Actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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FILE - Canadian-born actor Christopher Plummer, shown June 15, 1973, poses for a photo before making his musical debut on Broadway in "Cyrano." Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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FILE - Christopher Plummer poses with the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "Beginners" during the 84th Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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FILE - Actor Christopher Plummer poses on May 17, 2007, in New York. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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Christopher Plummer sits for a portrait in 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager. Plummer was 91.
Chris Pizzello Associated Press Archive
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Christopher Plummer poses for a portrait to promote his film "Boundaries" on June 11, 2018, in New York. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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Christopher Plummer attends the premiere for "Knives Out" on day three of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2019, in Toronto. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
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Actor Christopher Plummer strikes a pose in a scene from his play "Barrymore," for which he won a Tony award, and which will be performed in Los Angeles Sept. 9-27. The play centers on 1942, the last year of the legendary, and very troubled, actor's life. (AP Photo/Ahmanson Theatre, William Luce)
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Actor Christopher Plummer is helped by attendants as he puts his footprints in cement during a ceremony outside the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Friday, March 27, 2015, in Los Angeles.
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The hand and footprints of actor Christopher Plummer are seen following a ceremony for him outside the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Friday, March 27, 2015, in Los Angeles.
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Actor Christopher Plummer, center, is joined by actors Shirley MacLaine, left, and William Shatner during a hand and footprint ceremony for Plummer outside the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Friday, March 27, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Chris Pizzello Associated Press Archive
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In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Christopher Plummer is shown in a scene from, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Liam Daniel)
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Actors Paul Newman and Christopher Plummer sit before the State's legislature's Judiciary Committee to urge Connecticut lawmakers to help protect their images in Hartford, Conn., Friday, March 24, 2006. Newman and Plummer, along with actor Charles Grodin, support a bill that would would forbid someone from using another person's so-called "right of publicity," such as their name, voice, signature, photograph, image, likeness, distinctive appearance, gestures or mannerisms for commercial purposes without proper consent.
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Dan Stevens, left, stars as a writer under pressure, Charles Dickens, and Christopher Plummer stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, who was based on a real Londoner, in the 2017 film "The Man Who Invented Christmas."
Kerry Brown Bleeker Street
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Julie Andrews, left, and Christopher Plummer, cast members in the classic film "The Sound of Music," pose together before a 50th anniversary screening of the film on the opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager.
Chris Pizzello Invision
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In this film publicity image released by Focus Features, Christopher Plummer is shown in a scene from "Beginners." Plummer was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in the film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal and broadcast live on ABC.
Andrew Tepper Focus Features
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In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren are shown in a scene from, "The Last Station." Plummer was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor and Mirren was nominated for an Oscar for best actress for their roles in, "The Last Station." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7.
Stephan Rabold Sony Picture Classics
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Christopher Plummer is the Von Trapp family patriarch in "The Sound of Music," the State's long-staying tenant.
Cowles Publishing
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Eleanor Parker, playing a rich baroness anxious to snag a husband, has romantic plans for Baron Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) as shown in this scene from "The Sound of Music."
20Th Century Fox
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In Oscar winning musical, Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star as the von Trapps, who were a concert attraction in Europe during the 1930s, in "The Sound of Music," the Oscar winning musical.
National Broadcasting Company
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Musical Ensemble-Christopher Plummer is the father of the seven von Trapp children and Julie Andrews (next to Plummer) stars as the youngsters' governess, in "The Sound of Music," the Oscar winning musical.
National Broadcasting Company
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Star Trek VI-Twenty five historic years of "Star Trek," magic are culminating in 1991 with the production of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." The cast includes from right, William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, Christopher Plummer as General Chang and Michael Dorn as Colonel Worf. The Paramount film is being directed by Nicholas Meyer. Steven-Charles Jaffe and Ralph Winter are producing and Leonard Nimoy is the executive producer.
Gregory Schwarts
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From left: Christopher Plummer, Cheryl Ladd and Horst Buchholtz in "ABC Novel For Television" "Crossing"
American Broadcasting Company
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Christopher Plummer accepts his Tony award at New York's Radio City Music Hall Sunday, June 1, 1997, during the 51st Annual Tony Awards. Plummer won the award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in "Barrymore."
Adam Nadel Associated Press
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Actor Christopher Plummer and Elaine Taylor arrive at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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