Christopher Plummer dead at 91

• Legendary Hollywood actor Christopher Plummer died on Friday.
• According to Deadline, the “Sound of Music” and “Knives Out” star died “peacefully at his home.”
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Legendary actor Christopher Plummer has died. According to a report from Deadline, the 91-year-old actor was at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor. Deadline says Plummer’s family confirmed the death.

Many movie fans will know Plummer for his role as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 classic “The Sound of Music. Most recently, Plummer starred in the Rian Johnson hit whodunnit film “Knives Out.”

Plummer had a storied Hollywood career, including his starring role in ‘The Sound of Music’

Plummer was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1929. After first appearing in Candian TV productions, he made his Broadway theater debut in 1953. The first major movie role he landed was in 1958’s “Stage Struck.”

In 1965, Plummer starred in “The Sound of Music” opposite Julie Andrews. His role of Captain Von Trapp, the patriarch of a large Austrian family living in 1938, has regained acclaim in recent years. On social media sites like Twitter and TikTok, videos and GIFs of Plummer’s character ripping up a Nazi flag have become commonplace responses to modern white supremacist activity. 

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“The Sound of Music” went on to win Oscars and break box-office records, and today remains one of the most beloved musicals of all time. 

Plummer's film and stage career continued with steady pace throughout the '60s and '70s. In the 1980s, Plummer starred in two Broadway productions of Shakespeare's works. He was cast opposite James Earl Jones in "Othello," and took on the title role of "Macbeth."  

Millennials will also recognize Plummer's voice-acting work in the animated movies "An American Tail" (1986) and "Rock-a-Doodle" (1991). 

Plummer continued acting on TV shows and in films into the 2000s, and won an Academy Award for the 2011 movie 'Beginners'

Plummer's moved towards more TV roles in the 2000s, costarring in Emmy-winning shows like "Nuremberg" and "The Moneychangers." He also appeared in more critically acclaimed movies, including 2001's "A Beautiful Mind" and 2006's "Inside Man."

In 2009, Plummer voiced Charles Muntz in the acclaimed Pixar animated movie "Up."

The actor received his first-ever Oscar nomination in 2010 for "The Last Station." Now, in total, Plummer has been nominated three times for an Academy Award and won once (for the 2011 movie "Beginners"). Additionally, he received seven total Tony Award nominations, and seven total Emmy nominations, while winning two of each. 

He also costarred in David Fincher's 2011 adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." 

Plummer's final movie and TV appearances were in 'The Last Full Measure' and 'Departure'

In 2017, Plummer made headlines when the unusual news came that Kevin Spacey's already-filmed part in "All the Money in the World" would be removed from the movie. Director Ridley Scott reshot all of Spacey's scenes with Plummer in the role instead, and reedited the film. Spacey had been dropped from the project following multiple sexual assault and harassment allegations. Plummer's performance in "All the Money in the World" earned him his final Oscar nomination.

In 2019, Plummer starred as murder-mystery writer Harlan Thrombey in Rian Johnson's hit movie "Knives Out." His final movie appearance was in the 2019 war movie "The Last Full Measure," and his final TV role was in the British-Canadian drama series "Departure."

Plummer is survived by his third wife, Elaine Taylor, and daughter Amanda Plummer. Insider reached out to Plummer's representatives for comment but did not hear back.