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Christopher Plummer

Baron Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music

Christopher Plummer was a successful stage and film actor who played Baron Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music

Early life

Christopher Plummer was born on 13 December 1929 in Toronto, Canada. Shortly after his birth, his parents divorced and Plummer grew up with his mother in Quebec. During school, he already began studying to be a concert pianist but also discovered a passion for theatre and enjoyed acting more. Plummer received his first stage role at the age of 18.

 

Career

During the 1950s, Plummer acted on theatre stages, in road shows, on Broadway, and on television productions. He appeared in many Shakespeare productions and was nominated for his first Tony as Best Actor in a Play in 1955. The 1960s brought along more work on the stage and TV as well as more award nominations. By 1962, Plummer had played Macbeth, Hamlet, Mercutio, Richard III, Cyrano de Bergerac, Mark Antony, Henry V, and many more.

Plummer was cast as Baron Georg von Trapp alongside Julie Andrews' Maria for the 1963 success The Sound of Music, after director Robert Wise had seen one of his impressive performances on Broadway. For this performance, Christopher Plummer remains widely known. However, Plummer did not remember the movie fondly and even declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion.

Christopher Plummer continued his work as an actor tirelessly over the next five decades until his death, appearing in countless stage productions and movies in various genres. Over his career, Plummer received several nominations and awards, including Academy Awards, Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys.

 

Personal Life

Christopher Plummer married three times and had one daughter from his first marriage. At the age of 91, Christopher Plummer passed away on 5 February 2021 as the result of a fall.

FAQs about Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer won one Oscar, twoEmmys and two Tonys for his work in film, television and on the stage.

Christopher Plummer's singing voice was dubbed by Bill Lee in post-production of The Sound of Music.

In an interview in 2010 Christopher Plummer revealed, that he did not like filming The Sound of Music very much. He told the Boston Globe that he was “a bit bored with the character” and that the movie was “not [his] cup of tea”. Later he also added that the story was “so awful and sentimental and gooey".