Christopher Plummer Passes Away At 91; 'Sound Of Music,' 'All The Money In The World' Star

[Dennis Donovan]

https://deadline.com/2021/02/christopher-plummer-dies-91-sound-of-music-all-the-money-in-the-world-star-1234688379/



February 5, 2021 9:52am

Christopher Plummer has passed away at 91, his family has confirmed. He passed peacefully at his home in Connecticut, with Elaine Taylor, his wife and true best friend for 53 years by his side.

Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years said; “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music of words. He was a National Treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”

Plummer spent the past 75 years as a stalwart of stage and screen, the latter of which covered more than 100 film. He is best known for playing Captain John Von Trapp in 1965 Robert Wise-directed classic The Sound of Music, but he won his Oscar for the 2010 film Beginners, and he was most recently Oscar nominated for the Ridley Scott-directed All The Money In The World. In that film, he replaced Kevin Spacey in the role of J Paul Getty, after Spacey had an #MeToo downfall. Plummer most recently costarred in the ensemble of the Rian Johnson-directed Knives Out.

Raised in Montreal, 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 went on to star in many celebrated productions on Broadway and London’s West End winning accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Cross gently, Mr Plummer.

[Auggie]

1. Wonderful actor ...

he could do anything

[sarge43]

26. He could bring any character, stage or film, to life

General Chang, Duke of Wellington, Kipling, Sherlock Holmes and so many more.

So sad his stage performance as Iago wasn't filmed. The consensus is it was as close to perfect as anyone could bring it.

Thank you Mr Plummer. You left us treasure.

[Auggie]

43. He played a good bad guy as well

His portrayal of a psychopath in 1979's The Silent Partner was chilling

[sarge43]

49. He had more range than the Great Plains. n/t

[Archae]

2. Oh crap.

I loved his scenery-chewing in "The Undiscovered Country" as the Klingon General.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. Damn. :(

Godspeed!

[avebury]

4. Man, famous people are dropping like flies these days. nt

[PatSeg]

9. It really does feel like that, doesn't it?

[Demovictory9]

12. cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, Hal Halbrook

[PirateRo]

5. So sad! Such a wonderful actor...

[hlthe2b]

6. Damn... It just gets worse and worse.. He's a favorite of mine from so many performances.

Even the ones he personally didn't care for (including Sound of Music)...

He left a legacy and that is a lot, but damn...

RIP Mr. Plummer. Canada has long sent us the good ones!

[PatSeg]

10. I didn't realize he was Canadian until today

I'd always assumed he was British.

[Kid Berwyn]

13. He often performed at Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

A great actor and a remarkable human being.

He also did the money mad scientist to a T in Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys.”

[roamer65]

25. Yes he did.

Great movie and a great actor.

[katmondoo]

38. I had a huge crush on him starting with "The Sound of Music"

[Ohio Joe]

7. RIP

[ellie]

8. Oh no!

He was amazing! RIP

[flor-de-jasmim]

11. Awww... and I was not prepared for the impact of that photo.

It unexpectedly brought tears to my eyes - thinking about my childhood when the S of M came out and the perfection that the two of them were, a visit to the palace in Salzburg where it was filmed, the loss of Julie's singing voice, and on and on, a video of an interview that the two of them did (I think it was on the 50th anniversary of the film), and on and on...

May he rest in peace.

[hatrack]

14. I loved him playing Mike Wallace . . .

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[hlthe2b]

39. Yes. That was a great performance.

[Dem4Life1102]

15. General Chang

[roamer65]

24. I think he really enjoyed that role.

He will be missed.

[sarge43]

30. He was clearly having fun.

Blondes may have more fun; villains always do.

[roamer65]

32. General Chang.

[Takket]

34. Tach bah! Tach bech!

Pardon my spelling

[FailureToCommunicate]

41. Shakespeare, the noted Klingon playwright.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. Noooo!!! Why couldn't it be Kevin Spacey?!!.... I kid, I kid....

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/ridley-scott-reveals-how-kevin-spacey-was-erased-all-money-world-1068755

[Catherine Vincent]

17. Aw, I loved him

Wonderful actor. May he rest in peace.

[gratuitous]

18. He had an interesting ride

I read his memoir "In Spite of Myself" last year. He doesn't dish on folks as much as the memoirs of others, and he had a big preoccupation with houses and properties he bought and sold throughout his career. But his reminiscences of growing up and his early days in the trade were interesting to me. The last thing I saw him in was "Knives Out," and I thought if I ever met him, I'd kid him about finally playing a younger man.

[FakeNoose]

22. Cool - I'll look for his book

I find celebrity memoirs mostly interesting, unless they are puffed up blowhards like Chump. Most Hollywood-type celebrities aren't like that though.

I think many women in America have had a secret crush on Christopher Plummer ever since "The Sound of Music." Am I right girls?

Rest in Peace Christopher Plummer.

[calimary]

19. What a sweet photo.

[Donkees]

20. Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese (Thorn Birds)

ARCHBISHOP VITTORIO CONTINI: It's asking you to choose.

[Thtwudbeme]

53. Both beautiful men

Love that movie also-

[friendly_iconoclast]

21. He played a truly scary villain in an excellent neo-noir, "The Silent Partner"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078269/

Farewell, Mr. Plummer...

[NNadir]

23. He was fabulous in the recent film "Knives Out."

It was a very enjoyable film and he contributed greatly.

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. I always really liked Christopher Plummer.

A class act, and he'll be missed.

The good thing I'm trying to take away from this is, that, at 91, he didn't get cheated. He had his full at-bat.

[Nevilledog]

28. "You'll live on, Mr. Plummer."

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

50. My favorite scene in the movie. nt

[Tactical Peek]

29. OG Antifa

[SleeplessinSoCal]

44. Excellent new meme.

This should go viral with ANTIFA emblazoned on it. Too many are clueless about antifa.

[Ray Bruns]

31. I saw him iplay MacBeth on Boadwy in the eighties.

I was in New York in the navy for fleet week. Great actor.

[LymphocyteLover]

33. Great man-- I was so thankful he lived so long everytime I watched the Sound of Music

Julie Andrews is still around, right?

[maryellen99]

37. Yes she is. She's the narrator on Bridgerton nt

[LymphocyteLover]

54. Yay! Thanks!

haven't watched that show-- do you like it?

[maryellen99]

56. Not yet I'm reading the first book as we speak nt

[blogslut]

35. He was in the Boorman film, "Where the Heart Is"

I didn't even realize it was him until I saw his name in the credits. Goodbye to a fine actor.

[DFW]

36. R.I.P Arthur Case

Christopher Plummer was perfect actor to play the aristocratic, civically minded bank CEO who admitted that as a young American whiz kid banker in Switzerland during World War II, he sold his soul to the Nazis, and had been "trying to buy it back ever since."

He maintained his image throughout except for being seen through by the ruthless well-connected Madeline White (Jodie Foster) and sharp NYC cop, Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington).

"Inside Man" was one of the most unsung, but hugely entertaining films I have seen in the past 25 years.

[Turbineguy]

40. Sir Charles

Phantom, the famous Litton

As inspector Clouseau would call him.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

42. very sad news.

The pandemic took away health in many ways. Not working is unhealthy for those who thrive on work.

[crickets]

45. Too many thoughts crowding in to say them at all.

[keopeli]

46. Another titanic loss for us who remain on this planet. You will always be remembered!

[Hugin]

47. Dang, first Hal Holbrook while I'm watching "North & South" and now...

Christopher Plummer as I'm watching, "The Thorn Birds".

I feel so bad. I'm sorry, guys. This is all my fault. I'll stop watching movies and teevee.

One thing I did read only a day or so ago... (To his Oscar statuette at the 2012 Academy Awards) "You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all my life?" There's another cute quote he made about practicing his acceptance speech as he was born and having to wait 82 years to finally get the award. The positive side being he knew it so well, it would be fast.

[sinkingfeeling]

48. R.I.P. wonderful actor.

[OnDoutside]

51. So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye. RIP

[LittleGirl]

52. My first crush

In ‘65, when I was 5. First movie in a theatre. Sound of Music. I cried when he sang Edleweiss. Still do. Love him

[cbdo2007]

55. RIP Mr. Plummer. The Sound of Music had a resurgence in my house a couple of years ago when my 6 yo

daughter got obsessed with it. We probably watched it twice a week for a year. Excellent movie.

[pwb]

57. I liked him in, Must Love Dogs

And everything else.