Christopher Orme Plummer portrayed over 200 characters in his 7 decades-long career that started with the Broadway play ‘The Starcross Story’ (1953). He essayed starring roles in ‘Medea’ and ‘Julius Caesar’ (1955), ‘Anthony & Cleopatra’ (1967), ‘Cyrano’ (1974), ‘Othello’ (1982), ‘Macbeth’ (1988), ‘No Man’s Land’ (1994), ‘King Lear’ (2004), ‘Inherit the Wind’ (2007), and many more.
Plummer’s debut film was ‘Stage Struck’ (1958) while first leading role was in ‘Wind across the Everglades’ (1958). His role as ‘Captain Von Trapp’ in the hit musical epic ‘The Sound of Music’ (1965) brought him world-wide fame.
Plummer’s remarkable films include ‘Oedipus the King’ (1968), ‘Murder by Decree’ (1979), ‘Star Trek VI’ (1991), ‘The Insider’ (1999), ‘Alexander’ (2004), voice-over in ‘Up’ (2009).
Plummer’s performances in ‘The Last Station’ (2009), ‘Beginners’ (2010), and ‘All the Money In the World’ (2017) earned him nominations and awards. His starring roles in ‘Remember’ (2015), and ‘Knives Out’ (2019) brought him appreciation.
After his TV debut with ‘Othello’ (1953), he earned accolades with ‘Little Moon of Alban’ (1958) and ‘Hamlet at Elsinore’ (1964). His other notable TV-appearances include ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ (1977), ‘The Thorn Birds’ (1983), ‘Madeline,’ ‘Nuremberg’ (2000), ‘The Moneychangers’ (2000), ‘Departure’ (2019).