Christopher PLUMMER | Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer

* 13.12.1929, Toronto, Kanada † 05.02.2021, Weston, Connecticut, USA

1950-52 Schauspielausbildung und erste Bühnenrollen am Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa * Arbeit für CBC (Radio + Fernsehen) * 1954 erster Auftritt am Broadway (The Star Cross Story) * gewinnt sehr schnell Renommee als Shakespeare-Interpret (u.a. Mitglied der Shakespeare Festival Company in Stratford, Ontario) * 1957 Filmdebüt - etabliert sich in folgenden Jahren als vielbegehrter Charakterstar auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks * 1964 persönlicher Triumph als Titelheld in der dreistündigen TV-Produktion Hamlet at Elsinore * 1965 großer Erfolg als Partner von Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music * neben vielen Film- und Fernsehengagements weiterhin umfangreiche Theaterarbeit - Tony Awards für Broadway-Musical Cyrano (1974) und one-man show über John Barrymore (Barrymore, 1997) * 2008 Veröffentlichung der Memoiren In Spite of Myself * Vater von Amanda Plummer

"The finest classical actor in North America" New York Times

FILMS

Stage Struck (Eines Tages öffnet sich die Tür, 1957-USA * Sidney Lumet / Joe Sheridan)
Wind across the Everglades (Sumpf unter den Füßen, 1958-USA * Nicholas Ray / Walt Murdock)
# The Fall of the Roman Empire (Der Untergang des Römischen Reiches, 1963-USA * Anthony Mann ... Commodus) (6403)
# The Sound of Music (Meine Lieder - meine Träume, 1964-USA * Robert Wise ... Kapitän von Trapp) (6503)
Inside Daisy Clover (Verdammte, süße Welt, 1965-USA * Robert Mulligan / Raymond Swan)
Triple Cross (Spion zwischen 2 Fronten, 1966-F * Terence Young / Eddie Chapman)
Night of the Generals / La nuit des généraux (Die Nacht der Generale, 1966-GB/F * Anatole Litvak / Erwin Rommel)*
Oedipus the King (König Oedipus, 1967-GB * Philip Saville / Ödipus)
Nobody Runs Forever (Der Haftbefehl, 1967/68-GB * Ralph Thomas / James Quentin)
Lock Up Your Daughters (1968-GB * Peter Coe / Lord Foppington)
Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, 1968-GB * Guy Hamilton / Squadron Leader Harvey)
Royal Hunt of the Sun (Der Untergang des Sonnenreiches, 1969-GB * Irving Lerner / Atahualpa)
# Waterloo (Waterloo, 1969-I/SU * Sergej Bondarčuk ... Herzog von Wellington) (03-09; 7010)
The Pyx (1972-CDN * Harvey Hart / Jim Henderson)
The Spiral Staircase (Das Geheimnis der Wendeltreppe, 1974-GB * Peter Collinson / Dr. Sherman)
The Return of the Pink Panther (Der rosarote Panther kehrt zurück, 1974-GB * Blake Edwards / Charles Lytton)*
Conduct Unbecoming (Die Schande des Regiments, 1974-GB; R: Michael Anderson, B: Robert Enders, K: Bob Huke, M: Stanley Myers, D: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, CP-Major Alastair Wimbourne, Susannah York) 107m-Drama
The Man Who Would Be King (Der Mann, der König sein wollte, 1975-USA * R: John Huston, B: John Huston, Gladys Hill, K: Oswald Morris, M: Maurice Jarre, D: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, CP-Rudyard Kipling) 129m-Abenteuer
Atentat u Sarajevu (Der Tag, der die Welt veränderte, 1975-YU/CS * Veljko Bulajić / Franz Ferdinand)
Aces High (Schlacht in den Wolken, 1975-GB/F * Jack Gold / Sinclair)
Jesus of Nazareth (1976-GB/I * Franco Zeffirelli / Herodes Antipas) TV-Miniserie + 150minütige Kinofassung
The Disappearance (Sein letzter Mord, 1976/77-CDN/GB * Stuart Cooper / Deverell)
Uppdraget / The Assignment (Finale Execution, 1977-S * Mats Arehn / Behounek)*
International Velvet (Alles Glück dieser Erde, 1977/78-GB * Bryan Forbes / John Seaton)
Starcrash (Star Crash - Sterne im Duell, 1978-USA * Lewis Coates [=Luigi Cozzi] / Imperator der Galaxie)
Murder by Decree (Mord an der Themse, 1978-CDN/GB * Bob Clark / Sherlock Holmes)
The Silent Partner (G (Give), 1978-CDN * Daryl Duke / Harry Reikle)
# Hanover Street (Das tödliche Dreieck, 1978-GB * Peter Hyams ... Paul Sellinger) (7903-BBFC | 7905-USA)
Riel (Riel - Rebell wider Willen, 1979-CDN * George Bloomfield / John A. Macdonald)
Highpoint (Am Highpoint flippt die Meute aus, 1979-CDN * Peter Carter / James Hatcher)
Somewhere in Time (Ein tödlicher Traum, 1979/80-USA * Jeannot Szwarc / William Fawcett Robinson)
Eyewitness (Der Augenzeuge, 1980-USA * Peter Yates ... Joseph) (8102)
The Amateur (Der zweite Mann, 1981-CDN * Charles Jarrott / Professor Lakos)
Dreamscape (Dreamscape, 1983-USA * Joseph Ruben / Bob Blair)
# Lily in Love (Verheiratet mit einem Star, 1984-USA/H * Károly Makk ... Fitzroy Wynn/Roberto Terranova) [Bühnenstück von Ferenc Molnar] (8410)
Ordeal by Innocence (Tödlicher Irrtum, 1984-GB * Desmond Davis / Leo Argyle)
The Boy in Blue (Finish - Endspurt bis zum Sieg, 1985-CDN * Charles Jarrott / Knox)
The Boss' Wife (Die Frau vom Boß, 1986-USA * Ziggy Steinberg / Mr. Roalvang)
Dragnet (Schlappe Bullen beißen nicht, 1986/87-USA * Tom Mankiewicz / Whirley)
Nosferatu a Venezia (Nosferatu in Venedig, 1986/87-I * Alan Cummings [=Augusto Caminito] / Paris Catalano)
I Love N.Y. (I Love N.Y., 1987-USA * Gianni Bozzacchi / John Robertson Yeats)
Souvenir (1987-GB * Geoffrey Reeve / Ernst Kestner)
Shadow Dancing (1988-CDN * Lewis Furey / Edmund Beaumont)
Mind Field (Mindfield, 1989-CDN * Jean-Claude Lord / Sartorius)
Where the Heart Is (Die Zeit der bunten Vögel, 1989-USA * John Boorman / The Shit)
Firehead (Firehead, 1989/90-USA * Peter Yuval / Colonel Vaughn
Red Blooded American Girl (Dreamliners, 1990-USA/CDN * David Blyth / Dr. Alcore)
Money (1990-F/I/CDN * Steven Hilliard Stern / Martin Yahl)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Star Trek VI - Das unentdeckte Land, 1991-USA * Nicholas Meyer / General Chang)
# Malcolm X (Malcolm X, 1991/92-USA * Spike Lee / Gastauftritt)
Liar's Edge (Leben am Abgrund, 1991/92-CDN * Ron Oliver / Harry Weldon) TVM
Wolf (Wolf - Das Tier im Manne, 1993-USA * Mike Nichols / Raymond Alden)
Crackerjack (Cracker Jack, 1994-USA * Michael Mazo / Ivan Getz)
Dolores Claiborne (1994-USA * Taylor Hackford ... Detective John Mackey) (Roman von Stephen King) (04-07; 9503)
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys, 1995-USA; R: Terry Gilliam, B: David /Webb/ Peoples, Janet Peoples, K: Roger Pratt, M: Paul Buckmaster, D: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, CP-Dr. Goines) 129/31m-Sci-Fi-Thriller
Skeletons (Skeletons, 1996-USA * David DeCoteau / Reverend Carlyle)
Winchell (Winchell, 1998-USA * Paul Mazursky / Franklin D. Roosevelt) TVM
Hidden Agenda (Hidden Agenda - Das Todeskomplott, 1998-CDN * Iain Paterson / Ulrich Steiner)
The Clown at Midnight (The Clown at Midnight, 1998-CDN/D * Jean Pellerin / Mr. Caruthers)
Blackheart (Black Heart, 1998-CDN * Dominic Shiach / Holmes)
The Insider (The Insider, 1999-USA * Michael Mann / Mike Wallace)
Dracula 2000 (Wes Craven präsentiert Dracula, 2000-USA * Patrick Lussier / Abraham Van Helsing)
Lucky Break (Lucky Break, 2000-GB * Peter Cattaneo / Graham Mortimer)
# A Beautiful Mind (2001-USA * Ron Howard ... Dr. Rosen) (Buch von Sylvia Nasar) (0112)
# Ararat (2001-CDN * Atom Egoyan ... David) (0211)
Blizzard (Blizzard - Das magische Rentier, 2002-USA/CDN * LeVar Burton / Santa Claus)
Nicholas Nickleby (Nicholas Nickleby, 2002-USA/GB * Douglas McGrath / Ralph Nickleby)
# Cold Creek Manor (Cold Creek Manor - Das Haus am Fluss, 2002-USA * Mike Figgis ... Mr. Massie) (08-11; 0309)
# National Treasure (Das Vermächtnis der Tempelritter, 2003/04-USA * Jon Turteltaub ... John Adams Gates) (09-02; 0411)
Alexander (Alexander, 2003/04-USA/GB/D/NL * Oliver Stone / Aristoteles)
The New World (2004-USA * Terrence Malick / Captain Christopher Newport)
# Syriana (Syriana, 2004/05-USA * Stephen Gaghan ... Dean Whiting) (Buch von Robert Baer) (08-01; 0511)
Must Love Dogs (Frau mit Hund sucht Mann mit Herz, 2004/05-USA * Gary David Goldberg / Bill)
The Lake House (Das Haus am See, 2005-USA * Alejandro Agresti / Simon Wyler)
# Inside Man (Inside Man, 2005-USA; R: Spike Lee, B: Russell Gewirtz, K: Matthew Libatique, M: Terence Blanchard, D: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, CP: Arthur Case) 128m-Thriller
Man in the Chair (2005/06-USA * Michael Schroeder / Flash Madden)
Closing the Ring (2006-GB/CDN * Richard Attenborough / Jack Etty)
Emotional Arithmetic (2006-CDN * Paolo Barzman / David Winters)
Already Dead (2006-USA * Joe Otting / Dr. Heller) > nur Videovertrieb (DZ: 11-12)
# The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Das Kabinett des Doktor Parnassus, 2007/08-GB/CDN * Terry Gilliam / Dr. Parnassus) (12-04; 0910)
# Ein russischer Sommer / The Last Station (2008-D/RUS * Michael Hoffman ... Lev Tolstoj) (Roman von Jay Parini) (04-06; 1001)
# Caesar and Cleopatra (2008-CDN * Shelagh O'Brien / Cäsar) (10; 0901 * einmalige Aufführung) > verfilmte Bühneninszenierung von Des McAnuff (filmed in three days in front of live audiences in HD and digital surround sound)
# Priest (Priest, 2009-USA * Scott Stewart ... Monsignor Orelas) (09-11; 1105)
# Beginners (Beginners, 2009-USA * Mike Mills ... Hal) (11-12; 1106)
# The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010/11-USA * David Fincher ... Henrik Vanger) (Roman von Stieg Larsson) (09-04; 1112)
# Barrymore (2011-CDN * Erik Canuel ... John Barrymore) (03 > 7 Tage; 1211-USA > limited release)
# Elsa & Fred (2012/13-USA * Michael Radford ... Fred Barcroft) (12-01; 1411)
# Hector and the Search for Happiness (2013-D/CDN * Peter Chelsom ... Professor Coreman) (Roman von François Lelord) (03-06; 1408)
# Danny Collins (2013-USA * Dan Fogelman ... Frank Grubman) (07-08; 1503)
# The Forger (2013-USA * Philip Martin ... Joseph Cutter) (10-11; 1504 > limited release)
# Remember (Remember, 2014-CDN * Atom Egoyan ... Zev Gutman) (07-08; 1510)
# The Exception (2015-GB/USA; R: David Leveaux, B: Simon Burke, K: Roman Osin, M: Ilan Eshkeri, D: Lily James: Mieke de Jong * Jai Courtney: Stefan Brandt * Janet McTeer: Hermine Reuss von Greiz & Christopher Plummer: Kaiser Wilhelm II., Ben Daniels: Sigurd von Ilsemann, Eddie Marsan: Heinrich Himmler, Anton Lesser: General Falkenberg, Mark Dexter: Dietrich, Martin Savage: Dirksen) 108m-Kriegsdrama (Roman The Kaiser's Last Kiss von Alan Judd, 2003) (09-10; 1706)
# Boundaries (2016-USA/CDN; R+B: Shana Feste, K: Sara Mishara, M: Michael Penn, D: Vera Farmiga: Laura Jaconi ° Christopher Plummer: Jack Jaconi ° Lewis MacDougall: Henry ° Bobby Cannavale: Leonard ° Kristen Schaal: JoJo Jaconi, Dolly Wells: Sofia, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Serge & Christopher Lloyd: Stanley) 104m-Tragikomödie (05-06; 1806)
# Cliffs of Freedom (2016/17-USA; R: Van Ling, B: Van Ling, Marianne Metropoulos, Kevin Bernhardt, K: Cory Geryak, M: George Kallis, D: Tania Raymonde: Anna Christina * Jan Uddin: Tariq * Raza Jaffrey: Sunal Demir & Patti LuPone: Yia-Yia & Christopher Plummer: Thanasi, Kevin Corrigan: Stavros Valvianos, Billy Zane: Christo, Dino Kelly: Vangeli, Simon Kassianides: Gregory) 137m-Historiendrama (Story?Roman Daughter of Destiny von Marianne Metropoulos) (10-12?01; 1903)
# The Man Who Invented Christmas (2016/17-IRL/CDN; R: Bharat Nalluri, B: Susan Coyne, K: Ben Smithard, M: Mychael Danna, D: Dan Stevens: Charles Dickens * Christopher Plummer: Ebenezer Scrooge * Jonathan Pryce: John Dickens) 104m-Biopicdrama (Buch von Les Standiford, 2008) (12-?; IRL; 1711)
# The Last Full Measure (The Last Full Measure, 2017-USA; R+B: Todd Robinson, K: Byron Werner, M: Philip Klein, D: Sebastian Stan: Scott Huffman * Christopher Plummer: Frank Pitsenbarger * William Hurt: Tulley & Ed Harris: Ray Mott & Samuel L. Jackson: Takoda, Peter Fonda: Jimmy Burr, LisaGay Hamilton: Celia, Jeremy Irvine: William Pitsenbarger, Diane Ladd: Alice Pitsenbarger, Amy Madigan: Donna Burr, Linus Roache: Whit Peters, John Savage: Kepper, Alison Sudol: Tara Huffman, Bradley Whitford: Carlton Stanton) 110/6m-Drama (04-06; 2001)
# All the Money in the World (Alles Geld der Welt, 2017-GB/USA; R: Ridley Scott, B: David Scarpa, K: Dariusz Wolski, M: Daniel Pemberton, D: Michelle Williams: Gail Harris * Christopher Plummer: J. Paul Getty & Mark Wahlberg: Fletcher Chase, Romain Duris: Cinquanta) 133m-Thrillerdrama (Buch Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty von John Pearson, 1995) (05-08 + 11 < CP scenes; 1712)
# Knives Out (Knives Out - Mord ist Familiensache, 2018-USA; R+B: Rian Johnson, K: Steve Yedlin, M: Nathan Johnson, D: Daniel Craig: Benoit Blanc, Chris Evans: Ransom Drysdale, Ana de Armas: Marta Cabrera, Jamie Lee Curtis: Linda Drysdale, Michael Shannon: Walt Thrombey, Don Johnson: Richard Drysdale, Toni Collette: Joni Thrombey, Lakeith Stanfield: Lieutenant Elliott, Katherine Langford: Meg Thrombey, Jaeden Martell: Jacob Thrombey & Christopher Plummer: Harlan Thrombey) 131m-Krimikomödie (10-12; 1911)

AWARDS

Genie Award für Murder by Decree (bester Hauptdarsteller, 1980)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award für The Insider (bester Nebendarsteller, 1999)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award für The Insider (bester Nebendarsteller, 1999)
Career Achievement Award [National Board of Review 2002]
National Board of Review Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2011)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2011)
Detroit Film Critics Society Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2011)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2011)
Toronto Film Critics Association Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2011)
Academy Award / Oscar (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Golden Globe (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
BAFTA Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Independent Spirit Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Online Film Critics Society Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Screen Actors Guild Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Beginners (2012)
Lifetime Achievement Award [Canadian Screen Awards 2017]

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