Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer as "60 Minutes" newsman Mike Wallace in The Insider - 11/99

Biography

Born 12/13/1929

Arguably the greatest survivor of the two-fisted drinkers school of acting that included the likes of Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Albert Finney, the classically-trained, Canadian-born Christopher Plummer established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the finest stage performers...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received National Board of Review Award for Career Achievement
  • In 1999, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • In 1999, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor

Highlights

  • In 2009, Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film, "9"
  • In 2009, Voiced the villain in the Pixar animated film, "Up"
  • In 2007, Returned to Broadway as Henry Drummond in a revival of "Inherit the Wind"; earned seventh Tony nomination

Family & Companions

  • John Plummer: father (Worked at McGill University; divorced Plummer's mother in 1929)
  • Isabella Mary Plummer: mother (Granddaughter of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott; divorced Plummer's father in 1929)
  • Amanda Plummer: daughter (Born March 23, 1957; mother, Tammy Grimes)

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