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Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

PersonDied aged 91humanQ190523

Also known as Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer

Born: December 13, 1929
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: February 5, 2021
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1.deadline.com/2021/02/christopher-plummer-dies-91-sound-of-music-all-the-money-in-the-world-star-1234688379/
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Birthplace: Toronto
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-11
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Place of death: Weston
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1.deadline.com/2021/02/christopher-plummer-dies-91-sound-of-music-all-the-money-in-the-world-star-1234688379/
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Citizenship: Canada
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1.torontosun.com/news/national/canadian-actor-christopher-plummer-dies-at-91
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Occupation: television actor
, film actor
, voice actor
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Education: McGill University
, High School of Montreal
, University of Western Ontario
Spouse: Elaine Taylor(1970–2021)
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1.Stated in Who's Who
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, Tammy Grimes(1956–1960)
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1.Stated in Who's Who
2.Stated in Canadian Who's Whoarchive.org/details/canadianwhoswho0014unse/page/800/mode/2up
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, Patricia Lewis(1962–1966)
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1.Stated in Canadian Who's Whoarchive.org/details/canadianwhoswho0014unse/page/800/mode/2up
2.Stated in Who's Who
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Overview

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Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer 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.

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Man in the Chair(2007)
Emotional Arithmetic(2007)
Closing the Ring(2007)
The Lake House(2006)
Inside Man(2006)
The New World(2006)
Syriana(2005)
Must Love Dogs(2005)
National Treasure(2004)
Alexander(2004)
Blizzard(2003)
Cold Creek Manor(2003)
Nicholas Nickleby(2002)
Ararat(2002)
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
Full Disclosure(2001)
Lucky Break(2001)
Woman Wanted(2000)
American Tragedy(2000)
Nuremberg(2000)
Dracula 2000(2000)
The Insider(1999)
Winchell(1998)
The Clown at Midnight(1998)
Babes in Toyland(1997)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy(1997)
Dolores Claiborne(1995)
Harrison Bergeron(1995)
12 Monkeys(1995)
Wolf(1994)
Secrets(1992)
The First Circle(1992)
Malcolm X(1992)
Money(1991)
Young Catherine(1991)
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead(1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)
Red-Blooded American Girl(1990)
Counterstrike(1990)
Where the Heart Is(1990)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo(1990)
Mindfield(1989)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind(1988)
Shadow Dancing(1988)
Vampire in Venice(1988)
Souvenir(1987)
I Love N.Y.(1987)
A Hazard of Hearts(1987)
Dragnet(1987)
The Boy in Blue(1986)
Lily in Love(1984)
Terror in the Aisles(1984)
Ordeal by Innocence(1984)
Dreamscape(1984)
Prototype(1983)
The Scarlet and the Black(1983)
The Thorn Birds(1983)
Highpoint(1982)
The Amateur(1981)
Eyewitness(1981)
Dial 'M' for Murder(1981)
The Shadow Box(1980)
Somewhere in Time(1980)
Murder by Decree(1979)
Riel(1979)
Hanover Street(1979)
Starcrash(1978)
The Silent Partner(1978)
International Velvet(1978)
The Assignment(1977)
Silver Blaze(1977)
Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
Aces High(1976)
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
The Day That Shook the World(1975)
The Spiral Staircase(1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther(1975)
The Happy Prince(1974)
The Pyx(1973)
Waterloo(1970)
The Royal Hunt of the Sun(1969)
Lock Up Your Daughters(1969)
Battle of Britain(1969)
Nobody Runs Forever(1968)
The Secret of Michelangelo(1968)
Oedipus the King(1968)
The Night of the Generals(1967)
Triple Cross(1966)
The Sound of Music(1965)
Inside Daisy Clover(1965)
Hamlet at Elsinore(1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)
A Doll's House(1959)
Wind Across the Everglades(1958)
Stage Struck(1958)
The Tempest

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227 statements · 22% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in The Peerage
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Awards: John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement(2014)
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1.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(February 26, 2012) for work: Beginners · statement is subject of: 84th Academy Awards
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1.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2012
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Governor General's Performing Arts Award(2001)
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1.ggpaa.ca/award-recipients.aspx?year=all#resultsRetrieved 2021-03-29
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Canada's Walk of Fame(1998)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(1997) statement is subject of: 51st Tony Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie(1977) statement is subject of: 29th Primetime Emmy Awards · for work: The Moneychangers
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical(1974) statement is subject of: 28th Tony Awards
Companion of the Order of Canada(1968)
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Theatre World Award(1955)
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Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Golden Globes
Sam Wanamaker Award
Given name: Arthur
Christopher
Orme
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(January 23, 2018) for work: All the Money in the World · statement is subject of: 90th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(January 24, 2012) for work: Beginners · statement is subject of: 84th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(February 2, 2010) for work: The Last Station · statement is subject of: 82nd Academy Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(2007) statement is subject of: 61st Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(2004) statement is subject of: 58th Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(1994) statement is subject of: 48th Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(1982) statement is subject of: 36th Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play(1959) statement is subject of: 13th Tony Awards
Blood type: B
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Family name: Plummer
Birth name: Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
Residence: Weston
Child: Amanda Plummer
Relative: John Abbott
Father: John Orme Plummer
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1.Stated in The Peerage
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Mother: Isabella Mary Abbott
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Start of work period: 1946
Filmography: Christopher Plummer filmography
Name in native language: Christopher Plummer
Native language: English
End of work period: 2021
Nickname: Chris
Eye color: blue
Hair color: grey hair
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Plummer, Christopher
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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Field of work: acting
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Cause of death: falling from height

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