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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...