Christopher Plummer Dies at 91

Christopher Plummer, best known as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died Friday at age 91.

Julie Andrews, Plummer’s co-star from The Sound of Music, said Plummer had been a cherished friend.

“The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend,” Andrews told People Magazine. “I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife Elaine, and his daughter Amanda,” said Andrews, 85.

Plummer was a classic Shakesperean actor and disparaged the 1965 blockbuster movie until his later years, when he recognized its universal and timeless appeal.

“I didn’t want to have anything to do with it,” Plummer admitted in a 2015 interview before the showing of the film at its 50th anniversary. Later, though, he said he recognized the value of the film and now “the memories are precious.”

Below is the interview with Plummer and Andrews at the 2015 Turner Classic Movies film festival.

Plummer began working as an actor in the 1950s and continued until his death. Among his later roles were Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) and a murder victim in Knives Out (2019).

Plummer, who was born in Toronto in 1929, began his acting career on the stage and began his Hollywood career on many classic TV shows in the 1950s, including Suspense, Studio One, GE Theater, and the Alcoa Hour.

For a list of all of Plummer’s movies and TV shows, visit the Christopher Plummer IMDB Page.

You can view The Sound of Music on Amazon Prime and Youtube Movies.