Christopher Plummer

Actor, also producer · Died February 5, 2021, aged 91 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oscar winner · 2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · 5 other major award bodies

Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1958's Stage Struck, and notable film performances include The Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Insider. In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to film audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Johannes von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical film The Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews. Plummer has also ventured into various television projects, including the legendary miniseries The Thorn Birds. In the 21st century, his film roles include The Insider as Mike Wallace, Inside Man with Denzel Washington, the Disney–Pixar 2009 film Up as Charles Muntz, the Shane Acker production 9 as '1', The Last Station as Leo Tolstoy, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Doctor Parnassus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Henrik Vanger, and Beginners as Hal. Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. With his win at the age of 82 in 2012 for Beginners, Plummer is the oldest actor and person ever to win an Academy Award. On February 5, 2021, Plummer died at his home in Weston, Connecticut, aged 91, after suffering complications from a fall. His family released a statement announcing that Plummer had "died peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side".

Biography from TMDB.

Born: December 13, 1929
Died: February 5, 2021 (aged 91)
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as: Actor, also producer
Titles: 124 on MovieCove · 207 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are Christopher Plummer's films like?

Across their 113 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama27 titles69^th

Comedy17 titles46^th

Action16 titles34^th

Biography11 titles78^th

Crime11 titles57^th

Animation10 titles54^th

Adventure6 titles71^st

Documentary4 titles93^rd

Horror3 titles27^th

Mystery3 titles24^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

24%

Bonds

21%

Self

17%

Survival

11%

Power

Society

Ideas

Family bonds23 Romantic love20 Justice20 Survival11 Truth12 Deception11 Purpose11 Redemption11

What they feel like to watch

their average across 110 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 3 · Wry 8 · Earnest 98

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 39 · Serious 29 · Dark 42

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 44 · Heightened 13

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 21 · Charged 58 · Intense 31

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 48 · Shifting 53 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 69 · Some laughs 34 · Funny 7

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 55 · Even-paced 51 · Relentless 4

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 39 · Engaged 51 · Full focus 20

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 38 · Affecting 37 · Heavy 35

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 72 · Open-ended 33 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

95 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 27 of 95 analyzed roles.

Shadow

27 of 95

Mentor

26 of 95

Hero

16 of 95

Threshold guardian

10 of 95

Shapeshifter

7 of 95

Ally

4 of 95

Herald

3 of 95

Trickster

2 of 95

Show the 95 roles

Heroas Walt Murdock in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Shadowas Commodus in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Shadowas Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965)
Shadowas Raymond Swan in Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Threshold guardianas Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965)
Shapeshifteras Eddie Chapman in Triple Cross (1966)
Heroas Oedipus in Oedipus the King (1968)
Heroas Squadron Leader Colin Harvey in Battle of Britain (1969)
Shapeshifteras Lord Foppington in Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
Shapeshifteras Atahuallpa in The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
Heroas Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington in Waterloo (1970)
Mentoras Maj. Alastair Wimbourne in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Mentoras Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Mentoras Sinclair in Aces High (1976)
Mentoras The Emperor in Starcrash (1978)
Allyas John Seaton in International Velvet (1978)
Tricksteras John Seaton in International Velvet (1978)
Shadowas Reikle in The Silent Partner (1978)
Heroas Paul Sellinger in Hanover Street (1979)
Heroas Sherlock Holmes in Murder by Decree (1979)
Shadowas W. F. Robinson in Somewhere in Time (1980)
Shadowas Tony Wendice in Dial 'M' for Murder (1981)
Shadowas Professor Lakos in The Amateur (1981)
Shadowas Joseph in Eyewitness (1981)
Shadowas James Hatcher in Highpoint (1982)
Heroas Dr. Carl Forrester in Prototype (1983)
Shadowas Col. Herbert Kappler in The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Shadowas Bob Blair in Dreamscape (1984)
Mentoras Henri in An American Tail (1986)
Threshold guardianas Mr. Roalvang in The Boss' Wife (1986)
Shadowas Knox in The Boy in Blue (1986)
Shadowas Whirley in Dragnet (1987)
Threshold guardianas Sir Giles Staverley in A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
Threshold guardianas John Robertson Yeats in I Love N.Y. (1987)
Heroas Professor Paris Catalano in Vampire in Venice (1988)
Mentoras Dr. Mendel in Mindfield (1989)
Shadowas Dr. John Alcore in Red Blooded American Girl (1990)
Mentoras Shitty in Where the Heart Is (1990)
Shadowas Clifton Lawrence in A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)
Mentoras Narrator in Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1994)
Shadowas Ivan Getz in Crackerjack (1994)
Tricksteras Raymond Alden in Wolf (1994)
Allyas Christopher Plummer in Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994)
Shadowas Detective John Mackey in Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Shadowas John Klaxon in Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Shadowas Wakeman in The Conspiracy of Fear (1995)
Shadowas Barnaby Crookedman in Babes in Toyland (1997)
Shadowas Reverend Carlyle in Skeletons (1997)
Threshold guardianas Holmes in Blackheart (1998)
Mentoras Mr. Caruthers in The Clown at Midnight (1998)
Allyas Mike Wallace in The Insider (1999)
Heraldas Narrator in Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999)
Threshold guardianas Archbishop Hume in Possessed (2000)
Mentoras Abraham Van Helsing in Dracula 2000 (2000)
Mentoras Dr. Rosen in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Heroas John Watkins in Agent of Influence (2002)
Threshold guardianas David in Ararat (2002)
Heroas Flash Harry Peters in Night Flight (2002)
Shadowas Ralph Nickleby in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Heraldas John Adams Gates in National Treasure (2004)
Shadowas Dean Whiting in Syriana (2005)
Mentoras Bill in Must Love Dogs (2005)
Shadowas Cardinal Bernard Law in Our Fathers (2005)
Threshold guardianas Cardinal Bernard Law in Our Fathers (2005)
Mentoras Simon Wyler in The Lake House (2006)
Shapeshifteras Dr. Heller in Already Dead (2007)
Allyas David Winters in Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
Mentoras Jack in Closing the Ring (2007)
Mentoras Flash Madden in Man in the Chair (2007)
Threshold guardianas P.J. Aimes in The Summit (2008)
Mentoras Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station (2009)
Mentoras #1 in 9 (2009)
Heroas Doctor Parnassus in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Mentoras Doctor Parnassus in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Heroas Prospero in The Tempest (2010)
Mentoras Hal in Beginners (2010)
Heroas John Barrymore in Barrymore (2011)
Mentoras Henrik Vanger in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Threshold guardianas Monsignor Orelas in Priest (2011)
Shadowas John Barrymore in Barrymore (2011)
Mentoras John Harlan in Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Shadowas Croolik in The Legend of Sarila (2013)
Heroas Fred in Elsa & Fred (2014)
Mentoras Professor Coreman in Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
Mentoras Joseph Cutter in The Forger (2014)
Heroas Zev Guttman in Remember (2015)
Mentoras Frank Grubman in Danny Collins (2015)
Shapeshifteras Pixie King in Pixies (2015)
Shapeshifteras Kaiser Wilhelm II in The Exception (2016)
Shadowas J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World (2017)
Shapeshifteras Jack in Boundaries (2018)
Mentoras Howard Lawson in Departure (2019)
Heraldas Thanasi in Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
Heroas Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out (2019)
Mentoras Thanasi in Cliffs of Freedom (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Hopeful

Warm

Contemplative

Other

105

How their films linger

Bittersweet43 Hopeful39 Thought-provoking36 Feel-good31 Fun19 Unsettling15

How their films end · 29 with a twist

Happy38
Bittersweet53
Tragic13
Ambiguous8
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christopher Plummer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 73 of their 124 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (46).

Also on these channels

Howdy8 titles, show their 8 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV8 titles, show their 8 titles on Shout! TV
Lionsgate+3 titles, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
Acorn TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Acorn TV
Kidstream2 titles, show their 2 titles on Kidstream
Midnight Pulp2 titles, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Dove Channel1 title, show their title on Dove Channel
Marquee TV1 title, show their title on Marquee TV
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UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Plummer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

207 credits, 124 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Heroes of the Golden Mask(2023)
as Rizzo (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Mooseltoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Mooseking
Kalahari: The Flooded Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Full Measure(2019)
as Frank Pitsenbarger
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Knives Out(2019)
as Harlan Thrombey
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Departure(2019)
Show 9 episodes · as Howard Lawson
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Cliffs of Freedom(2019)
as Thanasi
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness(2018)
as Dr. Jeffrey West (voice)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Boundaries(2018)
as Jack
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
All the Money in the World(2017)
as Jean Paul Getty
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Star(2017)
as King Herod (voice)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)
as Scrooge
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom(2017)
as Dr. West (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Exception(2016)
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom(2016)
as Dr. West (voice)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Remember(2015)
as Zev Guttman
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Pixies(2015)
as Pixie King (voice)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Danny Collins(2015)
as Frank Grubman
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Forger(2014)
as Joseph Cutter
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Hector and the Search for Happiness(2014)
as Professor Coreman
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Elsa & Fred(2014)
as Fred
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight(2013)
as John Marshall Harlan
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Legend of Sarila(2013)
as Croolik (voice)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Titans of the Ice Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Narrator
Kali, the Little Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Narrator (english version)
Barrymore(2011)
Executive Producer · as John Barrymore
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
as Henrik Vanger
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Beginners(2010)
as Hal Fields
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Priest(2011)
as Monsignor Orelas
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
A Short Film About Making Beginners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
The Tempest(2010)
Producer · as Prospero
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
My Dog Tulip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as J.R. Ackerley (voice)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009)
as Doctor Parnassus
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Last Station(2009)
as Leo Tolstoy
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
9(2009)
as #1 (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Up(2009)
as Charles Muntz (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Caesar and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Caesar
The Summit(2008)
Show 2 episodes · as P.J. Aimes
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Emotional Arithmetic(2007)
as David Winters
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Already Dead(2007)
as Dr. Heller
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Closing the Ring(2007)
as Jack
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Man in the Chair(2007)
as Flash Madden
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing their Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Narrator (voice over)
The Lake House(2006)
as Simon Wyler
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Inside Man(2006)
as Arthur Case
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The New World(2005)
as Captain Newport
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Syriana(2005)
as Dean Whiting
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Four Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Archie Mason
Must Love Dogs(2005)
as Bill
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Our Fathers(2005)
as Cardinal Bernard Law
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Alexander(2004)
as Aristotle
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
National Treasure(2004)
as John Adams Gates
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Cold Creek Manor(2003)
as Mr. Massie
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Gospel of John(2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Life of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Narrator
Blizzard(2003)
as Santa Claus
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Nicholas Nickleby(2002)
as Ralph Nickleby
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Agent of Influence(2002)
as John Watkins
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Ararat(2002)
as David
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Night Flight(2002)
as 'Flash' Harry Peters
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
as Dr. Rosen
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Lucky Break(2001)
as Graham Mortimer
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Full Disclosure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Robert Lecker
On Golden Pond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Norman Thayer
Dracula 2000(2000)
as Matthew Van Helsing
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
American Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as F. Lee Bailey
Possessed(2000)
as Archbishop Hume
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Dinosaur Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Hump Hinton
Nuremberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 2 episodes · as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe
Hidden Agenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Ulrich Steiner
The Insider(1999)
as Mike Wallace
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Madeline: Lost in Paris(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Clown at Midnight(1998)
as Mr. Caruthers
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Winchell(1998)
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Blackheart(1998)
as Holmes
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The First Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator (voice)
Babes in Toyland(1997)
as Barnaby Crookedman (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Skeletons(1997)
as Reverend Carlyle
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as George Hees
The Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 2 episodes · as George Hees
We the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Wilfred Fransiscus
The Conspiracy of Fear(1995)
as Wakeman
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
12 Monkeys(1995)
as Dr. Goines
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Harrison Bergeron(1995)
as John Klaxon
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Dolores Claiborne(1995)
as John Mackey
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Crackerjack(1994)
as Ivan Getz
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Wolf(1994)
as Raymond Alden
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
A Stranger in the Mirror(1993)
as Clifton Lawrence
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic(1994)
as Narrator
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Malcolm X(1992)
as Chaplain Gill
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Impolite(1992)
as Naples O'Rorke
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Mel Wexler
The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Viktor Abakumov
Liar's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Harry Weldon
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)
as Chang
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Madeline in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Madeline and the Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Rock-A-Doodle(1991)
as Grand Duke (voice)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Martin Yahl
Madeline and the Bad Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Young Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 2 episodes · as Sir Charles
Firehead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Col. Garland Vaughn
Berlin Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · as Wilhelm Speer
The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Narrator
Madeline's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Red Blooded American Girl(1990)
as Dr. John Alcore
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Counterstrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 66 episodes · as Alexander Addington
A Ghost in Monte Carlo(1990)
as The Grand Duke Ivan
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Where the Heart Is(1990)
as Shitty
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Mindfield(1989)
as Doctor Satorius
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Nabokov on Kafka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Vladimir Nabokov
Souvenir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Ernst Kestner
Shadow Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Edmund Beaumont
Madeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Narrator (voice)
The New Adventures of Madeline(1989)
Show 39 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
American Experience(1988)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind(1988)
as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Vampire in Venice(1988)
as Professor Paris Catalano
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
A Hazard of Hearts(1987)
as Sir Giles Staverley
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Dragnet(1987)
as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
I Love N.Y.(1987)
as John Robertson Yeats
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Portraits of Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Narrator (voice)
The Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Narrator (voice)
An American Tail(1986)
as Henri (voice)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Spearfield's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Lord Jack Cruze
Crossings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 3 episodes · as Armand DeVilliers
The Boy in Blue(1986)
as Knox
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Boss' Wife(1986)
as Mr. Roalvang
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Tin Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Narrator (voice)
Rumpelstiltskin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Narrator
The Velveteen Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Narrator (voice)
Lily in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Fitzroy Wynn / Roberto Terranova
The Cosby Show(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Lawrence
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Highpoint(1982)
as James Hatcher
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Dreamscape(1984)
as Bob Blair
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Ordeal by Innocence(1984)
as Leo Argyle
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Prototype(1983)
as Dr. Carl Forrester
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
SuperTed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
The Thorn Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 4 episodes · as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
The Scarlet and the Black(1983)
as Col. Herbert Kappler
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 2 episodes · as Reggie Vanderbilt
Nature(1982)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady(1982)
Actor
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Alfred Stieglitz
The Amateur(1981)
as Professor Lakos
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Dial 'M' for Murder(1981)
as Tony Wendice
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Eyewitness(1981)
as Joseph
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
When the Circus Came to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Duke Royal
Desperate Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Jacques Burrifous
Somewhere in Time(1980)
as William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Shadow Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Brian
Arthur Miller on Home Ground(1979)
Actor
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hanover Street(1979)
as Paul Sellinger
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Riel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
Murder by Decree(1979)
as Sherlock Holmes
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Starcrash(1978)
as The Emperor
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Silent Partner(1978)
as Reikle
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
International Velvet(1978)
as John Seaton
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Deverell
The Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Kaptain Behounek
The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Sherlock Holmes
Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
Show 4 episodes · as Herod Antipas
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Silver Blaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 4 episodes · as Roscoe Heyward
Aces High(1976)
as Capt. 'Uncle' Sinclair
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Man Who Would Be King(1975)
as Rudyard Kipling
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Day That Shook the World(1975)
as Archduke Ferdinand
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Conduct Unbecoming(1975)
as Major Alastair Wimbourne
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Return of the Pink Panther(1975)
as Sir Charles Litton
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Spiral Staircase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Dr. Joe Sherman
After the Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Quentin
The Happy Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as The Happy Prince (voice)
The Pyx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson
Waterloo(1970)
as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Royal Hunt of the Sun(1969)
as Atahualpa
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Battle of Britain(1969)
as Squadron Leader Colin Harvey
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Lock Up Your Daughters!(1969)
as Lord Foppington
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Nobody Runs Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Sir James Quentin
Oedipus the King(1968)
as Oedipus
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Narrator
The Night of the Generals(1967)
as Field Marshal Rommel
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Triple Cross(1966)
as Freddie Chapman
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Inside Daisy Clover(1965)
as Raymond Swan
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Don Juan
The Sound of Music(1965)
as Captain Georg von Trapp
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Narrator (voice)
Hamlet at Elsinore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Hamlet
The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964)
as Commodus
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Trans-Canada Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Narrator (voice)
Cyrano De Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Cyrano de Bergerac
Captain Brassbound's Conversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Captain Brassbound
A Doll's House(1959)
as Torvald
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
NBC Sunday Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Johnny Belinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Dr. Jack Pelletier
Wind Across the Everglades(1958)
as Walt Murdock
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Joe Sheridan
Little Moon of Alban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Kenneth Boyd
DuPont Show of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Sir Miles Hendon
Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · Actor
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · as Walter Shelley
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 2 episodes · as Oedipus · as Thomas Mendip
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Captain Brassbound · as Cyrano de Bergerac · as Dr. Jack Pelletier · as Prince Albert · as Torvald Helmer
Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Show 1 episode · as Dick
Madeline at the Ballet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Narrator (voice)
Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 207 titles, 205 of them dated from 1948 to 2023; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Up (2009)

$735M worldwide

Highest rated

Up (2009)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19482023

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 55 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1958Screen debut· Wind Across the Everglades
1966First top-billed film· Triple Cross
1977Career best· Jesus of Nazareth
2001Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· A Beautiful Mind
2009Career best· The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009Oscar nomination· The Last Station

Show 2 more milestones

2011Oscar win· Beginners
2017Oscar nomination· All the Money in the World

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting207 of 207 · 61^stProducing1 of 207

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s11 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s23 · acting1980s42 · acting1990s40 · acting2000s37 · acting2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 79 roles

17%

14%

25%

20%

586878838898030813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 24 major nominations, 1959–2018.

WinNomination

2018
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
2012
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
  - Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
  - Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
2011
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
2010
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
2006
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
2005
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2002
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
2001
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Show 6 earlier years

1994
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
1986
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Recording for Children
1983
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
1977
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series
1966
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
1959
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Best Single Performance by an Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Christopher Plummer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60^th percentile, the median of all 117; across their 110 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 110

Approval · how many liked their films

63^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 110

Reach · how many have seen their films

74^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 110

Midcredits score across 124 titles, by percentile

75^th and up41
50^th to 74^th37
25^th to 49^th27
Below 25^th19

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 124 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved22
Divisive1
Cult Classic4
Crowd Pleaser44
Broadly Agreed9
Mixed44

Most divisive · actor

Ararat (2002)

99^th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Up (2009)

Midcredits 99^th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 104 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christopher Plummer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 52 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore40 titles29–86 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity52 titles7–59 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity42 titles10–72 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs38 titles16–46 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense37 titles21–78 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christopher Plummer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Plummer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Trevor Howard shares the most, 4.

Directors

Sean Patrick O'Reilly3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Sean Patrick O'Reilly
Charles Jarrott3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Charles Jarrott
Atom Egoyan2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Atom Egoyan
Terry Gilliam2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Terry Gilliam

Christopher Plummer

What are Christopher Plummer's films like?

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Where can I watch Christopher Plummer's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

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Billing

Awards

How do Christopher Plummer's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Christopher Plummer's work okay for kids?

Who does Christopher Plummer work with?

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