CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

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It happened this past week … the death on Friday of actor Christopher Plummer at his Connecticut home. Plummer: "Oh well, who wouldn't? At age 82 in real life, Plummer was the oldest actor to win an Oscar in a competitive acting category. With two Tonys and two Emmys also to his credit, Christopher Plummer was an actor through and through. "I was afraid of that …"Christopher Plummer was 91.

Passage: Christopher Plummer Jane Pauley looks back on the career of the Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who died this week at age 91 – a talent of remarkable longevity, whose most enduring fame came from the 1965 musical "The Sound of Music."

Actor Christopher Plummer, best known for "The Sound of Music," dies Actor Christopher Plummer is being remembered for his stage and screen career that spanned seven decades. The Oscar winner died Friday at the age of 91. Jeff Glor takes a look back at his life.

FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film that made him a legend. Please.”Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.

Christopher Plummer, iconic "Sound of Music" star, dies at age 91 Christopher Plummer, the legendary stage actor whose career spanned more than seven decades and who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music," has died. Danya Bacchus reports.

FILE - Canadian-born actor Christopher Plummer, shown June 15, 1973, poses for a photo before making his musical debut on Broadway in "Cyrano." "RIP to Christopher Plummer, a living legend who loved his craft, and was an absolute gentleman. RIP Christopher Plummer. "Pixar remembers Christopher Plummer, who as Charles Muntz in ‘Up,’ taught us that 'adventure is out there.' “If I live to be 91 maybe I’ll have time to fully appreciate all the great work of Christopher Plummer.” — actor Dave Foley on Twitter.

From 2011: Christopher Plummer, in his prime Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for playing Captain Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” died on Friday, February 5, 2021, at age 91. In this interview with correspondent Anthony Mason that aired on “Sunday Morning” on December 18, 2011, Plummer talked about his reunion with the “Sound of Music” cast, and his performances in “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” and in “Beginners,” playing a senior citizen who comes out as gay (a role for which he would win an Oscar).

Christopher Plummer, iconic "Sound of Music" actor, has died at 91 Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who starred in the 1965 musical "The Sound of Music" and scores of other film, TV and theater productions over a long career, has died. CBSN Los Angeles reports.

Christopher Plummer, the legendary stage actor whose career spanned more than seven decades and who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music," has died, his manager confirmed. A veteran of the stage, Plummer became a household name in the 1965 megahit musical "The Sound of Music." Despite the film's runaway success and place in American film history, Plummer famously was never really a fan of it. He was known as a "bad boy" on set, and he famously called the film "The Sound of Mucus." Despite his personal dislike of the film, "The Sound of Music" was a runaway international success, and it set his career on a successful path.

FILE - Christopher Plummer poses for a portrait on July 25, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager. The role catapulted Plummer to stardom, but he never took to leading men parts, despite his silver hair, good looks and ever-so-slight English accent. That choice that was officially validated in the best possible way for the film — a supporting Oscar nomination for Plummer, his third. Plummer married his third wife, dancer Taylor, in 1970, and credited her with helping him overcome a drinking problem.

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