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By Syndicated Content By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (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 Lou Pitt said on Friday. “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and ...

Reuters   |   Washington   |   Published 06.02.21, 01:43 AM 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 the age of 91, Deadline Hollywood reported on Friday. Plummer passed away peacefu...

Christopher Plummer, oldest Oscar winner in his 80s, dies at 91 FILE - Christopher Plummer poses for a portrait on July 25, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. 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 man...

Christopher Plummer, suave Canadian actor best known as von Trapp in The Sound of Music – obituary A gifted classical actor on stage, he was disdainful of his best-known film role, which he said he was ‘dying to send up’ Plummer: liked playing ‘larger-than-life characters’ Credit: Martin Pope Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning Canadian actor, who has died aged 91, achieved fame in the early 1950s in a succession of Shakespearean roles, but was best remembered, to his lasting irrit...

Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music patriarch and oldest Oscar winner, dead at 91 By Will Dunham Normal text size Advertisement Washington: 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 Lou Pitt said on Saturday (AEDT). Christopher Plummer became the oldest winner of a competitive Osca...

Christopher Plummer always refused to refer to his most famous film by its real title. To him, it was The Sound Of Mucus, or S&M — a sly reference to sado-masochism. Devoting a brief chapter of his 600-page autobiography to the perennial favourite — it won five Oscars in 1966, none of which was for him — he opened with a quote: ‘Watching The Sound Of Music is like being beaten to death by a Hallmark card.’ Plummer, who has died aged 91, played Captain Von Trapp, the widowed father of ...

Academy Award winner and Hollywood legend Christopher Plummer has died at the age of 91. In a prolific and distinguished career spanning seven decades, Plummer starred in high-profile films like The Sound of Music and The Man Who Would be King; in 2011, he became the oldest person ever to win an Academy Award for his role in Beginners. Plummer’s family confirmed that he died peacefully at home in Connecticut, with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side. Taylor reported that Plu...

Andrea Baillie Christopher Plummer accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Oscar-winning Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died at 91, confirmed his wife Elaine Plummer. Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power February 05, 2021 - 10:35 AM Christopher Plummer, the Oscar-winning acting legend whose storied career encompassed stage, television and film, and who was perhaps best-known for ...

The star of The Sound of Music died at his home; he was 91 years old Published:  February 05, 2021 22:12 Reuters Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty in "All the Money in the World." Image Credit: NYT 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 the ...

35 Fresh Christopher Plummer Movies Christopher Plummer, who rose to international fame as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, began his screen career with an “and introducing” credit on Sidney Lumet’s 1958 Stage Struck. By 1965 he would be known everywhere as papa Trapp, but Sound of Music was lighter fare for Plummer, a movie that punctuated a career building around military epics and classic-style adventures like The Fall of the Roman Empire, Battle of Britain, The Silent Pa...