Editing Christopher Plummer (section)

{{short description|Canadian actor (1929–2021)}}
{{about other people|the Canadian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Christopher Plummer
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CC}}
| image              = Christopher Plummer 1964.jpg
| caption            = Plummer in 1964
| birth_name         = Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1929|12|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2021|2|5|1929|12|13}}
| death_place        = [[Weston, Connecticut]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1946–2021
| works              = [[Christopher Plummer on screen and stage|Filmography]]
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
 |  {{Marriage|[[Tammy Grimes]]|1956|1960|reason=divorced}}
 |  {{Marriage|Patricia Lewis|May 4, 1962|1967|reason=divorced}}
 |  {{Marriage|[[Elaine Taylor (actress)|Elaine Taylor]]|October 2, 1970}}
}}
| children           = [[Amanda Plummer]]
| mother             = [[Isabella Mary Abbott]]
| relatives          = {{plainlist|
* [[Janina Fialkowska]] (cousin)
* [[Nigel Bruce]] (second cousin)
* [[F. B. Fetherstonhaugh]] (great-uncle)
* [[Maude Abbott]] (great-aunt)
* [[John Abbott]] (great-grandfather)
* [[Joseph Abbott (Canadian priest)|Joseph Abbott]] (great-great-grandfather)
* [[John Bethune (principal)|John Bethune the Younger]] (great-great-grandfather)
* [[John Bethune (Canadian minister)|John Bethune]] (great-great-great-grandfather)
}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer|Full list]]
}}
{{Christopher Plummer sidebar}}
'''Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CC}} (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage and television. His [[list of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer|accolades]] included an [[Academy Award]], two [[Tony Awards]] and two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], making him the only Canadian recipient of the "[[Triple Crown of Acting]]".<ref name="Golden">{{cite web |title=Christopher Plummer |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/christopher-plummer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026024617/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/christopher-plummer |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |website=Golden Globes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 30, 2012|title=Christopher Plummer nabs SAG Award for 'Beginners'|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/christopher-plummer-nabs-sag-award-for-beginners-1.760721|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=CTVNews|language=en|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022741/https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/christopher-plummer-nabs-sag-award-for-beginners-1.760721|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Film in 2012|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/film|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529070656/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/film|archive-date=May 29, 2018|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=BAFTA Awards|at=Supporting Actor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Zak |first=Dan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/forget-the-egot-only-22-actors-have-accomplished-this-more-impressive-feat/2017/02/21/bdd85036-d782-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html |title=Only 22 people had ever accomplished this feat. Now, Viola Davis joins the club. |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301074223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/forget-the-egot-only-22-actors-have-accomplished-this-more-impressive-feat/2017/02/21/bdd85036-d782-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html |archive-date=March 1, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also received a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], as well as a nomination for a [[Grammy Award]].

Plummer made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play ''The Starcross Story''. He received two Tony Awards, one for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] playing [[Cyrano de Bergerac]] in ''[[Cyrano (musical)|Cyrano]]'' (1974) and the other for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] portraying [[John Barrymore]] in ''[[Barrymore (play)|Barrymore]]'' (1997). His other Tony-nominated roles include in ''[[J.B. (play)|J.B.]]'' (1959), ''[[Othello]]'' (1982), ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'' (1994), ''[[King Lear]]'' (2004) and ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]'' (2007).

Plummer made his film debut in ''[[Stage Struck (1958 film)|Stage Struck]]'' (1958), landed his first starring role that same year in ''[[Wind Across the Everglades]]''. He became a household name as a result of his role as Captain [[Georg von Trapp]] in the musical film ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965) alongside [[Julie Andrews]].<ref name="Plummer">{{cite news |last=Abel |first=Judy |date=January 31, 2010 |title=At 80, Plummer has arrived at his 'Station' |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/31/at_80_christopher_plummer_lands_roles_that_are_his_cup_of_tea/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216194859/http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/01/31/at_80_christopher_plummer_lands_roles_that_are_his_cup_of_tea/?page=all |archive-date=February 16, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> During this time he starred in ''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]'' (1964), ''[[Waterloo (1970 film)|Waterloo]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975).

Plummer received an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for playing an elderly gay man in the comedy-drama ''[[Beginners (film)|Beginners]]'' (2011); he was nominated for the same award for his portrayals of [[Leo Tolstoy]] in the drama ''[[The Last Station]]'' (2009) and [[J. Paul Getty]] in the crime thriller ''[[All the Money in the World]]'' (2017). He is also known for his roles in ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' (1975), ''[[Somewhere in Time (film)|Somewhere in Time]]'' (1980), ''[[The Man Who Planted Trees (film)|The Man Who Planted Trees]]'' (1987), ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991), ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'' (1992), ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' (1999), ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001), ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]'' (2005), ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005), ''[[Inside Man]]'' (2006), ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011) and ''[[Knives Out]]'' (2019).