A veteran Canadian actor whose illustrious film and stage career dated back to the 1950s, has died. Christopher Plummer was 91.
The great-grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott, Plummer was born in Toronto in 1929, but grew up in Montreal and was fully bilingual.
He started his stage career in Montreal before moving on to Broadway. He was perhaps best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in 1965’s the Sound of Music.
He received his third Academy Award Nomination in 2018 at the age of 88 for his portrayal of J Paul Getty in All the Money in the World.
He received a Career Achievement Award from the National Film Board in 2002, and was named as a Companion to the Order of Canada back in 1969.