Editing Christopher Plummer (section)

==Career==
{{main|Christopher Plummer on screen and stage}}

=== 1948–1964: Early roles and theatre debut ===
[[File:Christopher Plummer.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Photograph by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1959]]
Plummer made his professional acting debut in 1948 with Ottawa's Stage Society after which he performed roles as an apprentice artist with the Montreal Repertory Theatre alongside fellow apprenticing actor [[William Shatner]].<ref name="CTE"/> In 1952, he starred in a number of productions at the Bermudiana Theatre in the [[Hamilton, Bermuda|City of Hamilton]], in the [[British Overseas Territories|British colony]] of [[Bermuda]] where he was seen and recruited by an American producer, although he was reluctant to leave Bermuda.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalgazette.com/general/news/article/20210206/star-christopher-plummers-bermuda-theatre-days/ |title='' Star Christopher Plummer's Bermuda theatre days'', by Gareth Finighan. The Royal Gazette, City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. 6 February, 2021 |date=February 6, 2021 |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206132038/https://www.royalgazette.com/general/news/article/20210206/star-christopher-plummers-bermuda-theatre-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Edward Everett Horton]] hired Plummer to appear as Gerard in the 1953 road show production of [[André Roussin]]'s ''Nina'',<ref name="claiborne">{{cite web|title=''Dolores Claiborne'' Movie Notes: Christopher Plummer (Inspector John Mackey)|url=http://www.lonestar-movie.com/dolores/txtdolores012.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020711123841/http://www.lonestar-movie.com/dolores/txtdolores012.html|archive-date=July 11, 2002|access-date=February 3, 2012|website=|publisher=[[Castle Rock Entertainment]]}}</ref> a role originated on Broadway by [[David Niven]] in 1951.<ref name="nina">{{cite web| title=Nina| url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=1980| work=Internet Broadway Database| access-date=February 3, 2012| archive-date=November 9, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109164312/http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=1980| url-status=live}}</ref> Plummer made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in January 1953 in the Diana Morgan play ''The Starcross Story'', a show that closed on opening night after a plagiarism lawsuit shut down the production.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Theatre: New Play in Manhattan, Jan. 25, 1954|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 25, 1954}}</ref> Plummer acted opposite [[Mary Astor]] and [[Margaret Bannerman]].

His next Broadway appearance, ''Home is the Hero'', lasted 30 performances from September to October 1954. He appeared in support of Broadway legend [[Katharine Cornell]] and film legend [[Tyrone Power]] in ''[[The Dark Is Light Enough]]'', which lasted 69 performances from February to April 1955. The play toured several cities, with Plummer serving as Power's understudy.<ref>{{harvnb|Plummer|2008|pp=150–152}}</ref> Later that same year, he appeared in his first Broadway hit, opposite [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]] (who won a Tony Award) in [[Jean Anouilh]]'s ''[[The Lark (play)|The Lark]]''. After this success, he appeared in ''[[Night of the Auk]]'', which was not a success, He appeared as Jason opposite Dame [[Judith Anderson]] in [[Robinson Jeffers]]' adaptation of ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' at the Theatre Sara Bernhardt in Paris in 1955. The [[American National Theatre and Academy]] production, directed by [[Guthrie McClintic]], was part of Le Festival International. Also in 1955, he played Mark Antony in ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' and Ferdinand in ''[[The Tempest]]'' at the [[American Shakespeare Festival]] (Stratford, Connecticut). He returned to the American Shakespeare Festival in 1981 to play the title role in ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''.<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1"/>

Plummer made his Canadian television debut in the February 1953 [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] production of ''[[Othello]]'', starring [[Lorne Greene]] as the Moor.<ref name="othello">{{cite web| title=''Othello''| url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/AV37320| publisher=British Universities Film & Video Council| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=May 25, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525143933/http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/AV37320| url-status=live}}</ref> His American television debut was also in 1953 on a ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' episode entitled "The Gathering Night", as an artist who finds success just as his eyesight begins to fail him. He also appeared throughout the 1950s on both dramatic showcase programs like ''[[The Alcoa Hour]]'', ''[[General Electric Theater]]'', ''[[Kraft Television Theatre]]'', and ''[[Omnibus (U.S. TV series)|Omnibus]]'' and episodic series. In 1956, he appeared with [[Jason Robards]] and [[Constance Ford]] in an episode entitled "A Thief There Was" of [[CBS]]'s [[anthology series]] ''Appointment with Adventure''.<ref>{{cite web |title=APPOINTMENT WITH ADVENTURE: A THIEF THERE WAS (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=about&p=84&item=T:15255 |website=The Paley Center |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022742/https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=about&p=84&item=T%3A15255 |url-status=live }}</ref> Plummer made his debut at the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] in 1956, playing the title role in ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'', which subsequently was performed that year at the [[Edinburgh Festival]]. He played the title role in ''[[Hamlet]]'' and Sir Andrew Aguecheek in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' at Stratford in 1957. The following year, he played Leontes in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', Bardolph in ''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'', and Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''.<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1"/> In 1959, Plummer appeared in [[Elia Kazan]]'s successful Broadway production of [[Archibald MacLeish]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play ''[[J.B. (play)|J.B.]]''; Plummer was nominated for his first Tony for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in Play]]. (''J.B.'' also won Tonys for [[Tony Award for Best Play|Best Play]] and for Kazan's direction.)<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1"/>

He appeared in the live television drama ''[[Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame)|Little Moon of Alban]]'' with [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]], for which he received his first [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Emmy Award]] nomination.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Christopher Plummer |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/christopher-plummer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213082902/https://www.emmys.com/bios/christopher-plummer |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |access-date=February 5, 2021 |website=[[emmys.com]] |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref> He also appeared with Harris in the 1958 television adaptation of ''[[Johnny Belinda (play)#Adaptations|Johnny Belinda]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Belinda (1958) – Overview|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468335/johnny-belinda/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929155051/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468335/johnny-belinda/|archive-date=September 29, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=TCM. Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> and played [[Torvald Helmer]] to Harris' [[Nora Helmer|Nora]] in [[A Doll's House (1959 film)|a 1959 television version]] of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]''.<ref name="Tomatoes"/> Plummer starred in the television adaptations of [[Philip Barry]]'s ''[[The Philadelphia Story (play)|The Philadelphia Story]]'' (1959),<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|title=Christopher Plummer|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1a186bf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117010508/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1a186bf|archive-date=January 17, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=BFI. British Film Institute|language=en}}</ref> [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]'' (1960), [[Jean Anouilh]]'s ''[[Time Remembered]]'' (playing the role of Prince Albert originated by [[Richard Burton]] on Broadway),<ref name="time">{{cite web| title=Time Remembered| url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=2656| work=Internet Broadway Database| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=October 23, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023192506/http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2656| url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Edmond Rostand]]'s ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1962).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cyrano de Bergerac |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461260/cyrano-de-bergerac/#overview |website=TCM |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022805/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461260/cyrano-de-bergerac/#overview |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1964, his performance of the [[Hamlet|Gloomy Dane]] in the [[BBC]] production ''[[Hamlet|Hamlet at Elsinore]]'' garnered him his second [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Emmy]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamlet at Elsinore: 'To be, or not to be...' |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/hamlet/past_productions/1964_to_be.shtml |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112132752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/hamlet/past_productions/1964_to_be.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> He played Hamlet in ''[[Hamlet at Elsinore]]'', produced by Danish and British BBC TV (1964), taped at [[Elsinore Castle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hamlet at Elsinore |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/hamlet-at-elsinore |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207190451/https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/hamlet-at-elsinore |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 1961, he appeared as Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] at the [[Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], England. He also appeared with the RSC in May 1961 in the lead role of ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''. He made his London debut on June 11, 1961, playing King Henry II in [[Jean Anouilh]]'s ''[[Becket]]'' with the RSC at the Aldwych Theatre, directed by [[Peter Hall (director)|Peter Hall]]. The production later transferred to the Globe for a December 1961 to April 1962 run.<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1"/> For his performance, Plummer won the [[Evening Standard Award]] for Best Actor.<ref name="nine">{{cite web| title=''9'' Cast and Crew: Christopher Plummer| url=http://focusfeatures.com/9/castncrew?member=christopher_plummer| work=Focus Features| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=June 4, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604145347/http://focusfeatures.com/9/castncrew?member=christopher_plummer| url-status=live}}</ref> At the Stratford Festival, he played Philip the Bastard in ''[[King John (play)|King John]]'' and Mercutio in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. In 1962, he played the title roles in both ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]'', returning in 1967 to play Mark Antony in ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''.<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1">{{cite web| title=Actor Christopher Plummer On Stage| url=http://www.the-sound-of-music-guide.com/actor-christopher-plummer.html| publisher=The Sound of Music Guide| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909071146/http://www.the-sound-of-music-guide.com/actor-christopher-plummer.html| archive-date=September 9, 2011| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/8943 | title = Christopher Plummer acting credits | website = Stratford Festival Archives | access-date = June 3, 2019 | archive-date = April 6, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190406003440/https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/8943 | url-status = live }}</ref> Plummer appeared less frequently on Broadway in the 1960s as he moved from New York to London. 

He appeared in the title role in a 1963 production of [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'',<ref name="the-sound-of-music-guide1"/> which did not succeed, but he had a great success in [[Peter Shaffer]]'s ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'', playing conquistador [[Francisco Pizarro]] to [[David Carradine]]'s [[Atahuallpa]]. Both performances were "stunning", as Plummer did wonders "of extraordinary beauty and deep pain" in playing his complex character.<ref>Caldwell Titcomb (1965). [https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1965/11/9/the-royal-hunt-of-the-sun/ "The Royal Hunt of the Sun."]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055306/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1965/11/9/the-royal-hunt-of-the-sun/ |date=January 26, 2021 }} The Harvard Crimson. November 9, 1965. Retrieved August 12, 2019.</ref> Plummer's film career began in 1958 when [[Sidney Lumet]] cast him as a young writer in ''[[Stage Struck (1958 film)|Stage Struck]]''.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19650622&id=XNpIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZgENAAAAIBAJ&pg=912,6301612 Scheuer, Steven H. "TV Key Mailbag," ''The Morning Record'' (Meriden, CT), Tuesday, June 22, 1965.] Retrieved February 24, 2023.</ref> That same year, Plummer played the lead in [[Nicholas Ray]]'s film ''[[Wind Across the Everglades]]''.<ref name="Tomatoes">{{Cite web|title=Christopher Plummer|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/christopher_plummer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207005454/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/christopher_plummer|archive-date=February 7, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}}</ref> In 1963, he was the subject of a short [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary, ''30 Minutes, Mister Plummer'', directed by [[Anne Claire Poirier]].<ref name="poirier">{{Cite AV media| title=30 Minutes, Mister Plummer| url=http://nfb.ca/film/30_minutes_mister_plummer| people=Anne Claire Poirier, director| website=[[National Film Board of Canada]]| access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> Plummer returned to film playing the Roman emperor [[Commodus]] in [[Anthony Mann]]'s epic ''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]'' (1964).<ref name="Tomatoes"/>

=== 1965–1979: ''The Sound of Music'' and stardom ===
[[File:The Sound of Music Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews.jpg|thumb|left|Plummer acting alongside [[Julie Andrews]] in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965)]]
Plummer remains widely known for his portrayal of [[Georg von Trapp|Captain Von Trapp]] due to the box-office success and continued popularity of the [[Robert Wise]]-directed musical epic ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965). Plummer acted alongside [[Julie Andrews]], and the film earned five [[Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. Although he was embarrassed, at first, about the role, which Plummer described as "so awful and sentimental and gooey",<ref name="thr20111201">{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-plummer-beginners-sound-music-268669|title=Christopher Plummer Recalls 'Awful,' 'Gooey' ''Sound of Music'' Role|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=February 5, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205190535/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-plummer-beginners-sound-music-268669|url-status=live}}</ref> the film made cinematic history, becoming the all-time top-grossing film, eclipsing ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite web| last=Goldsmith| first=Patrick| title=Is this a box-office record with an * ?| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jan-30-la-et-bigpicture30-2010jan30-story.html| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=January 30, 2010| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=July 15, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715040255/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/30/entertainment/la-et-bigpicture30-2010jan30| url-status=live}}</ref> He found all aspects of making the film unpleasant, except working with Andrews, and he avoided using its name, instead calling it "that movie", "S&M" and "The Sound of Mucus".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/movies/christopher-plummer-used-to-call-the-sound-of-the-music-the-sound-of-mucus/|title= Christopher Plummer Used to Call 'Sound of Music' 'Sound of Mucus' Before Admitting It Was a 'Good Picture'|website= People Magazine|accessdate= August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name="abel20100131">{{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=September 18, 2013 |newspaper=The Boston Globe}}</ref> He declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sound of Music Reunion|url=https://www.sound-of-music-interactive.com/sound-of-music-reunion.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028133104/https://www.sound-of-music-interactive.com/sound-of-music-reunion.html|archive-date=October 28, 2020|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=Sound Of Music Interactive}}</ref> but he did provide commentary on the 2005 DVD release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Edition|url=http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/s/soundofmusic_40ae.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213200443/http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/s/soundofmusic_40ae.shtml|archive-date=February 13, 2021|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=The DVD Journal}}</ref> 

He relented for the 45th anniversary and appeared with the full cast on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' on October 28, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=For the First Time in 45 Years: The Sound of Music Cast Reunites|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/for-the-first-time-in-45-years-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunites_1|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=Oprah.com|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022745/https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/for-the-first-time-in-45-years-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunites_1|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Plummer said that he was "a bit bored with the character". He said: "Although we worked hard enough to make him interesting, it was a bit like flogging a dead horse. And the subject matter is not mine. I mean, it can't appeal to every person in the world."<ref name="Plummer"/> However, he admitted that the film itself was well made and was proud to be associated with a film with such mass appeal. "But it was a very well-made movie, and it's a family movie and we haven't seen a family movie, I don't think, on that scale for ages."<ref name="horizons">{{cite web| url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1525/christopher-plummer-for-the-last-station| title=Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station| first=Paul| last=Fischer| publisher=Dark Horizons| date=December 29, 2009| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809161356/http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/1525/christopher-plummer-for-the-last-station| archive-date=August 9, 2012| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In one interview he said that he had "terrific memories" of making the movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/christopher-plummer-obituary-1.5902845 |title=Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and oldest actor to win an Oscar, dead at 91 |work=CBC News |last=Iorfida |first=Chris |date=February 5, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216094742/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/christopher-plummer-obituary-1.5902845 |archive-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref>

He was in ''[[Inside Daisy Clover]]'' (1965), then played World War Two agent [[Eddie Chapman]] in ''[[Triple Cross (1966 film)|Triple Cross]]'' (1966), and had a supporting role as [[Erwin Rommel|Field Marshal Erwin Rommel]] in ''[[The Night of the Generals]]'' (1967). Plummer was cast to replace [[Rex Harrison]] for the film adaptation of ''[[Doctor Dolittle (film)|Doctor Dolittle]]''. This decision was later reversed, but Plummer was nonetheless paid $87,500 for signing the contract. At the same time, Plummer was performing in the stage play ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' and his whole ''Dolittle'' participation was so brief that Plummer never missed a performance.<ref name="harris">{{cite book| last=Harris| first=Mark| title=Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwSv6lsPDxgC&q=plummer| date=February 14, 2008| publisher=[[Penguin Group|The Penguin Press]]| page=154| isbn=978-1-59420-152-3| access-date=October 30, 2020| archive-date=April 1, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022746/https://books.google.com/books?id=EwSv6lsPDxgC&q=plummer| url-status=live}}</ref> Plummer had the title role in ''[[Oedipus the King (1968 film)|Oedipus the King]]'' (1968) and ''[[The High Commissioner (film)|The High Commissioner]]'' (1968), playing an Australian in the latter. Plummer was one of many stars in ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' (1969), and the lead in a musical, ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (1969).<ref name="BFI"/> In the 1969 ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun (film)|film adaptation of The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'', Plummer plays the [[Inca Emperor]] [[Atahualpa]] to [[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]]'s Pizarro.<ref>{{Citation|last=|first=|title=The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/royal_hunt_of_the_sun|volume=|pages=|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en|access-date=February 7, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019223258/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/royal_hunt_of_the_sun|url-status=live}}</ref> On screen, Plummer portrayed the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] in ''[[Waterloo (1970 film)|Waterloo]]'' (1970). ''[[The Pyx]]'' (1973) was his first Canadian film. He played [[Rudyard Kipling]] in ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975). He also appeared in the comedy ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' (1975), alongside [[Peter Sellers]] and ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' (1978) opposite [[Elliott Gould]]. He appeared in ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976), ''[[Starcrash]]'' (1978), ''[[International Velvet (film)|International Velvet]]'' (1978) and ''[[Murder by Decree]]'' (1979) (playing [[Sherlock Holmes]]).

From June 1971 to January 1972, he appeared at the [[Royal National Theatre]], acting in repertory for the season. The plays he appeared in were [[Jean Giraudoux]]'s ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' directed by [[Laurence Olivier]];<ref name="olivier">{{cite book| title=Olivier at Work: The National Years| author=Royal National Theatre| year=1989| page=[https://archive.org/details/olivieratworknat00oliv/page/105 105]| publisher=Theatre Communications| isbn=978-1-85459-037-4| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/olivieratworknat00oliv/page/105}}</ref> [[Georg Büchner]]'s ''[[Danton's Death]]'' (director [[Jonathan Miller]]); [[Adrian Mitchell]]'s ''Tyger''; [[Luigi Pirandello]]'s ''[[The Rules of the Game (play)|The Rules of the Game]]''; and [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' at the New Theatre in London. From May to June 1973, he appeared on Broadway as [[Cyrano de Bergerac|the title character]] in ''[[Cyrano (musical)|Cyrano]]'', a musical adaptation of [[Edmond Rostand]]'s 1897 play ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' by [[Anthony Burgess]] and Michael J. Lewis. For that performance, Plummer won the [[Tony Award]] for Best Actor in a Musical and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Performance. Later that year, he played [[Anton Chekhov]] in [[Neil Simon]]'s adaptation of several Chekhov short stories, ''[[The Good Doctor (play)|The Good Doctor]]''.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.theatermirror.com/TAgooddr2ND.htm| title=Theatre Mirror Reviews: "The Good Doctor"| journal=Theater Mirror| access-date=November 29, 2016| first=Tony| last=Annicone| date=March 10, 2011| archive-date=April 26, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426165637/http://www.theatermirror.com/TAgooddr2ND.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> Another notable play in which he appeared was the 1974 adaptation of [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[After the Fall (play)|After the Fall]]'', in which he played Quentin (a part originated on Broadway by [[Jason Robards]]<ref name="fall">{{cite web| title=After the Fall| url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13317| work=Internet Broadway Database| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=November 3, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103161301/http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13317| url-status=live}}</ref>) opposite [[Faye Dunaway]]'s Maggie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=After the Fall (1974)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e9150c7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118021012/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e9150c7|archive-date=January 18, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=BFI. British Film Institute}}</ref>

Plummer acted in ''Lovers and Madmen'' at the Opera House at the [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and in ''Love and Master Will'' at the same venue in 1975.<ref name="encyclopedia">{{cite web| title=Plummer, Christopher 1929–| url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Christopher_Plummer.aspx| website=Encyclopedia.com| year=2008| access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> ''Love and Master Will'' consisted of selections from the works of [[William Shakespeare]] on the subject of love, arranged by Plummer. His co-stars were [[Zoe Caldwell]], [[Bibi Andersson]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]]. Plummer played "Edgar" in [[E. L. Doctorow]]'s ''Drinks before Dinner'' with the [[New York Shakespeare Festival]] at the Public/Newman Theatre in New York City in 1978. He appeared as [[Herod Antipas]] in the television miniseries ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' (1977) alongside the ensemble cast which included [[Laurence Olivier]], [[James Earl Jones]] and [[James Mason]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesus of Nazareth (1977) |url=http://decentfilms.com/reviews/Jesusofnazareth |website=Decent Films |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126023121/http://www.decentfilms.com/reviews/Jesusofnazareth |url-status=live }}</ref> Plummer played [[Herbert Kappler]] in the true based [[television film]] ''[[The Scarlet and the Black]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV: MOVIE ABOUT NAZIS AND PAPAL DIPLOMACY |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/02/arts/tv-movie-about-nazis-and-papal-diplomacy.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 2, 1983 |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001956/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/02/arts/tv-movie-about-nazis-and-papal-diplomacy.html |url-status=live |last=Corry |first=John }}</ref> That same year, he starred in the five-time [[Emmy Award]]-winning television series ''[[The Thorn Birds (miniseries)|The Thorn Birds]]'', alongside [[Barbara Stanwyck]] and [[Jean Simmons]].

=== 1980–1997: Return to theatre ===
[[File:Ronald Reagan Meets Christopher Plummer C31162-24 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Plummer with President [[Ronald Reagan]] at the [[White House]], 1985]]
During this time Plummer appeared in the romantic drama ''[[Somewhere in Time (film)|Somewhere in Time]]'' (1980), the drama ''[[Eyewitness (1981 film)|Eyewitness]]'' (1981), the comedy ''[[Dragnet (1987 film)|Dragnet]]'' (1987) and ''Shadow Dancing'' (1988). Plummer also did some voice work, such as his role of Henri the pigeon in ''[[An American Tail]]'' (1986) and the villainous Grand Duke of Owls in ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' (1991), both directed by [[Don Bluth]]. In 1982, he starred on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] production of the Shakespearean tragedy ''[[Othello]]'', playing [[Iago]] opposite [[James Earl Jones]]' Moor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Broadway League|date=|title=Othello – Broadway Play – 1982 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160#OpeningNightCast|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214163520/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160#OpeningNightCast|archive-date=February 14, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=IBDB. Internet Broadway Database|language=en}}</ref> The production also featured performances from [[Kelsey Grammer]] as Cassio and [[Dianne Wiest]] as Desdemona. ''[[New York Times]]'' theatre critic [[Frank Rich]] wrote in his original review, "Mr. Plummer, a sensational actor in peak form, has made something crushing out of Shakespeare's archvillain. He gives us evil so pure - and so bottomless - that it can induce tears. Our tears are not for the dastardly Iago, of course - that would be wrong. No, what Mr. Plummer does is make us weep for a civilization that can produce such a man and allow him to flower."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/04/theater/stage-jones-and-plummer-s-othello.html|title= STAGE: JONES AND PLUMMER'S 'OTHELLO'|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= February 4, 1982|access-date= June 16, 2021|last= Rich|first= Frank}}</ref> For his performance he received a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] nomination losing to [[Roger Rees]] in ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1982/category/any/show/any/|title=1982 Tony Awards Nominees|author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=[[American Theatre Wing]]|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>

In 1987, Plummer provided the [[English language|English]] narration for [[Frédéric Back]]'s animated film ''[[The Man Who Planted Trees (film)|The Man Who Planted Trees]]''. The film won [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short]] at the [[60th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscars1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988 |title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=16 October 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUrE-PO5J0U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/KUrE-PO5J0U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Man Who Planted Trees Wins Animated Short: 1988 Oscars|website=[[YouTube]] |date=February 4, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1988, he starred in another Shakespeare adaptation on Broadway in the title role in ''[[Macbeth]]'' with [[Glenda Jackson]] playing his [[Lady Macbeth|lady]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Broadway League|date=|title=Macbeth – Broadway Play – 1988 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/macbeth-4503#OpeningNightCast|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213214314/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/macbeth-4503#OpeningNightCast|archive-date=February 13, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021|website=IBDB. Internet Broadway Database|language=en}}</ref> Frank Rich wrote of his performance "Mr. Plummer's thoughtful, beautifully spoken performance best illuminates the strengths and built-in limitations of the entire enterprise. This actor grapples arrestingly with his early bouts of conscience, as ''horrible imaginings'' send Macbeth's heart knocking at his ribs."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/22/theater/review-theater-a-macbeth-starring-plummer-and-jackson.html|title= Review/Theater; A 'Macbeth' Starring Plummer and Jackson|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= April 22, 1988|access-date= June 16, 2021|last= Rich|first= Frank}}</ref> From 1990 to 1993, he starred in the Canadian-French drama series ''[[Counterstrike (1990 TV series)|Counterstrike]]''. From 1993 to 1995, he narrated the animated television series ''[[Madeline]]'', for which he received an [[Emmy Award]], as well as the animated television series ''[[The World of David the Gnome]]''.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present| year=2003| first1=Tim| last1=Brooks| first2=Earle F.| last2=Marsh| publisher=Ballantine Books| isbn=0-345-45542-8| page=1444}}</ref> He appeared with [[Jason Robards]] in the 1994 revival of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[No Man's Land (play)|No Man's Land]]'' by the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' film critic Jeremy Gerard praised Plummer's performance while critiquing Robards by writing, "They're a remarkable pair to watch wrangling with Pinter's elliptical, often uncrackable script. As it happens, Plummer emerges triumphant, while Robards seems utterly at sea...Plummer plays the humour and the bathos with equal ease and complete conviction. By turns funny and heartbreaking, it's an exquisite, haunting performance."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/legit/reviews/no-man-s-land-3-1200435111/|title= No Man's Land|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= January 28, 1994|access-date= June 16, 2021}}</ref> For his performance Plummer received his fourth [[Tony Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1994/category/any/show/any/|title=1994 Tony Awards Nominees|author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=[[American Theatre Wing]]|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>

Plummer achieved great success in the 1997 Broadway production of the [[William Luce]] play ''[[Barrymore (play)|Barrymore]]'' portraying [[John Barrymore]] a few months before his death. [[Vincent Canby]] in his ''[[New York Times]]'' review he praised Plummer for his performance "With the confidence of the superb actor he has become, and in the trim of an athlete, Christopher Plummer is here in a new play, giving an achingly funny, memorably strong and debonair performance".<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=October 6, 1996 |title=Christopher Plummer Reigns As Barrymore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/theater/christopher-plummer-reigns-as-barrymore.html |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> After a successful run on Broadway he went on tour with the production. His performance brought him his second [[Tony Award]] (this time as [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]]) and a [[Drama Desk Award]] as Outstanding Actor in a Play. Plummer continued acting in films including the science fiction film ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' (1991), which was a welcome opportunity for him since he was a fan of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise which also allowed him to perform with his former understudy and long-time friend, [[William Shatner]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ryan |title=Christopher Plummer Was a Diehard Trekkie Before Being Cast in 'Undiscovered Country' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-plummer-was-a-diehard-trekkie-before-being-cast-in-undiscovered-country|access-date=February 7, 2021 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206092005/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-plummer-was-a-diehard-trekkie-before-being-cast-in-undiscovered-country#:~:text=Shatner%20was%20Plummer's%20understudy%20in,a%20speech%2C%20he%20sat%20down. |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in [[Spike Lee]]'s biographical drama ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'' (1992), [[Mike Nichols]]' horror drama ''[[Wolf (1994 film)|Wolf]]'' (1994), [[Taylor Hackford]]'s psychological drama ''[[Dolores Claiborne (film)|Dolores Claiborne]]'' (1995), and [[Terry Gilliam]]'s science fiction drama ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' (1995). Plummer portrayed [[George Hees]] in the Canadian miniseries ''[[The Arrow (miniseries)|The Arrow]]'' (1997).

=== 1998–2009: Established actor ===
[[File:Christopher Plummer 2007.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Plummer in 2007]]
One of Plummer's most critically acclaimed roles was that of television journalist [[Mike Wallace]] in [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]]'s [[biographical film]] ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' (1999), for which he was honoured with several critics' awards for Best Supporting Actor, though a corresponding [[Academy Award]] nomination did not materialize.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tapley |first=Kristopher |date=April 8, 2012 |title=Mike Wallace's great moment of pause was immortalized forever by Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer in 'The Insider' |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/cbs-newsman-mike-wallace-was-93 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024042/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/cbs-newsman-mike-wallace-was-93 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2014 |work=HitFix}}</ref> Plummer's other turns from this period include his roles as Dr. Rosen in [[Ron Howard]]'s Academy Award-winning [[biographical film]] ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001), Uncle Ralph to the title character in [[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|the 2002 film adaptation]] of [[Charles Dickens]] novel ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'', Arthur Case in [[Spike Lee]]'s film ''[[Inside Man]]'' (2006), and the philosopher [[Aristotle]] in ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'', alongside [[Colin Farrell]]. In 2004, Plummer briefly played John Adams Gates in the [[Disney]] adventure film ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]''. He also appeared in [[Stephen Gaghan]]'s drama ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005), the romantic comedy ''[[Must Love Dogs]]'' (2005), [[Terrence Malick]]'s historical drama ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]'' (2005), and the romantic drama ''[[The Lake House (film)|The Lake House]]'' (2006).<ref name="BFI"/> In 2009, Plummer gave a voice performance for [[Pixar]]'s animated film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' where he played the antagonistic character Charles Muntz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Up – Cast |url=https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/up |website=Pixar |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126200323/https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/up |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year he also lent his voice in [[Tim Burton]]-produced action/science fiction film ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' playing elder leader 1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Strong cast lines up for animated '9'|url=http://www.thefilmasylum.com/newsitem.php?subaction=showfull&id=1174490932&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2 |website=The Film Asylum|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927080240/http://www.thefilmasylum.com/newsitem.php?subaction=showfull&id=1174490932&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2|archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref>

In 2000, Plummer played [[David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir|Sir David Maxwell Fyfe]] in the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]-winning ''[[Nuremberg (miniseries)|Nuremberg]]'' (2000) alongside [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] and [[Max Von Sydow]], and the Emmy-winning ''[[The Moneychangers#On television|The Moneychangers]]'' (for which he won his first Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series).<ref name=":4"/> That same year he co-starred in ''[[American Tragedy (film)|American Tragedy]]'' as [[F. Lee Bailey]] (for which he received a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination),<ref name="Golden"/> and appeared in TV movie ''Four Minutes'', ''[[Miracle Planet]]'', and a documentary by [[Ric Burns]] about [[Eugene O'Neill]]. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance in ''[[Our Fathers (film)|Our Fathers]]'' and reunited with [[Julie Andrews]] for a television production of ''[[On Golden Pond (play)|On Golden Pond]]''.<ref name=":4"/> He was the narrator for ''[[The Gospel of John (2003 film)|The Gospel of John]]''. Plummer appeared as a presenter in the CPAC documentary series ''The Prime Ministers'' in 2004. He appeared in the third episode, "[[John Abbott]]"{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} (as Plummer is Abbott's great-grandson).<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Plummer, C.C. |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/node/132 |website=gg.ca |date=February 11, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205232317/https://www.gg.ca/en/node/132 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Flickr - csztova - Christopher Plummer - TIFF 09'.jpg|thumb|right|160px|upright=0.8|Plummer at the premiere for ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'', 2009]]
In 2002, he appeared in a lauded production of ''[[King Lear]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Miller]].<ref name="brantley">{{cite news| first=Ben| last=Brantley| author-link=Ben Brantley| title=Every Inch a King, Every Moment a Revelation| url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2002/09/12/arts/theater/12LEAR.html| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=September 12, 2002| access-date=April 22, 2021| archive-date=December 31, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231165007/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/12/theater/theater-review-every-inch-a-king-every-moment-a-revelation.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm| url-status=live}}</ref> The production successfully transferred to New York City's [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|Lincoln Center]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news| first=Ben| last=Brantley| author-link=Ben Brantley| title=A Fiery Fall Into the Abyss, Unknowing And Unknown| url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2004/03/05/theater/reviews/05LEAR.html| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=March 5, 2004| access-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref> He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his 2004 ''[[King Lear]]'' and for a Tony Award playing Henry Drummond in the 2007 revival of ''[[Inherit the Wind (play)|Inherit the Wind]]''.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.playbill.com/person/christopher-plummer-vault-0000073985| title=Christopher Plummer| journal=[[Playbill]]| access-date=November 29, 2016| archive-date=November 29, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144426/http://www.playbill.com/person/christopher-plummer-vault-0000073985| url-status=live}}</ref> He returned to the stage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in August 2008 in a critically acclaimed performance as [[Julius Caesar]] in [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (play)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' directed by [[Tony Award]] winner [[Des McAnuff]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caesar and Cleopatra|url=http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/plays/caesar.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810052712/http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/plays/caesar.cfm|archive-date=August 10, 2008|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=Stratford Shakespeare Festival}}</ref> this production was videotaped and shown in high definition in Canadian cinemas on January 31, 2009 (with an encore presentation on February 23, 2009) and broadcast on April 4, 2009, on [[CTV Drama Channel|Bravo!]] in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caesar and Cleopatra|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/caesar-and-cleopatra/cast/2030023778/|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208061413/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/caesar-and-cleopatra/cast/2030023778/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009 and 2010, Plummer starred in two stage to screen adaptations of the Stratford Festival productions of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s [[Caesar and Cleopatra (play)|''Caesar and Cleopatra'']] and [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Tempest]]''. Both plays were directed for the stage by Des McAnuff and produced by Barry Avrich. The Tempest won Plummer a Canadian Screen award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Plummer |url=https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Christopher-Plummer |website=Popular Timelines|date=February 6, 2021 }}</ref> Plummer returned to the Stratford Festival in the summer of 2010 in ''[[The Tempest]]'' as the lead character, [[Prospero]] (also videotaped and shown in high definition in cinemas), and again in the summer of 2012 in the one-man show, ''A Word or Two'', an autobiographical exploration of his love of literature. In 2014, Plummer presented ''A Word or Two'' again, at the [[Ahmanson Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web| last=McNulty| first=Charles| title=Review: Christopher Plummer, a man of letters, says 'A Word or Two'| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-a-word-or-two-review-20140124,0,3758435.story| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=January 23, 2014| access-date=January 24, 2014| archive-date=January 24, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124034748/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-a-word-or-two-review-20140124,0,3758435.story| url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2010–2021: Resurgence and final roles ===
In January 2010, Plummer received his first [[Academy Award]] nomination for his portrayal of author [[Leo Tolstoy]] in ''[[The Last Station]]'' (2009).<ref name="USAtoday">{{cite news| title=Christopher Plummer, 80, revels in first Oscar nomination| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/02/christopher-plummer-80-revels-in-first-oscar-nomination/1| first=Ann| last=Oldenburg| newspaper=[[USA Today]]| date=February 2, 2010| access-date=July 23, 2012| archive-date=February 5, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205172407/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/02/christopher-plummer-80-revels-in-first-oscar-nomination/1| url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking to the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] in an interview that aired on March 7, 2010,<ref name="cbc">{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Arts_and_Entertainment/1244504193/ID=1445422951| title=Christopher Plummer interview| date=March 8, 2010| work=CBC News| access-date=March 21, 2010| archive-date=January 20, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120105840/http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Arts_and_Entertainment/1244504193/ID=1445422951| url-status=live}}</ref> Plummer added, tongue-in-cheek, "Well, I said it's about time! I mean, I'm 80 years old, for God's sake. Have mercy." On Oscar night, March 7, 2010, however, he lost to [[Christoph Waltz]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news| title=Christoph Waltz wins Oscar for "Basterds"| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-waltz-idUSTRE6270WW20100308| first=Alex| last=Dobuzinskis| date=March 7, 2010| agency=[[Reuters]]| website=reuters.com| access-date=December 21, 2017| archive-date=October 1, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001183920/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/08/us-oscars-waltz-idUSTRE6270WW20100308| url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Plummer appeared in [[David Fincher]]'s English-language film adaptation of [[Stieg Larsson]]'s book ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' starring [[Daniel Craig]], [[Rooney Mara]] and [[Stellan Skarsgård]]. The film was a critical and commercial success. Earlier that year, Plummer received his second nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in [[Mike Mills (director)|Mike Mills']] independent comedy drama film ''[[Beginners]]'' (2011) starring [[Ewan McGregor]] and [[Mélanie Laurent]]''.'' Plummer was announced as the winner at the [[84th Academy Awards]]''.'' Plummer's win made him, at age 82, the oldest actor to win an Academy Award. When he accepted the award, he quipped: "You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?"<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=883H6gNZyGM| title=Christopher Plummer winning Best Supporting Actor| website=YouTube| date=February 26, 2012| access-date=August 3, 2012| archive-date=March 24, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324142753/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=883H6gNZyGM| url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Christopher Plummer 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Plummer in 2014]]
In 2011, he appeared in the feature-length documentary ''[[The Captains (film)|The Captains]]''. The film, written and directed by [[William Shatner]], sees Shatner interview Plummer at the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] Theatre where they talk about their young careers, long lasting friendship, and Plummer's role as [[Chang (Star Trek)|Chang]] in ''[[Star Trek VI]]''. The film references that Shatner, two years Plummer's junior, was the other's understudy in a production of ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'' at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. When Plummer had fallen ill, Shatner took the stage, earning his first big break.<ref>{{cite web| title=Exclusive Clips from William Shatner's ''The Captains''| url=http://trekmovie.com/2011/07/18/exclusive-clips-from-william-shatners-the-captains-how-to-watch-doc-for-free-online| date=July 18, 2011| website=Trekmovie.com| access-date=July 25, 2012| archive-date=December 29, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190949/https://trekmovie.com/2011/07/18/exclusive-clips-from-william-shatners-the-captains-how-to-watch-doc-for-free-online/| url-status=live}}</ref> Plummer voiced Arngeir, speaker for the Greybeards, in the video game ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title=These Are the Distinguished Voices of ''Skyrim''| url=http://kotaku.com/5844235/these-are-the-distinguished-voices-of-skyrim| publisher=Kotaku| date=September 27, 2011| access-date=June 8, 2015| archive-date=September 3, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903100745/http://kotaku.com/5844235/these-are-the-distinguished-voices-of-skyrim| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he starred in the [[Atom Egoyan]]-directed thriller ''[[Remember (2015 film)|Remember]]'', alongside [[Martin Landau]] and [[Bruno Ganz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Remember Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/17/remember-review-christopher-plummer-nazi-tiff |work=The Guardian |date=September 17, 2015 |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621045230/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/17/remember-review-christopher-plummer-nazi-tiff |url-status=live }}</ref> Plummer played [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in ''[[The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)|The Man Who Invented Christmas]]'' (2017), which is based on [[Charles Dickens]]' novella ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.

In November 2017, Plummer, who was director [[Ridley Scott]]'s original choice to play [[J. Paul Getty]] in ''[[All the Money in the World]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-plummer-replace-kevin-spacey-all-money-world-1056450| title=Christopher Plummer to Replace Kevin Spacey in 'All the Money in the World'| last1=Galuppo| first1=Mia| last2=McClintock| first2=Pamela| last3=Giardina| first3=Carolyn| newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=November 9, 2017| access-date=December 8, 2017| archive-date=December 9, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044137/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-plummer-replace-kevin-spacey-all-money-world-1056450| url-status=live}}</ref> was cast to replace [[Kevin Spacey]] in the then-already completed film. The move came amid numerous [[Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations made against Spacey]]. All scenes that had included Spacey were re-shot with Plummer. Co-stars [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] were part of the necessary filming.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/11/09/movie-magician-christopher-plummer-seeks-to-perform-a-cinematic-miracle-by-replacing-kevin-spacey-howell.html| title=If any actor can quickly replace Kevin Spacey, it's Christopher Plummer: Howell| first=Peter| last=Howell| date=November 9, 2017| newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]| access-date=November 10, 2017| archive-date=November 10, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110154843/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/11/09/movie-magician-christopher-plummer-seeks-to-perform-a-cinematic-miracle-by-replacing-kevin-spacey-howell.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The decision was made not long before the scheduled release date of December 22. [[TriStar Pictures]] intended to meet that release date in spite of the tight re-shooting and editing schedule; it was eventually pushed back to December 25.<ref>{{cite news| last=Fleming| first=Mike Jr.| title=Shocker: Kevin Spacey Dropped From 'All The Money In The World;' J Paul Getty Role Recast With Christopher Plummer| url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/| journal=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| access-date=November 9, 2017| date=November 9, 2017| archive-date=November 9, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109020204/http://deadline.com/2017/11/kevin-spacey-dropped-all-in-the-money-in-the-world-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-j-paul-getty-1202204437/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/kevin-spacey-to-be-cut-out-of-all-the-money-in-the-world.html| title=Kevin Spacey to be cut out of 'All the Money in the World' following assault allegations| first=Andrea| last=Mandell| date=November 9, 2017| website=[[CNBC]]| access-date=November 10, 2017| archive-date=November 10, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225439/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/kevin-spacey-to-be-cut-out-of-all-the-money-in-the-world.html| url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance, Plummer was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe]],<ref name="Golden"/> [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|British Academy Film Award]]<ref name=":3"/> and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url = http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/GetResults?query=%7B%22NomineeId%22:6056,%22IsHyperlinkQuery%22:true,%22Sort%22:%221-Nominee-Alpha%22,%22Search%22:%22Basic%22%7D|title = Search Results|website = [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|access-date = February 5, 2021|archive-date = April 1, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210401022749/https://www1.oscars.org/vendor/old/css/oscarsPrint-20141001.css|url-status = live}}</ref> Eric Kohn of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote of his performance, "Plummer is a world-class performer who endows Getty with a smarmy obstinance that aligns with the movie’s blunt storytelling".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/all-the-money-in-the-world-review-christopher-plummer-ridley-scott-1201909067/#:~:text=Ironically%2C%20the%20movie%20works%20best,bite%20that%20transcends%20entertainment%20value.|title= 'All the Money in the World' Review: Ridley Scott Proves an Expert Surgeon, but the Results Are Less Impressive|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= December 19, 2017|accessdate= March 5, 2025}}</ref>

He starred in the [[Rian Johnson]] directed mystery thriller ensemble film ''[[Knives Out]]'' (2019) alongside [[Ana de Armas]], [[Daniel Craig]], [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]], [[Don Johnson]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Lakeith Stanfield]] and [[Michael Shannon]]. Plummer plays Harlan Thrombey, a wealthy mystery novelist whose family is celebrating his 85th birthday party when a death occurs. The film premiered at the [[2019 Toronto International Film Festival]] to positive reviews. It was an immense box office success. It was selected by the [[American Film Institute]] and the [[National Board of Review]] as one of the top ten films of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knives Out – Official Movie Site – In Theaters November 27, 2019 |url=https://knivesout.movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212173921/https://www.knivesout.movie/ |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=February 5, 2021 |website=knivesout.movie}}</ref> At the age of 89, he appeared in a leading role in ''[[Departure (TV series)|Departure]]'', a 2019 Canadian-British TV series by Global for [[NBCUniversal]] about the disappearance of a trans-Atlantic flight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Free full episodes of Departure on GlobalTV.com Cast photos, gossip and news from Departure |url=https://www.globaltv.com/shows/departure/cast/ |access-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213045923/https://www.globaltv.com/shows/departure/cast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Plummer was set to return to ''[[Departure (TV series)|Departure]]'' for season 2. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and Canadian travel lockdown, he would film his parts from his home in Connecticut, instead of venturing to Toronto, in 2020 and 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahearn |first=Victoria |date=October 9, 2020 |title=Christopher Plummer set to film season 2 of 'Departure' from his home due to pandemic |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/10/09/christopher-plummer-set-to-film-season-2-of-departure-from-his-home-due-to-pandemic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010123637/https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/10/09/christopher-plummer-set-to-film-season-2-of-departure-from-his-home-due-to-pandemic/ |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2021 |publisher=City News |location=Toronto |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref> He completed his filming for the second season shortly before his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/christopher-plummer-finished-filming-departure-season-2-death/|title=Christopher Plummer Finished Filming For Departure Season 2 Before His Death|date=March 5, 2021|publisher=Screen Rant|access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305031345/https://screenrant.com/christopher-plummer-finished-filming-departure-season-2-death/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, Plummer was set to play the lead for a film adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[[King Lear]]'', to be filmed in the summer, in [[Newfoundland]], under director [[Des McAnuff]]. He died before filming commenced.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://ca.news.yahoo.com/des-mcanuff-king-lear-film-090000618.html |title= Des McAnuff on the 'King Lear' film Christopher Plummer was 'very passionate about' |agency= The Canadian Press |date= February 6, 2021 |publisher= Yahoo News |access-date= February 8, 2021 |archive-date= February 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210214224820/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/des-mcanuff-king-lear-film-090000618.html |url-status= live }}</ref>