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LAST UPDATE | 5 Feb 2021
CANADIAN ACTOR CHRISTOPHER Plummer has died aged 91.
Plummer starred in the Sound of Music alongside Julie Andrews in 1965 and went on to earn an Oscar, the oldest actor to win an Academy Award, for his role in 2010′s Beginners.
Plummer starred in a number of box offices hits following the Sound of Music including The Man Who Would Be King.
In 2010, he received his first Oscar nomination, for the Tolstoy biopic The Last Station leading to a late resurgence in Plummer’s career. He would go on to star in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Knives Out.
He subsequently broke another age-related Oscar record as the oldest actor to be nominated, when he secured his third Oscar nod in 2018, aged 88, for All the Money in the World.
Plummer’s death was confirmed by his manager this evening.
Julie Andrews has led tributes to her The Sound Of Music co-star who died at home on Friday in Connecticut.
Andrews (85) labelled him a “consummate actor” and a “cherished friend”.
In a statement to the PA news agency, she added: “I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humour and fun we shared through the years.
“My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife Elaine and his daughter Amanda.”
The official Twitter account for The Oscars shared a tribute to Plummer.
“Christopher Plummer beguiled audiences across generations in memorable roles from Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music to Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out,” a statement said.
“He worked steadily for 60+ years, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2012 for Beginners. He will be missed.”
Ridley Scott, who worked with Plummer in All The Money In The World, has paid tribute to the late actor.
In a joint statement with his wife Gianna, the director said: “What a guy. What a talent. What a life.
“And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than two years ago and had a wonderful experience.
“My heartfelt condolences go to Elaine.
“He will be really missed.”
Actor Eddie Marsan said he was “so sad” to hear about Plummer’s death.
In a tweet, he added: “I was lucky enough to work with him on the exception and it was like watching a master class.
“He had nothing to prove anymore so he was completely free, kind, funny mischievous & beautiful to watch. RIP.”
Lord Of The Rings actor Elijah Wood tweeted: “So sad to hear that Christopher Plummer has passed. What a legend.”
Star Trek star George Takei labelled Plummer a “giant of stage and screen”.
In a tweet, he added: “Rest in eternal music, Captain Von Trapp.”
Inception actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt tweeted: “Christopher Plummer… one of the greats.”
Netflix described Plummer as “a master of the craft whose films will live on forever”.
“Christopher Plummer brought warmth, humanity, and complexity to every performance throughout his extensive career,” a tweet from the streaming giant added.
Plummer continued to star in major films well into later life and in 2019 featured in Knives Out alongside James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
However Plummer, who also starred on Broadway and in Royal Shakespeare Company productions, is perhaps best known for playing Captain Georg von Trapp in 1965 film The Sound Of Music.
In 2017, it was announced the Canadian actor would replace Kevin Spacey in All The Money In The World after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against Spacey.
The following year he was nominated for another Oscar for his role, after being enlisted at the 11th hour, as frugal billionaire J Paul Getty in Sir Ridley’s film.
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Hardly surprising, this government has no interest in reducing Ireland’s carbon footprint other than by taxing residents on so called green initiatives. The waste in government departments & their quangos could save the country billions.
@@murraymitchell@mastodon.scot: Blatantly untrue. Read something other than Journal comments. I’m all for criticising the government, particularly for this failure to produce a climate plan, but this idea that it’s all about tax… just search online and you will find plenty of other strategies.
@@murraymitchell@mastodon.scot: our footprint is practically non existent. Its worst in poor countries whos citizens have frankly more important things to worry about, like putting food on the table and a roof over their heads. What can we reasonably do that we arent already doing? finding out that all the plastics we go to the trouble of seperating ends up in the same dump incinerator isnt helping, and i am not going electric until im forced to, seeing as most people only get them as a show off status symbol of wealth and ‘caring’. Im sick of the hypocrisy, there are very few people who really walk the walk on climate change, except that American actor from the 80s whos been driving an electric car for over 30 years
@Nicholas McMurry: it’s really about tax and power.
Yeah great I can see where this is going!!
The tax and the Greens. Rebate due Eamo?
@Mary Nugent: Eamo the green knight in shining armour coming to the rescue. Get stuffed.
@Paul Gorry: obviously not you Mary but the cretan mr Ryan.
The world is 15% more green than it was 20 years ago (size of the USA) simply because of more co2 in the atmosphere as plants are growing in semi arid regions desertification is not as extreme as they once believed it would be. 300 to 400 part’s per million co2 has been normal on earth previously and co2 levels have been higher before. Greta, eamon and the green multinational push will just steam roll us all and mother nature will always catch us all eventually.
@Jim Casey: The last time carbon levels were as high as they are now was 3 million years ago. There was no ice at the poles, and sea levels were at least 10m higher than today. The current rate of change in carbon levels is many times higher than any historical change that has been recorded. Mother nature may indeed catch us all, but removal of all the excess carbon from the atmosphere will take centuries.
@Nicholas McMurry: and nature will beat anything we do ……. simple put if we do nothing or something here in little Ireland it will means zero… it depends on China mostly and she has greened deserts despite opening a new coal power plant every week. Its a geopolitical thing as much as a climate crisis …….to stop climate change the poorest people must be made more wealthy so that they can see the benefits of been green and not just trying to survive. When we become more equal in terms of wealth then climate change might be tackled more effectively
@Jim Casey: Where’s your science? Nature will take centuries according to the available evidence. Do you have better information? Becoming greener is a necessary element of becoming more equal.
@Nicholas McMurry: And nature will reduce the carbon levels in centuries only if we stop pumping it into the atmosphere now.
@Nicholas McMurry: there facts ……which can be related to disciplines other than science…….. make the poor more wealthy and they’ll be more inclined to become green. No science needed
15 minute city, with a digital freedom pass, linked to your carbon credits, medical status all centrally controlled CBDC.
@O’Brien: sounds like a prison!
Hush, don’t wake Eamon Ryan, he might actually get something done that helps people
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