ACTOR

Christopher Plummer

1929 - 2021

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Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage and television. His accolades included an Academy Award, two Tony Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting". He also received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Plummer is the 126th most popular actor (up from 198th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Canada (up from 13th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Actor.

Christopher Plummer is most famous for his role as King George VI in the film The King's Speech.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher Plummer ranks 126 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean Gabin, John Travolta, Tony Curtis, Val Kilmer, Leslie Howard, and Yves Montand. After him are Gwyneth Paltrow, Raul Julia, Helen Mirren, Jane Birkin, Orson Welles, and Tommy Lee Jones.

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Among people born in 1929, Christopher Plummer ranks 17. Before him are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jürgen Habermas, Imre Kertész, Sergio Leone, Ed Asner, and Hassan II of Morocco. After him are Jacques Brel, Peter Higgs, Yayoi Kusama, Irene Papas, Michael Ende, and Jean Baudrillard. Among people deceased in 2021, Christopher Plummer ranks 9. Before him are Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michael Collins, Bernie Madoff, Ed Asner, Chun Doo-hwan, and Albert Bandura. After him are George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, Mikis Theodorakis, Frank Williams, and Aaron T. Beck.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Christopher Plummer ranks 9 out of 1,622. Before him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Albert Bandura (1925), Mary Simon (1947), and Celine Dion (1968). After him are Jordan Peterson (1962), James Cameron (1954), William Giauque (1895), Frank Gehry (1929), Jim Carrey (1962), and Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Christopher Plummer ranks 4. Before him are Mary Pickford (1892), Leslie Nielsen (1926), and Donald Sutherland (1935). After him are Jim Carrey (1962), Michael J. Fox (1961), William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Catherine O'Hara (1954), Elliot Page (1987), Eugene Levy (1946), and Dan Aykroyd (1952).

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