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Christopher Plummer
13 films · 1,026 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1965–2019
Born 13 December 1929 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · died 5 February 2021
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC was a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1958's Stage Struck, and notable film performances include The Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Insider. In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to film audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Johannes von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical film The Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 13 films · 1,026 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1965–2019
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor2012
- Golden Globe Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1977
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play1997
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1974
- Companion of the Order of Canada1968
- John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement2014
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award2001
- Canada's Walk of Fame1998
- Theatre World Award1955
- Sam Wanamaker Award
- Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,026 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work Christopher takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 13 films we hold, 49% of their frames are day, 44% natural — the look of the work Christopher takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
2011 · Henrik Vanger
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Doctor Parnassus
Up
2009 · Muntz (voice)
The New World
2005 · Captain Newport
The Insider
1999 · Mike Wallace
The Silent Partner
1978 · Reikle
The Sound of Music
1965 · Captain Georg von Trapp
Knives Out
2019 · Harlan Thrombey
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014 · Professor Coreman
Inside Man
2006 · Arthur Case
Syriana
2005 · Dean Whiting
Alexander
2004 · Aristotle
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Dr. Goines
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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