158K votes

  8. 92009as #1voice

    IMDb rating 7.0159K votes

Most often with

Terry Gilliam directed two of these films, Don Bluth two and Atom Egoyan two. Peter Gerety appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Peter Gerety, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Peter GeretyTrevor Howard, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Trevor HowardSusannah York, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Susannah YorkDonald Sutherland, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Donald SutherlandWilliam Hurt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with William HurtMartin Landau, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin LandauTerry GilliamDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Terry GilliamDon BluthDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Don BluthAtom EgoyanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Atom Egoyan

Films together

  • Peter Gerety5 films together, 1994 to 2013
    Peter Gerety's page
    • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013IMDb rating 6.7Plummer as John Marshall HarlanGerety as William Brennan
    • My Dog Tulip2009IMDb rating 6.8Plummer as J.R. AckerleyvoiceGerety as Mr. Plum / Pugilistvoice
    • Inside Man2006IMDb rating 7.6Plummer as Arthur CaseGerety as Captain Coughlin
    • Syriana2005IMDb rating 6.8Plummer as Dean WhitingGerety as Leland Janus
    • Wolf1994IMDb rating 6.3Plummer as Raymond AldenGerety as George
  • Trevor Howard4 films together, 1966 to 1976
    Trevor Howard's page
    • Aces High1976IMDb rating 6.6Plummer as Capt. 'Uncle' SinclairHoward as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
    • Conduct Unbecoming1975IMDb rating 6.6Plummer as Major Alastair WimbourneHoward as Colonel Benjamin Strang
    • Battle of Britain1969IMDb rating 7.0Plummer as Squadron Leader Colin HarveyHoward as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
    • Triple Cross1966IMDb rating 6.3Plummer as Eddie ChapmanHoward as Distinguished Civilian
  • Susannah York4 films together, 1969 to 1978
    Susannah York's page
  • Donald Sutherland3 films together, 1977 to 1984
    Donald Sutherland's page
  • William Hurt3 films together, 1981 to 2019
    William Hurt's page
    • The Last Full Measure2019IMDb rating 6.8Plummer as Frank PitsenbargerHurt as Tulley
    • Syriana2005IMDb rating 6.8Plummer as Dean WhitingHurt as Stan
    • Eyewitness1981IMDb rating 5.9Plummer as JosephHurt as Daryll Deever
  • Martin Landau3 films together, 1991 to 2015
    Martin Landau's page
    • Remember2015IMDb rating 7.5Plummer as Zev GuttmanLandau as Max Rosenbaum
    • 92009IMDb rating 7.0Plummer as #1voiceLandau as #2voice
    • Firehead1991IMDb rating 2.6Plummer as Col. Garland VaughnLandau as Adm. Pendleton
  • Terry GilliamDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2009
    All films by Terry Gilliam
  • Don BluthDirector, 2 films, 1986 to 1991
    All films by Don Bluth
  • Atom EgoyanDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2015
    All films by Atom Egoyan
    • Remember2015IMDb rating 7.5Plummer as Zev Guttman
    • Ararat2002IMDb rating 6.3Plummer as David
  • Also three films together3 more actors
    • Colin FarrellThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), The New World (2005) and Alexander (2004)
    • John GielgudThe Scarlet and the Black (1983), Murder by Decree (1979) and Aces High (1976)
    • Ron PemberOrdeal by Innocence (1984), Murder by Decree (1979) and Aces High (1976)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Christopher Plummer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.1 billion

51 of the 95 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 95 films: 51 worldwide figure; 10 us gross only; 9 never in cinemas; 25 figure not found.

  • 51Worldwide figure
  • 10US gross only
  • 9Never in cinemas
  • 25Figure not found

Top grosser

Up2009as Charles Muntz (voice)$735 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 63% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Up2009as Charles Muntz (voice)
    $735M18.0% of the total
  2. 2
    National Treasure2004as John Adams Gates
    $348M8.5% of the total
  3. 3
    A Beautiful Mind2001as Dr. Rosen
    $317M7.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Knives Out2019as Harlan Thrombey
    $313M7.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Sound of Music1965as Captain Von Trapp
    $286M7.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011as Henrik Vanger
    $233M5.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Inside Man2006as Arthur Case
    $186M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Twelve Monkeys1995as Dr. Goines
    $169M4.1% of the total
Alexander (2004), $167 millionWolf (1994), $131 millionThe Lake House (2006), $115 millionStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), $96.9 millionSyriana (2005), $94.0 millionAn American Tail (1986), $84.5 millionPriest (2011), $84.2 millionDragnet (1987), $66.7 millionThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), $64.4 millionThe Star (2017), $63.6 millionThe Insider (1999), $60.3 millionMust Love Dogs (2005), $58.4 millionAll the Money in the World (2017), $57.0 million9 (2009), $48.4 millionDracula 2000 (2000), $47.1 millionDolores Claiborne (1995), $46.4 million

$1.5 billionfrom the other 43 films with a worldwide figure, 37% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1955 to 2014, five of them major.

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Christopher Plummer's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2012Best Supporting ActorBeginnersWon
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
Emmy Awards
1977Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieThe MoneychangersWon
Tony Awards
1997Best Actor in a PlayWon
1974Best Actor in a MusicalWon
Other honors
2014John Willis Award for Lifetime AchievementWon
2001Governor General's Performing Arts AwardWon
1998Canada's Walk of FameHonored
1968Companion of the Order of CanadaWon
1955Theatre World AwardWon
Honorary doctor of the University of OttawaHonorary
Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of AustriaWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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