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Christopher Plummer

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (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 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". 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 began his acting career in Ottawa and followed this with stage roles in Canada, the U.S. and Bermuda. He made his Broadway debut in the 1954 play ''The Starcross Story''. He received two Tony Awards, one for Best Actor in a Musical playing Cyrano de Bergerac in ''Cyrano'' (1974) and the other for Best Actor in a Play portraying John Barrymore in ''Barrymore'' (1997). His other Tony-nominated roles include ''J.B.'' (1959), ''Othello'' (1982), ''No Man's Land'' (1994), ''King Lear'' (2004) and ''Inherit the Wind'' (2007).

Plummer made his film debut in ''Stage Struck'' (1958), and landed his first starring role that same year in ''Wind Across the Everglades''. He became a household name with his role as Captain Georg von Trapp in the musical film ''The Sound of Music'' (1965) alongside Julie Andrews. During this time he starred in ''The Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1964), ''Waterloo'' (1970) and ''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'' (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'' (1980), ''The Man Who Planted Trees'' (1987), ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991), ''Malcolm X'' (1992), ''The Insider'' (1999), ''A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), ''The New World'' (2005), ''Syriana'' (2005), ''Inside Man'' (2006), ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011) and ''Knives Out'' (2019). Provided by Wikipedia