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 photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1959. Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a |
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| Born | Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer December 13, 1929 Toronto, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Tammy Grimes (1956-1960) Patricia Lewis (1962-1967) Elaine Taylor (1970-present) |
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13, 1929) is a Canadian theater, film and television actor. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Tammy Lee Grimes (born January 30, 1934) is an American award-winning Actress and Singer. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling In a career that spans over five decades and includes substantial roles in film, television, and theater, Plummer is perhaps best known for the iconic role of Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music and General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Korvettenkapitän Georg Ritter von Trapp (April 4 1880 – May 30 1947 headed the Austrian singing family portrayed in The Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein 's The Sound of Music is a Musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series.
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Biography
Early life
Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Isabella Mary (née Abbott) and John Plummer, who was secretary to the Dean of Sciences at McGill University. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [1][2] His maternal great-grandfather was former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC ( March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister [3] Married in February 1929, Plummer's parents were divorced shortly after he was born and he was raised an only child at the Abbott family home at Senneville, Quebec outside Montreal. Senneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec He studied to be a concert pianist but developed a love for the theatre at an early age and began acting in high school. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one He travelled by train to gain experience with the Canadian Repertory Theatre (the CRT) in Ottawa. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality.
Theatre
It was in Montreal that Plummer began his professional career on stage and radio in both French and English. After Eva Le Gallienne gave him his New York debut (1954), he performed in two plays with Katharine Cornell, The Constant Wife, and The Dark Is Light Enough by Christopher Fry, for which he won a Theatre World Award. Eva Le Gallienne ( January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a well-known Actress, producer, and director, Katharine Cornell ( February 16 1893 - June 9 1974) was a stage actress writer and theater owner and producer. The Constant Wife, a Comedy of manners, was written by W Somerset Maugham in 1926 and later published for general sales in April 1927 Christopher Fry ( 18 December 1907 &ndash 30 June 2005) was a English Playwright. The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York Cornell’s husband Guthrie McClintic took him to Paris (1955) to play Jason opposite Dame Judith Anderson in Medea. Gutherie McClintic born 6 August 1893 in Seattle Washington, USA was a successful Theatre director, Film director and Dame Judith Anderson, AC DBE (10 February 1897 &ndash 3 January 1992 was an Australian Tony award - and Emmy -winning Actress Medea (Μήδεια Mēdeia) in Greek mythology was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of Then came The Lark, opposite Julie Harris. L'Alouette ( The Lark) is a play by Jean Anouilh about Joan of Arc. This article is about the American actress For the Academy Award-winning costume designer see Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December Plummer went on to star in many celebrated, prize-winning productions on Broadway and London's West End including Elia Kazan's production of Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer winning play J.B. and the title role in Anthony Burgess' musical Cyrano for which Plummer won his first Tony. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Archibald MacLeish ( May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American Poet, Writer and the Librarian JB is a 1958 play by Archibald MacLeish, set in a modern circus Anthony Burgess (February 25 1917 — November 22 1993 was an English Novelist, Critic, Composer, Librettist, Poet A recent Broadway success was as Barrymore for which he won a Tony Award, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award — The Edwin Booth Award, the Boston Critic's Award, Chicago's Jefferson Award, and Los Angeles' Ovation Award as best actor 1997-1998. Barrymore is a one-person play by William Luce which depicts John Barrymore a few months before his death in 1942 rehearsing a revival of his 1920 Broadway The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season Established in 1989 the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are a major Southern California Award for excellence in Theatre with is held
He was also a leading member of Britain's National Theatre under Sir Laurence Olivier, and the Royal Shakespeare Company under Sir Peter Hall where he won London’s best actor Evening Standard Theatre Award for his performance in Becket. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu (Becket or The Honor of God is a Tony Award -winning play written in French by Jean Anouilh. In its formative years, he played at the Stratford Festival of Canada under Sir Tyrone Guthrie and Michael Langham. The Stratford Shakespeare Festival (formerly known as the Stratford Festival of Canada is an annual celebration of Theatre running from April to November in the Canadian Sir William Tyrone Guthrie ( 2 July 1900 &ndash 15 May 1971) was an Anglo-Irish Tony Award -winning theatrical director Michael Langham (born August 22, 1919 in Bridgwater, England) is a a British actor and director who has spent much of his career living He has played most of the great roles in the classic repertoire. He also appeared in a lauded production of King Lear, directed by Jonathan Miller and performed at Lincoln Center. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller, CBE (born 21 July 1934) is a British Neurologist, Theatre and Opera director Plummer's performance as Lear garnered him his sixth Tony nomination. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented [4] He returned to Broadway in 2007 as Henry Drummond in a revival of Inherit the Wind, winning a Drama Desk Award nomination as well as his seventh Tony nomination. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955 a 1960 The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
Plummer returns to the stage for a turn at The Stratford Festival of Canada in August 2008. The Stratford Shakespeare Festival (formerly known as the Stratford Festival of Canada is an annual celebration of Theatre running from April to November in the Canadian He will be staring in George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra" directed by Tony winner Des McAnuff. George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is an American director of Musical theatre of such Broadway productions as Big River and
Film
Plummer's eclectic career on screen began in 1958 when Sidney Lumet cast him in Stage Struck. Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924) is an Academy Award -receiving American Film director, with over 50 Films to his name This page is about the film For Rory Gallagher 's album of the same name see Stage Struck Stage Struck is a 1958 Since then he has appeared in a vast number of notable films which include The Man Who Would Be King, Battle of Britain, Waterloo, The Silent Partner, Dragnet, Inside Daisy Clover, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Malcolm X, Dolores Claiborne, Wolf, Twelve Monkeys, Murder by Decree, Somewhere in Time and Syriana. The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 film adapted from the Rudyard Kipling story of the same title. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Waterloo was a Soviet - Italian film of 1970 directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The Silent Partner is a 1978 Canadian Crime film directed by Daryl Duke. Dragnet is a 1987 film starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan, and Inside Daisy Clover ( 1965) is a Motion picture based on the 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. Malcolm X is a 1992 Biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and Black nationalist Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Twelve Monkeys is an Academy Award -nominated 1995 Science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by David Murder by Decree is a 1979 Anglo-Canadian film involving Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in the case of the serial murderer Jack the Ripper Somewhere in Time is a 1980 Time travel Romance film directed by Jeannot Szwarc, written by Richard Matheson Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller Film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Recent successes include Michael Mann's Oscar-nominated The Insider playing television journalist Mike Wallace, for which he won the Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas and the National Critics Awards, and Ron Howard's Academy Award winning A Beautiful Mind as well. Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5 1943 is an American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer. The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry Mike Wallace (born Myron Leon Wallace on May 9, 1918) is an American journalist. Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American Biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate in Economics. He played Arthur Case in Spike Lee's 2006 film Inside Man, and the philosopher Aristotle in Alexander, alongside Colin Farrell. Inside Man is a 2006 Crime - Drama Film directed by Spike Lee. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, Inside Man is a 2006 Crime - Drama Film directed by Spike Lee. Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish Actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including In 2004, Plummer played John Adams Gates in National Treasure. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written
Owing to the box office success and continued popularity of The Sound Of Music, Plummer is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Captain Von Trapp. Rodgers and Hammerstein 's The Sound of Music is a Musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role Korvettenkapitän Georg Ritter von Trapp (April 4 1880 – May 30 1947 headed the Austrian singing family portrayed in The Sound of Music
Television
Among his television appearances, which number almost a hundred, are the Emmy winning BBC production Hamlet at Elsinore, the five-time Emmy winning The Thorn Birds, the Emmy-winning Nuremberg, the Emmy-winning Little Moon of Alban and the Emmy-winning Moneychangers. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 The Thorn Birds is an Emmy Award -winning television mini-series broadcast on ABC between 27 and 30 March 1983
He co-starred in American Tragedy as F. Lee Bailey (for which he received a Golden Globe Nomination), and appeared in Four Minute Mile, Miracle Planet, and a documentary by Ric Burns' about Eugene O’Neill. American Tragedy was a Post-hardcore / Metalcore band from San Diego California who released a split album with the metalcore band As I Lay Dying Francis Lee Bailey Jr, commonly referred to as F Lee Bailey, (born June 10, 1933, in Waltham Massachusetts) is a legendary American The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Four Minute Mile is the first full-length Album released by Emo band The Get Up Kids. Miracle Planet is a five-part documentary series co-produced by Japan's NHK and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB narrated by Christopher Eric D Burns is a documentary filmmaker and writer Burns has been writing directing and producing historical documentaries for nearly 20 years since his collaboration on the celebrated Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright He received an Emmy nomination for his performance in Our Fathers, and was reunited with Julie Andrews for a television production of On Golden Pond. Our Fathers (1999 is the debut novel by Scottish novelist Andrew O'Hagan. Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic On Golden Pond is a play by Ernest Thompson. The plot focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer who spend each summer at their home on a lake called Golden
He narrated the animated television series Madeline as well as the animated television series David the Gnome
Personal life
Plummer has been married three times. Madeline is a Children's book series written by Ludwig Bemelmans, an American author of Belgian, Austrian and German origins The World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo, is a Spanish Animated television series based on the children's books The His first marriage, to Tony-Award-winning actress Tammy Grimes, was in 1956 and lasted for four years. Tammy Lee Grimes (born January 30, 1934) is an American award-winning Actress and Singer. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple's daughter, Amanda Plummer (born 1957), is an acclaimed actress in her own right. Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American award-winning Actress. Plummer was married to journalist Patricia Lewis from May 4, 1962 until their divorce in 1967. He and third wife, former British dancer and actress, Elaine Reginia Taylor have been married since 1970 and live in a 100-year-old converted farm house in Connecticut. [5]
In a 2005 interview with Entertainment Weekly Plummer unpretentiously maintained that in their early days he and his fellow actors didn't drink "because we had problems. We drank 'cause we adored it! We adored getting drunk, you a--holes! Don't tell me that it isn't fun! I can't bear that. Oh, you must have had some awful childhood, that you drank like that. Nonsense! Actually, I was taught as a child to drink. I came from a family that loved wine. I was 12, I think, when I was drinking wine with dinner. I'm glad I had fun and lived in a fun time. "
Honours and awards
Plummer has also written for the stage, television and the concert-hall. Plummer and Sir Neville Marriner rearranged Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with Sir William Walton’s music as a concert piece. Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is an English conductor and Violinist. William Shakespeare ( baptised Sir William Turner Walton, OM ( March 29, 1902 &ndash March 8, 1983) was a British Composer and They recorded the work with Marriner's chamber orchestra the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is an English chamber Orchestra.
He performed it and other works with the New York Philharmonic and symphony orchestras of London, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital With Marriner he made his Carnegie Hall debut in his own arrangements of Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from
Aside from many honors in the United Kingdom, United States, Austria and Canada, Plummer has won two Tony Awards (from seven nominations), two Emmy Awards (six nominations), Great Britain's Evening Standard Award, and Canada's Genie Award. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
In 1968 he was invested as Companion of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin In 2001 he received the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription He was made an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at New York's Juilliard School and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, McGill University, the University of Western Ontario, and the University of Ottawa. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Ryerson University, commonly referred to simply as Ryerson, is a public University in Toronto, Canada. The University of Western Ontario (known as Western, as well as UWO or Western Ontario) is a public research University located in London For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French
In 2002 he was the first performer to be presented with the Jason Robards Award for Excellence. Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. He was also a great friend of Robards. Plummer was inducted into the American Theatre's Hall of Fame in 1986 and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1997. Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians On June 1, 2006 he was given an honorary Doctorate of Letters by McGill University, and on October 21, 2007, Plummer received an honorary degree from the University of Ottawa. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French
Awards
- London Evening Standard Award as Best Actor (1961), for his portrayal of King Henry II in the stage play, Becket
- Genie Award (1980), for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Murder by Decree
- Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (1974), for his lead role in Cyrano
- Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (1997), for his lead role in Barrymore
- Emmy Award (1976), as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
- Emmy Award (1994), for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the Family Channel's Madeline children's series
- Edwin Booth Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
- Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre (2002)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1999) for The Insider
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award (1999) for The Insider
Filmography
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Upcoming
- My Dog Tulip (2008) (post-production)
- The Summit (2008) TV mini series (post-production)
- 9 (2008) (post-production)
- The Last Station (2008) (filming)
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (post-production)
- Up (2009) (pre-production)
References
- ^ Christopher Plummer Biography. mindFIELD an Electro-industrial and ambient band from Boston MA Where the Heart Is is a 1990 Romantic comedy directed by John Boorman, and starring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman. A Ghost in Monte Carlo is a 1951 novel by Barbara Cartland, later adapted as a 1990 film starring Sarah Miles and Lysette Anthony. Money is a 1991 Drama film directed by Steven Hillard Stern. Plot Frank Cimballi ( Eric Stoltz) is a 21-year-old rich kid Madeline is a Children's book series written by Ludwig Bemelmans, an American author of Belgian, Austrian and German origins Counterstrike is a Canadian / French crime-fighting/espionage Television series. Young Catherine is a 1991 American TV Miniseries based on the early life of Catherine II of Russia. Rock-a-Doodle is a 1991 animated re-telling of Geoffry Chaucer 's Chanticleer and Edmond Rostand's comedy Chantecler Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. The First Circle ( В круге первом, V kruge pervom) is a novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn released in 1968 Secrets is a 1933 film starring Mary Pickford in her last role Malcolm X is a 1992 Biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and Black nationalist Crackerjack is a 2002 Australian motion picture comedy starring Mick Molloy, Bill Hunter, Frank Wilson, Monica Maughan Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Harrison Bergeron is a 1995 cable Television movie film loosely adapted from Kurt Vonnegut 's 1961 Short story of the same name (see Twelve Monkeys is an Academy Award -nominated 1995 Science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by David The Arrow is a four- Hour Miniseries produced for CBC Television in 1996, starring Dan Aykroyd as Crawford Gordon The Clown at Midnight is a 1998 horror film that remained without sequels Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of Postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important Madeline Lost in Paris is an Animated Madeline television film produced by DiC Entertainment and released on Direct-to-video The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry Nuremberg is a Canadian / United States television docudrama based on the book Nuremberg Infamy on Trial by Joseph E Possessed is the name of a 2000 Showtime original movie starring Timothy Dalton, based on actual events which inspired the novel American Tragedy is a 2000 Biographical Television movie based on the true story of O Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries is a Horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula Star Trek Klingon Academy, also known as Klingon Academy, is a Starship combat Space flight simulator Computer game On Golden Pond is a play by Ernest Thompson. The plot focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer who spend each summer at their home on a lake called Golden Lucky Break is a 2001 British comedy film starring James Nesbitt and directed by Peter Cattaneo A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American Biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate in Economics. Full Disclosure is a 2001 thriller Film starring Fred Ward, Christopher Plummer, Rachel Ticotin and Ararat is a 2002 film directed written and co-produced by Atom Egoyan about the Armenian Genocide, an event that is denied by the Nicholas Nickleby is a 2002 British / American Drama film with comedic undertones written and directed by Douglas The Gospel of John is a 2003 movie that is the story of Jesus ' life as recounted by the Gospel of John. Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 Thriller film directed by Mike Figgis. National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. Our Fathers (1999 is the debut novel by Scottish novelist Andrew O'Hagan. Must Love Dogs is a 2005 Romantic comedy film directed by Gary David Goldberg and originally written by Claire Cook. Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller Film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George The New World is a 2005 drama / Romance film directed by Terrence Malick. Inside Man is a 2006 Crime - Drama Film directed by Spike Lee. The Lake House is a 2006 American romantic drama Film Remake of the Korean motion picture Il Mare Man in the Chair is a 2007 independent film written and directed by Michael Schroeder. Closing the Ring is a film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Emotional Arithmetic ( 2008) is a film directed by Paolo Barzman, based on the novel by Matt Cohen about the emotional consequences for three Already Dead is the Horror and pulp-noir novel by Charlie Huston and published in 2005 My Dog Tulip is an upcoming American independent animated feature film being directed and animated by Paul Fierlinger. 9 is an upcoming animated feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker 's short film of the same name. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is an upcoming fantasy - adventure Mystery film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam Up is an upcoming Computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios. filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
- ^ Christopher Plummer Biography. Yahoo! Movies (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/plummer.html
- ^ Ben Brantley (5 March 2004). A Fiery Fall Into the Abyss, Unknowing And Unknown. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
- ^ Steve Daly. "Captain, Our Captain", Entertainment Weekly, 18 Nov 2005. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
External links
- Christopher Plummer at the Internet Broadway Database
- Christopher Plummer at the Internet Movie Database
- Christopher Plummer at the Canadian Film Encyclopedia
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| Preceded by Ian McKellen for Amadeus |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 1981-1982 for Othello |
Succeeded by Harvey Fierstein for Torch Song Trilogy |
| Preceded by Frank Langella for The Father |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 1996-1997 for Barrymore |
Succeeded by Anthony LaPaglia for A View from the Bridge |
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| NAME | Plummer, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Plummer, Arthur Christopher Orme |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929-12-13 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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