Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1959Christopher Plummer (full name Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer) (born December 13, 19291) is a Canadian theatrical, film and television actor. He is one of his country's most prominent and respected actors and viewed by most as one of the world's finest stage performers, particularly in roles from the pen of William Shakespeare. His international popularity began with his role as Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music, costarring Julie Andrews. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario. The great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott, following his parents' divorce he moved with his mother to live in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal. He studied to be a concert pianist but developed a love of the theater at an early age and began acting in High School. He went on to train for the theater with the Canadian Repertory Company in Ottawa. Christopher Plummer began his professional career in Canadian theater, radio in the late 1940s, performing in both the English and French languages. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and has performed numerous roles at the Stratford Festival of Canada and London's West End. From his marriage to Tony Award winning actress Tammy Grimes he has a daughter, Amanda Plummer, who is an actress in her own right. Plummer was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1968. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from New York's Juilliard School and is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award by the Governor-General of Canada. In 1986, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1997. In an article written about his portrayal of King Lear at the Stratford Festival, the New York Times called him "the most accomplished classical actor in North America." In 2002, he starred with Dame Julie Andrews and Charlotte Church in A Royal Christmas, one of the largest holiday extravaganzas ever produced for the stage. Plummer is still a sought-after performer in his late 70's, and age has not diminished his workload or his energy. Christopher Plummer also performed the voice of Pedestrian voice #40 in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Partial list of Awards
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Christopher Plummer also performed the voice of Pedestrian voice #40 in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and the SAG Award for his work in Mystic River (2003). Plummer is still a sought-after performer in his late 70's, and age has not diminished his workload or his energy. In 2003 a 15th-anniversary celebration of Bull Durham at the National Baseball Hall of Fame was cancelled due to controversy over his and Sarandon's public anti-war stance. In 2002, he starred with Dame Julie Andrews and Charlotte Church in A Royal Christmas, one of the largest holiday extravaganzas ever produced for the stage. Robbins lives in New York City with Sarandon and their three children. He is a prominent spokesperson for anti-globalization, and vocally opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In an article written about his portrayal of King Lear at the Stratford Festival, the New York Times called him "the most accomplished classical actor in North America.". Robbins also continues to act in mainstream Hollywood thrillers like Arlington Road (1999) and Antitrust (2001), and to act in and direct Actors' Gang theater productions. In 1986, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1997. Since that time he has written, produced, and directed several films with strong but subtle political content, such as the critically-acclaimed capital punishment saga Dead Man Walking in 1995, which earned him a directorial Oscar nomination, and 1999's Depression-era musical Cradle Will Rock. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from New York's Juilliard School and is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award by the Governor-General of Canada. Robbins then starred alongside Morgan Freeman in the critically acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption based on Stephen King's short story. Plummer was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1968. His directorial and screenwriting debut was 1992's Bob Roberts, a mockumentary about a populist right-wing presidential candidate. From his marriage to Tony Award winning actress Tammy Grimes he has a daughter, Amanda Plummer, who is an actress in her own right. He received critical acclaim for his starring role as an amoral movie executive in the 1992 film The Player. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and has performed numerous roles at the Stratford Festival of Canada and London's West End. On the set of that movie he began a relationship with fellow actor Sarandon that continues to the present day. Christopher Plummer began his professional career in Canadian theater, radio in the late 1940s, performing in both the English and French languages. He also took small parts in films, with a breakthrough part as pitcher "Nuke" LaLoosh in the 1988 baseball movie Bull Durham. He went on to train for the theater with the Canadian Repertory Company in Ottawa. On graduation in 1981, Robbins founded the Actors' Gang in Los Angeles, an experimental theater group, with actor friends from his college softball team. He studied to be a concert pianist but developed a love of the theater at an early age and began acting in High School. Robbins spent two years at Plattsburgh State University, then returned to California to attend drama school at UCLA. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario. The great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott, following his parents' divorce he moved with his mother to live in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal. Robbins joined Theater for a New City at age twelve, and participated in the drama club at Stuyvesant High School. His international popularity began with his role as Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music, costarring Julie Andrews. Robbins was born in West Covina, California, but moved to Greenwich Village with his family at a young age while his father, Gil Robbins, pursued a career as a member of the folk music group The Highwaymen. He is one of his country's most prominent and respected actors and viewed by most as one of the world's finest stage performers, particularly in roles from the pen of William Shakespeare. He is the longtime companion of actress Susan Sarandon, with whom he shares strong leftist political views. Christopher Plummer (full name Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer) (born December 13, 19291) is a Canadian theatrical, film and television actor. Tim Robbins (born October 16, 1958, also Timothy Robbins) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Stage Struck (1958). Mystic River (2003). Wind Across the Everglades (1958). Code 46 (2003). A Doll's House (1959) (TV). Human Nature (2001). Playdate (1961) TV Series. Antitrust (2001). Cyrano de Bergerac (1962) (TV). High Fidelity (2000). The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Cradle Will Rock writer, director (1999). Hamlet (1964/III) (TV). Dead Man Walking writer, director (1995). The Sound of Music (1965). The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Inside Daisy Clover (1966). The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). The Night of the Generals (1967). Bob Roberts writer, director (1992). La Fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman (1967). The Player (1992). Oedipus the King (1967). Jacob's Ladder (1990). Nobody Runs Forever (1968). Tapeheads (1988). Battle of Britain (1969). Bull Durham (1988). The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969). Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969). Waterloo (1970). Don Juan in Hell (1971) (TV). The Pyx (1973). After the Fall (1974) (TV). The Happy Prince (1974). The Spiral Staircase (1975). The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). Conduct Unbecoming (1975). The Man Who Would Be King (1975). Sarajevski atentat (1975). Aces High (1976). Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976) TV mini series. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) TV mini series. Uppdraget (1977). The Disappearance (1977). Silver Blaze (1977) (TV). The Silent Partner (1978). International Velvet (1978). Starcrash (1979). Murder by Decree (1979). Riel (1979) (TV). Hanover Street (1979). Desperate Voyage (1980) (TV). The Shadow Box (1980) (TV). Somewhere in Time (1980). When the Circus Came to Town (1981) (TV). Dial M for Murder (TV) (1981). Eyewitness (1981). The Amateur (1981). Happy at Last (1982) (TV). Little Gloria.. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV). The Thorn Birds (1983) TV mini series. Prototype (1983) (TV). Dreamscape (1984). Highpoint (1984). Terror in the Aisles (1984). Ordeal by Innocence (1984). Játszani kell (1985). David the Gnome (1985) TV Series. The Boy in Blue (1986). Crossings (1986) TV mini series. The Boss' Wife (1986). An American Tail (1986) (voice). Spearfield's Daughter (1986) TV mini series. Nosferatu a Venezia (1986). Dragnet (1987). A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV). The Man Who Planted Trees (1987). The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987). Gandahar (1988) (voice). Shadow Dancing (1988). I Love N.Y. (1988). Souvenir (1989). Nabokov on Kafka (1989) (TV). Mindfield (1989). Kingsgate (1989). Where the Heart Is (1990). A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) (TV). Red Blooded American Girl (1990). Money (1990). Madeline (1990) TV series (voice). Counterstrike (1990) TV series. Firehead (1991). Young Catherine (1991) (TV). A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991) (TV). Rock-A-Doodle (1991) (voice). Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). Berlin Lady (1991) TV mini series. The First Circle (1991) (TV). Secrets (1992I) (TV). Impolite (1992). Malcolm X (1992). Liar's Edge (1992) (TV). Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) (TV). The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1993) (TV) (voice). Wolf (1994). Crackerjack (1994). Dolores Claiborne (1995). Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV). Twelve Monkeys (1995). We the Jury (1996) (TV). Skeletons (1996). The Conspiracy of Fear (1996) (TV). The Arrow (1997) (TV). Babes in Toyland (1997) (voice). Winchell (1998) (TV). Hidden Agenda (1998). The First Christmas (1998). The Clown at Midnight (1998). Celebrate the Century (1999) TV mini series. Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999) (voice). The Insider (1999). Nuremberg (2000) TV mini series. The Dinosaur Hunter (2000). Possessed (2000) (TV). American Tragedy (2000) (TV). Dracula 2000 (2000). Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000) (VG). Leo's Journey (2001) (TV). On Golden Pond (2001) (TV). Lucky Break (2001). Blackheart (2001). A Beautiful Mind (2001). Full Disclosure (2001) (V). Night Flight (2002) (TV). Ararat (2002). Agent of Influence (2002) (TV). Nicholas Nickleby (2002). Tma (2002). Blizzard (2003). Gospel of John (2003) (voice). Cold Creek Manor (2003). London Evening Standard Award as Best Actor (1961), for his portrayal of King Henry II in the stage play, Becket. Genie Award (1980), for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Murder by Decree. Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (1974), for his lead role in Cyrano. Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play (1997), for his lead role in Barrymore. Emmy Award (1976), as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers. Emmy Award (1994), for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the Family Channel's Madeline children's series. Edwin Booth Lifetime Achievement Award (1997). Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre (2002). |