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6 Min Read (Reuters) - Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical “The Sound Of Music” and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, has died at 91, his longtime friend and manager said on Friday. “The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend,” Andrews said in a statement. “I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shar...

FILE - Christopher Plummer attends the premiere for "Knives Out" on day three of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2019, in Toronto. 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. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side, said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager. (P...

Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Toronto-born actor Christopher Plummer died at the age of 91 on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut. The Academy Award winning actor was known for his roles in countless films including the Sound of Music and Beginners.  Remembering the incredible Christopher Plummer, a magnetic talent, stage and screen legend, and Canadian icon, who has passed away at the age of 91. He was als...

MGN Getty Images via ABC News Actor Christopher Plummer in a photo from more recent years. WESTON, CONNECTICUT -- Christopher Plummer, the acclaimed Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in "The Sound of Music," has died. He was 91. The Oscar winner died at his home in Connecticut with Elaine Taylor, his wife and true best friend for 53 years, by his side, his manager confirmed to ABC News. "Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fas...

Oscar winner and Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer dies at 91 240 shares 05/02/2021 - 20:59 In this file photo taken on February 26, 2012 Christopher Plummer holds his Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for Beginners in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. AFP - JOE KLAMAR 8 min Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Capt...

Christopher Plummer, who graced the stage, movie theaters and television screens for six decades, died at 91. Plummer died at his home in Connecticut, with wife Elaine Taylor by his side, ICM Partners talent agency spokesperson Kate Cafaro told USA TODAY. “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words," said Lou Pitt, Plummers longtime friend and manager of 46 years. "Through his art...

But it was opposite Julie Andrews as von Trapp in 1965 that made him a star. He played an Austrian captain who must flee the country with his folk-singing family to escape service in the Nazi navy, a role he lamented was “humorless and one-dimensional.” Plummer spent the rest of his life referring to the film as “The Sound of Mucus” or “S&M.” “We tried so hard to put humor into it,” he told The Associated Press in 2007. “It was almost impossible. It was just agony to try to m...

But it was opposite Julie Andrews as von Trapp in 1965 that made him a star. He played an Austrian captain who must flee the country with his folk-singing family to escape service in the Nazi navy, a role he lamented was “humorless and one-dimensional.” Plummer spent the rest of his life referring to the film as “The Sound of Mucus” or “S&M.” “We tried so hard to put humor into it,” he told The Associated Press in 2007. “It was almost impossible. It was just agony to try to m...

Christopher Plummer: Shakespearean actor who disliked his best known role Christopher Plummer attends The 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival (Ian West/PA) Christopher Plummer was one of the most distinguished post-war Shakespearean actors, but was best known for his portrayal of Captain von Trapp in The Sound Of Music. His career spanned more than seven decades during which he played many substantial roles in film, television and theatre, including most of the major Shakespearean p...

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