Christoher Plummer, R.I.P.

Actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his portrayal of Captain Georg Von Trapp in The Sound of Music passed away on Friday. No cause of death was released. He was 91.

Although his best known role took place more than half a century ago, the Canadian born Plummer acted into his 90's and earned critical recognition during this century having been thrice nominated for Best Supporting Actor in The Last Station, Beginners and All The Money in the World winning once for Beginners at the age of 82 making him the oldest actor to win an Oscar. When Plummer was nominated for All The Money in the World at the age of 88 he became the oldest actor ever nominated. Plummer appeared in several films in 2019 including Cliffs of Freedom, Knives Out and, in what proved to be his final role, The Last Full Measure.

In the intervening years, Plummer also appeared in movies such as The Return of the Pink Panther, The Man Who Would Be King, Malcolm X, 12 Monkeys, The Insider and A Beautiful Mind. Plummer also had a distinguished career on stage and on TV. He twice won Tony Awards for Cyrano and Barrymore as well as two Emmys for Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers and his voice over in Madeline. 

I leave you with Plummer telling Dick Cavett about his experience with The Sound of Music in 1971. R.I.P.