Actor Christopher Plummer, Star of “The Sound of Music” & Oscar Winner, Dies at 91

Actor Christopher Plummer, Star of “The Sound of Music” & Oscar Winner, Dies at 91

Actor Christopher Plummer has died at age 91.

CNN confirmed the passing of the actor, well-known for his role as Captain Von Trapp starring alongside Julie Andrews in “The Sound of Music,” with the following statement

"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," his longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt said in his statement to CNN. "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."

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Plummer's Career

Plummer won a supporting actor Academy Award for his role in the 2010 film "Beginners," and was nominated again as recently as 2018 for "All the Money in the World” as billionaire J. Paul Getty.

He also started as newsman Mike Wallace in "The Insider," and had roles in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" and provided the voice of the villain in the Pixar animated movie "Up."

The Toronto, Canada-born Plummer also had an accomplished stage career, winning Tony Awards for his work in "Cyrano" and "Barrymore" nearly 25 years apart. 

Plummer began his Broadway career in the 1950s, appearing in a number of theatrical and screen productions before "The Sound of Music," later appearing with his co-star Julie Andrews  in a 2001 CBS movie version of the film "On Golden Pond."

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