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Born Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer in Canada in 1927. Best known, perhaps, for strumming a guitar and crooning 'Edelweiss', as the Nazi-hating Captain Von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music', Plummer is a bit of an unsung acting success.

However, he had appeared in a host of movies - including 'The Man Who Would Be King', 'International Velvet' and 'Dolores Claiborne', as well as regular TV movie work.

One of the survivors of the alcohol-fuelled school of acting - including Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Albert Finney - the classically-trained Plummer established himself on stage.

A hit on both sides of the Atlantic, he headlined for three of the world's most noted companies: Britain's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and The Stratford Festival of his native Canada.

He made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's 'Stage Struck' in 1958 and went on play 'Commodus' (a role taken by Joaquin Phoenix in 'Gladiator') in 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' and Rommel in 'Night of the Generals'.

Roles followed in 'The Battle of Britain', alongside Michael Caine and Sir Ralph Richardson, and 'The Return of the Pink Panther', with Peter Sellers.

Next up was his popular success as Rudyard Kipling, in 1975's Oscar-nominated, 'The Man Who Would Be King', alongside Caine and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/589:0/Sean_Connery.htm]Sean Connery. [/urlnew]
Largely overlooked by critics, 'International Velvet' in 1978 offered a superb performance by Plummer, while his subsequent appearances included 'Ordeal By Innocence', 'Dragnet' and 'Malcolm X'.

He returned to the fore as Detective John Mackley, in the gripping 'Dolores Claiborne', with Cathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Lee, in 1994.

On TV he starred in 'The Thorn Birds', and had a recurring role as General Chang in the 'Star Trek' series.

In 1999, Plummer was cast as TV journalist Mike Wallace in 'The Insider', about the tobacco industry whistleblower, Jeffrey Wigand. He won three awards for his efforts, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He played a musical-obsessed prison boss in Peter Cattaneo's 'Lucky Break', played Dr Rosen in 'A Beautiful Mind', with [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/814:0/Russell_Crowe.htm]Russell Crowe[/urlnew], and turned up in the big screen version of 'Nicholas Nickleby'.

Plummer has been married three times; his first, to Tony-winning Tammy Grimes, which lasted four years from 1956. They had a daughter together, the accomplished actress Amanda Plummer, a Tony winner for 'Agnes of God'.

In 2003 he worked on suspense thriller, 'Cold Creek Manor', with [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/1015:0/Dennis_Quaid.htm]Dennis Quaid [/urlnew]and [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/591:0/Sharon_Stone.htm]Sharon Stone[/urlnew].


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He has been married to Patricia Lewis, Tammy Grimes and Elaine Taylor.

He has one daughter, actress Amanda Plummer.

He is the great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister, Sir John Abbott.


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New World, The (2005)

National Treasure (2004)

Alexander (2004)

Cold Creek Manor (2003)

Gospel of John, The (2003)

Blizzard (2003)

Tma (2002)

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Agent of Influence (2002)

Ararat (2002)

Night Flight (2002)

Full Disclosure (2001)

Beautiful Mind, A (2001)

Blackheart (2001)

Lucky Break (2001)

On Golden Pond (2001)

Leo's Journey (2001)

Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000)

Dracula 2000 (2000)

American Tragedy (2000)

Possessed (2000)

Dinosaur Hunter, The (2000)

"Nuremberg" (2000)

Insider, The (1999)

Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)

"Celebrate the Century" (1999)

Clown at Midnight, The (1998)

First Christmas, The (1998)

Hidden Agenda (1998)

Winchell (1998)

Babes in Toyland (1997)

51st Annual Tony Awards, The (1997)

Arrow, The (1997)

Conspiracy of Fear, The (1996)

Skeletons (1996)

We the Jury (1996)

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Harrison Bergeron (1995)

Dolores Claiborne (1995)

Crackerjack (1994)

Wolf (1994)

Little Crooked Christmas Tree, The (1993)

Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)

Liar's Edge (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

Impolite (1992)

Secrets (1992)

First Circle, The (1991)

"Berlin Lady" (1991)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

Rock-A-Doodle (1991)

Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, A (1991)

Money (1991)

Young Catherine (1991)

Firehead (1991)

"Counterstrike" (1990)

"Madeline" (1990)

Red Blooded American Girl (1990)

Ghost in Monte Carlo, A (1990)

Where the Heart Is (1990)

Kingsgate (1989)

Mindfield (1989)

Nabokov on Kafka (1989)

Souvenir (1989)

I Love N.Y. (1988)

Shadow Dancing (1988)

Gandahar (1988)

Gnomes' Great Adventure, The (1987)

Homme qui plantait des arbres, L' (1987)

Hazard of Hearts, A (1987)

Dragnet (1987)

Nosferatu a Venezia (1986)

"Spearfield's Daughter" (1986)

American Tail, An (1986)

Boss' Wife, The (1986)

"Crossings" (1986)

Boy in Blue, The (1986)

"David the Gnome" (1985)

Játszani kell (1985)

Ordeal by Innocence (1984)

Highpoint (1984)

Dreamscape (1984)

Prototype (1983)

"Thorn Birds, The" (1983)

Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)

Amateur, The (1981)

Eyewitness (1981)

Dial M for Murder (1981)

When the Circus Came to Town (1981)

Somewhere in Time (1980)

Shadow Box, The (1980)

Desperate Voyage (1980)

Hanover Street (1979)

Riel (1979)

Murder by Decree (1979)

International Velvet (1978)

Silent Partner, The (1978)

Silver Blaze (1977)

Disappearance, The (1977)

Uppdraget (1977)

"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)

"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976)

Aces High (1976)

Sarajevski atentat (1975)

Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)

Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

Return of the Pink Panther, The (1975)

Spiral Staircase, The (1975)

Happy Prince, The (1974)

After the Fall (1974)

Pyx, The (1973)

Don Juan in Hell (1971)

Waterloo (1970)

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

Royal Hunt of the Sun, The (1969)

Battle of Britain (1969)

Nobody Runs Forever (1968)

Oedipus the King (1967)

Fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman, La
(1967)

Night of the Generals, The (1967)

Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Sound of Music, The (1965)

Hamlet (1964)

Cyrano de Bergerac (1962)

"Playdate" (1961)

Doll's House, A (1959)

Philadelphia Story, The (1959)

Wind Across the Everglades (1958)

Stage Struck (1958)
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