Overview
Mini Biography:
Christopher Plummer is arguably the finest actor of the post-World War... more
Trivia:
Is the great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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11 wins
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19 nominations
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Filmography
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Archive Footage - "The Summit" .... P.J. Aimes (2 episodes, 2008)
- Night One (2008) TV episode .... P.J. Aimes
- Night Two (2008) TV episode .... P.J. Aimes - "The American Experience" .... James Tyrone / ... (1 episode, 2006)
- Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (2006) TV episode .... Narrator/James Tyrone - Four Minutes (2005) (TV) .... Archie Mason
- Our Fathers (2005) (TV) .... Cardinal Bernard Law
- "Odd Job Jack" .... Magnus the Maker (1 episode)
- Holyland (????) TV episode .... Magnus the Maker - Agent of Influence (2002) (TV) .... John Watkins
- Night Flight (2002) (TV) .... 'Flash' Harry Peters
- On Golden Pond (2001) (TV) .... Norman Thayer
- Leo's Journey (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- American Tragedy (2000) (TV) .... F. Lee Bailey
- Possessed (2000) (TV) .... Archbishop Hume
- The Dinosaur Hunter (2000) (TV) .... Hump Hinton
- Nuremberg (2000) (TV) .... Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Winchell (1998) (TV) .... Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Skeletons (1997) (TV) .... R. Carlyle
- The Arrow (1997) (TV) .... George Hees
... aka Projet arrow (Canada: French title) - We the Jury (1996) (TV) .... Wilfred Fransiscus
- The Conspiracy of Fear (1996) (TV) .... Joseph Wakeman
- Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV) .... John Klaxon
... aka Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron - A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) (TV) .... Clifton Lawrence
- "Madeline" (1993) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
- "Counterstrike" .... Alexander Addington (65 episodes, 1990-1993)
... aka Force de frappe (France)
- Bad Guys (1993) TV episode .... Alexander Addington
- Muerte (1993) TV episode .... Alexander Addington
- Peacemaker (1993) TV episode .... Alexander Addington
- The Raw Truth (1993) TV episode .... Alexander Addington
- The Contender (1993) TV episode .... Alexander Addington
(60 more) - Secrets (1992) (TV) .... Mel Wexler
... aka Danielle Steel's Secrets (USA: complete title) - The First Circle (1992) (TV) .... Victor Abakumov
... aka Le premier cercle (France) - "Berlin Lady" (1991) TV mini-series .... Wilhem Speer
... aka La dame de Berlin (France: alternative title) - Madeline in London (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Madeline and the Gypsies (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991) (TV) .... Alfred Stieglitz
- Madeline and the Bad Hat (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Young Catherine (1991) (TV) .... Sir Charles
- Madeline's Rescue (1990) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Madeline's Christmas (1990) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) (TV) .... The Grand Duke Ivan
... aka Ein Phantom in Monte Carlo (West Germany) - The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1990) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Madeline (1989) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Nabokov on Kafka (1989) (TV) .... Vladimir Nabokov
... aka Understanding the Metamorphosis (USA: video box title) - A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV) .... Sir Giles Staverley
- "The Cosby Show" .... Jonathan Lawrence (1 episode, 1987)
- Shakespeare (1987) TV episode .... Jonathan Lawrence - The Nightingale (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Crossings" (1986) TV mini-series .... Armand DeVilliers
- The Tin Soldier (1986) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Spearfield's Daughter" (1986) TV mini-series .... Lord Jack Cruze
- "David el gnomo" (1985) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes, 1985)
... aka David the Gnome (USA) - Rumpelstiltskin (1985) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Velveteen Rabbit (1985) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Prototype (1983) (TV) .... Dr. Carl Forrester
- "The Thorn Birds" .... Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese (4 episodes, 1983)
- Part 4 (1983) TV episode .... Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
- Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
- Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
- Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese - The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) .... Col. Herbert Kappler
... aka Scarlatto e nero (Italy)
... aka The Vatican Pimpernel - Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982) (TV) .... Reggie Vanderbilt
- Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV) .... Tony Wendice
- When the Circus Came to Town (1981) (TV) .... Duke Royal
- The Shadow Box (1980) (TV) .... Brian
- Desperate Voyage (1980) (TV) .... Burrifous
- Riel (1979) (TV) .... Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
- Silver Blaze (1977) (TV) .... Sherlock Holmes
- "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Herod Antipas
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy) - "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series .... Roscoe Heyward
... aka The Moneychangers - After the Fall (1974) (TV) .... Quentin
- "Witness to Yesterday" .... Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1 episode, 1974)
- The Duke of Wellington (1974) TV episode .... Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Don Juan (1 episode, 1971)
- Don Juan in Hell (1971) TV episode .... Don Juan
- The Secret of Michelangelo (1968) (TV) .... Narrator
- Hamlet (1964/I) (TV) .... Hamlet
... aka Hamlet at Elsinore - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Captain Brassbound / ... (6 episodes, 1958-1962)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Cyrano De Bergerac (1962) TV episode .... Cyrano de Bergerac
- Time Remembered (1961) TV episode .... Prince Albert
- Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1960) TV episode .... Captain Brassbound
- A Doll's House (1959) TV episode .... Torvald
- Johnny Belinda (1958) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Pelletier
(1 more) - "Playdate" (1961) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes, 1961-1962)
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... King Rudolf / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1961)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1961) TV episode .... Rudolf Rassendyll / King Rudolf
- The Prince and the Pauper (1957) TV episode .... Sir Miles Hendon - "Sunday Showcase" .... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
- Our American Heritage: Autocrat and Son (1960) TV episode .... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- After Hours (1960) TV episode
- The Philadelphia Story (1959) (TV) .... Mike Connor
- A Doll's House (1959) (TV) .... Torvald Helmer
- "Omnibus" .... Oedipus / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- The Lady's Not for Burning (1958) TV episode .... Thomas Mendip
- Oedipus, the King (1957) TV episode .... Oedipus - "Eye on New York" .... Lewis Rohnen (1 episode, 1956)
- Night of the Auk (1956) TV episode .... Lewis Rohnen - "The Alcoa Hour" .... Bruce Quealy (1 episode, 1956)
- Even the Weariest River (1956) TV episode .... Bruce Quealy - "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1956)
- A Thief There Was (1956) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Walter Shelley (1 episode, 1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- A Letter from the Queen (1956) TV episode .... Walter Shelley - "Producers' Showcase" .... Christian de Neuvillette (1 episode, 1955)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) TV episode .... Christian de Neuvillette - "Kraft Television Theatre" .... Robert Carr (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- The King's Bounty (1955) TV episode .... Robert Carr - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- The Dashing White Sergeant (1954) TV episode - "The Web" (1 episode, 1954)
- Sheep's Clothing (1954) TV episode - "Broadway Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
- Dark Victory (1953) TV episode - "Suspense" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Riddle of Mayerling (1953) TV episode - "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Gathering Night (1953) TV episode
- Lucky Break (2001) (performer: "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" (1949))
... aka Lucky Break - Rein oder raus (Germany)
- MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (1997) (V) (performer: "A Crooked Man")
- Rock-A-Doodle (1991) (performer: "We Hate the Sun", "Tweedle Te Dee", "The Owls' Picnic")
- An American Tail (1986) (performer: "Never Say Never")
- The Sound of Music (1965) (performer: "Edelweiss" (1959), "Something Good" (1965)) ("The Sound of Music" (1959), "So Long, Farewell" (1959))
... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- "The Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka CBC News: The Hour (Canada: English title: long title)
- Episode dated 20 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Man in the Chair - Exclusive (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
- "Life and Times" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
- Leading Man: The Life and Times of William Hutt (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- A Man for All Stages: The Life and Times of Christopher Plummer (2002) TV episode .... Himself - The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- The Baldwin Brothers (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play
... aka The 2004 Tony Awards (USA: alternative title) - Miracle Planet (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Nature" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 2003)
- Kalahari: The Flooded Desert (2003) TV episode .... Narrator
- Kalahari: The Great Thirstland (2003) TV episode .... Narrator - Madness of King Richard (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Inside 'A Beautiful Mind' (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- The Films of Michael Mann (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1997-2000)
- Episode dated 15 December 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 January 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 November 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 March 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
- "Celebrate the Century" (1999) TV mini-series .... Narrator
- The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play
- Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Hamlet (clip from 1964 TV film of 'Hamlet')
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Arthur Miller on Home Ground (1979) (TV) .... Himself
- "Great Performances: Dance in America" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
- Martha Graham Dance Company: Clytemnestra (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Host - The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 18 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "NBC Experiment in Television" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- A Bad Case of Shakespeare (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- "Telescope" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- The Sound of Christopher Plummer (1964) TV episode .... Himself - A Tribute to John F. Kennedy from the Arts (1963) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.48 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
He played Iago to James Earl Jones' Othello in Shakespeare's "Othello" on Broadway in 1982.
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