Christopher Plummer, actor, 91
Actor Christopher Plummer has died. He was born in Toronto but, as his Wikipedia bio notes, was brought up in Senneville and went to the High School of Montreal, in the building later used by FACE.
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Michael Black 14:35 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
I watched “Silent Partner” in December, a Canadian film about a bank robbery. Christopher Plummer plays the bad guy, cheated out of his robbery by Elliott Gould. The bad guy is vicious, an uncharacteristic role, I think.
Kate 16:10 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
Plummer did play a Star Trek villain, too.
Meezly 17:32 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
Other than the Sound of Music, I was not familiar with his earlier work. But he really seemed to hit his stride with a number of notable American film roles in his elder years. Enjoyed his work in Beginners, Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and thought he was just splendid in Knives Out.
walkerp 20:28 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
Yes, seconded on The Silent Partner, great Canadian heist movie.
I had the good fortune to see Plummer in his one-man show Barrymore off-Broadway. For the first ten minutes I was just sort of basking in watching Christopher Plummer but soon he just disappeared into the role and you completely forgot it was him. Amazing. I wish I could see it again to better appreciate it now that I am older.
Azrhey 20:37 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
The rabbit hole of Wikipedia also tells me that John Abbot was his great grand pa .. I find such trivia fascinating!
Kate 22:13 on 2021-02-05 Permalink
Azrhey, Twitter tells me Plummer was also related to Norman Bethune. “John Bethune (1751-1815), who founded Montreal’s first Presbyterian church, was great-great grandfather to Norman, and great-great-great-grandfather to Plummer.”
Margaret Black 08:22 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
He scared the be@#& out of me in ‘Silent Partner’. You could tell he was really relishing the role.
Meezly 11:07 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
‘The Silent Partner’ was already in my watchlist on the Criterion Channel, but it’s now Priority No. 1.
I gotta say, this streaming service has been a godsend.
https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-silent-partner
Jack 12:14 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
Best Plummer story from his autobiography. ” I was playing the piano at Montreal High and a young kid asked me if he could play after I said sure, it was the last time I played there. Oscar Peterson was the young kid.”
Max 21:07 on 2021-02-06 Permalink
The Globe and Mail ran their usual great obit in this morning’s paper edition. By Elizabeth Renzetti of all people. Nicely illustrated too.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-christopher-plummer-shone-on-stage-and-screen-in-the-shadow-of-sound/