News

April 17, 2008
ITNSource - Video from the recent press conference and photocall in Germany for The Last Station.

April 4, 2008
Variety has official announcement of the cast of The Last Station starring Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. Filming begins April 7 in Germany. There are also publicity pics at Rex; Getty; Isifa; Corbis.
The Last Station The Last Station

February 27, 2008
Photos from the filming of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in Vancouver:
Daily Mail; Flynet.

February 18, 2008
This is about a year old, but the Palm Beach Theater Guild has a TV interview with Christopher Plummer in which he discusses efforts to save the Royal Poinciana Theater. The site also has some photos and recent news about the status of the theater.

February 15, 2008
AICN - Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will take over the role played by Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus.

February 9, 2008
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus official site has a new image.
The Imaginariam of Doctor Parnassus

February 7, 2008
Quickstop (scroll) has a new teaser image from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

February 6, 2008
Christopher Plummer's interview on BBC Breakfast on Jan. 14, 2008 has just been added to You Tube.

"PARNASSUS is still on."
Doctorparnassus.com - The official site for the film has been launched, though there is not much there yet.
Smart.co.uk/dreams/ - "The producers of The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus have been in touch with Dreams. ... Since Heath Ledger's death, the producers have kept quiet, but now they have told Dreams that shooting of Dr Parnassus will recommence very soon."
Quickstopentertainment.com - "Quick Stop was contacted by a source within the production of Terry Gilliam's upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and they wanted to clarify the status of the film. ... The source within the production wanted to make certain the word gets out that the production is not in fact shut down but is moving forward and will feature Heath Ledger in his last role."
AICN - The Fate Of Gilliam's DOCTOR PARNASSUS... "This matches word from our own folks, who tell us that PARNASSUS is still "on". Clearly Ledger's death has thrown a whopping wrench into the works, but I'm told that current plans allow for material already shot by Ledger to be retained...and for the remainder of his appearance to be recast."

January 28, 2008
People.com - Show Will Go On for Heath's Last Movie, Says Costar - Christopher Plummer talks about Terry Gilliam's efforts to salvage The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

AICN discusses rumors about how Terry Gilliam may complete The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, including the possibility that Johnny Depp and other actors could step in for Heath Ledger. This follows a Jan. 25 report by The Sun (a UK sleaze tabloid) quoting an unnamed studio source stating that Depp might step in. These are only rumors which we are mentioning because they are being actively discussed on film sites and messageboards. Many people think the idea is a good one that would allow the film to be completed.

January 25, 2008
Guardian Unlimited, Film Weekly has a 7 min. audio interview with Christopher Plummer for Man in the Chair. Here is the mp3 file (interview at approx. 22:00). Also, on Jan. 14, he appeared on BBC Breakfast for an interview. This aired in the UK. We unfortunately do not have a video.

The Man in the Chair official site has added a downloadable script.

January 23, 2008
Entertainment Weekly - Heath Ledger: His Last Costar Reflects
Christopher Plummer interview

Variety - Fate of Ledger's last films uncertain

Vancouver Sun - Actor's death shuts down Vancouver production

Photos from the Evening Standard Jan. 21, 2008, the day before Heath Ledger died.
The Imaginariam of Doctor Parnassus

January 22, 2008
Terrible news:
Actor Heath Ledger, age 28, was found dead today in NYC, apparently of an accidental overdose. Reps for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus are quoted in news reports saying the production has been put on hold and Ledger had not finished shooting his part. For the latest news reports, see Google News; Dreams messageboard; and IMDB messageboard.

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2008 - 2009 films

Christopher Plummer is Dr. Parnassus in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus for early '09 release.

2008 films: My Dog Tulip;   "9";   The Summit (TV)

The Last Station (2008)

2007 films & trailers

Man in the Chair - This page has more media files.
Trailer 1 | Trailer 2 | Trailer 3 | Trailer 4

Closing the Ring
Yahoo UK movies - trailer & clips
YouTube-Red Carpet Diary

Emotional Arithmetic
YouTube - Red Carpet Diary
CTV clips | YouTube 'minitrailer'
No official trailer yet.

Already Dead

Upcoming / Recent Theater

Caesar and Cleopatra Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada Aug. 7-Nov 9, 2008;
Jacob Two-Two Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada Aug. 23, 2008;
Inherit the Wind on Broadway March - July 2007

Etc.

Plummer's autobiography "In Spite of Myself: A Memoir" to be published by Knopf in 2008

Plummer invited to join AMPAS June 2007

Recent Awards: Tony, Drama Desk and OCC nominations for Inherit the Wind; University of Ottawa Honorary Doctorate; MethodFest Life Achievement Award; McGill University Honorary Doctorate; 2006 Gielgud Award;; SAG and Emmy nominations for the 2005 Showtime TV movie Our Fathers.
 

Ombinus
1956 ABC-TV press photo for "Omnibus" series:"Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein, choreographer Agnes De Mille; [Omnibus host Alistair] Cooke, comedian and actor Bert Lahr; Joseph Welch, lawyer and authority on American Government, and Christopher Plummer, noted young actor."

Henry V (1956)
New York Times June 20, 1956
 

Bios

Henry V (1956) Julius Caesar (1955)
Bio - IMDB
Bio: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Bio - Wikipedia
Bio - Filmreference.com
Bio: Yahoo Movies
Bio-Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Bio -Biography Channel
Bio-NorthernStars.ca
Bio-Artsalive.ca National Arts Centre
Bio for Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Bio - 1997 Detailed Career Biography issued in connection with Barrymore(with 7 page list of past films, theater, TV, etc.)
Bio - Contemporary Theater, Film & Television The official sites of his current release movies also have short bios.

Note: Christopher Plummer was born on December 13, 1929. Reference: King of Players and other recent bio documentaries. (Some publications and news articles list a 1927 birthdate which he says is incorrect.) Many news articles continue to state his age incorrectly.
 

Films

The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King (1975).
The Insider
The Insider (1999).
Hamlet at Elsinore (1963)
Screencaps from Hamlet at Elsinore (1963)

IMDB: Christopher Plummer lists his movies and is also a good place to find out what's in-print vs. out-of-print worldwide in the various world formats for videos and DVD's. IMDB does not sell movies but links to USA and International sites that sell movies.
Movies on TV:
Current Month TV (TV-Now.com)
UK TV DigiGuide | Canada TV listings
Movie Photos page | Latest Movies & TV Video & Audio
Finding videos on DVD or VHS - Please read if you are looking for videos.
 

Articles

Index to Articles & Reviews (articles, interviews, theater reviews, photos)

Christopher Plummer has appeared in well over 150 movies and TV productions. See IMDB for a complete list. The film coverage on this site includes some pages listed below, plus a large page of movie photos and a large page of video clips. The pages below cover all of his current movies; and others are films we have added as time permits. There is a large page with very comprehensive coverage of his 1950's TV work. This site also has very comprehensive coverage of Plummer's theater work, with many photos and news articles.

A number of noteworthy TV productions and several films have never been released on commercial video, such as Night Flight (2001), On Golden Pond (2001), A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991), Spearfield's Daughter (1986), When the Circus Came to Town (1981); Silver Blaze (1977); The Moneychangers (1976); After the Fall (1974), Oedipus the King (1967), Hamlet at Elsinore (1963), Wind Across the Everglades (1958), Cyrano (1962) and other early TV. Some of the rare TV material can be seen at The Paley Center for Media (formerly MTR) in NYC and LA.


Backstage Dec. 18, 2007
Backstage 12.18.07
Entertainment Weekly interview Nov. 8, 2005
Entertainment Weekly 11.18.05
People Magazine feature on The Sound of Music April 6, 2002
People Apr 6, 2002
Othello
People March 15, 1982
A Word or Two, Before You Go
A Word or Two, Before You Go, 2001





Al Hirschfeld drawings
from The New York Times

Barrymore (1997) Barrymore (1997)
Julie Harris, Christopher Plummer (1997) No Man's Land (1994)
Macbeth (1988) Macbeth (1988)
Macbeth (1988)> Henry V (1981)
Othello (1981) Othello (1982)
The Good Doctor (1973) Drinks Before Dinner (1978)
Cyrano (1973) The Sound of Music (1965)
Royal Hunt of the Sun (1965)
Arturo Ui (1963) J.B. (1959) J.B. (1959)
Cyrano (1955) Julius Caesar (1955)
Films:
New Movies page
The Last Station (2008)
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009)
Closing the Ring (2007)
Man in the Chair (2007)
Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
Already Dead (2007)
Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes (2006 documentary)
Inside Man (2006)
The Lake House (2006)
The New World (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
The Extra Man (?)
National Treasure (2004)
Alexander (2004)
Gone With the Wind DVD (2004)
Gospel of John (2003)
Blizzard (2003)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Ararat (2002)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Lucky Break (2001)
Dracula 2000
The Insider (1999)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Wolf (1994)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Nosferatu in Venice (1988)
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Dreamscape (1984)
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Silent Partner (1978)
International Velvet (1978)
Aces High (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
The Day that Shook the World (1975)
The Pyx (1973)
Waterloo (1970)
Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
Lock Up Your Daughters(1969)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The High Commissioner aka Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
Oedipus the King (1967)
Triple Cross (1967)
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Stage Struck (1958)
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)

TV Bio-documentaries:
UK Biography Channel documentary (2002)
A Man for All Stages: The Life and Times of Christopher Plummer (2002)
Christopher Plummer: King of Players (1998)

TV
The Summit (2008 TV miniseries)
Eugene O'Neill documentary - PBS 2006
Four Minutes (ESPN2 TV movie 2005)
Our Fathers (Showtime TV movie 2005)
Night Flight(TV movie - BBC 2002)
Agent of Influence (TV movie - CTV 2002)
A Child's Century of War (documentary 2002)
On Golden Pond (2001)
Nuremberg TV movie (2000)
We the Jury (1996)
Harrison Bergeron (Showtime TV movie 1995)
Counterstrike (TV series 1990 - 1993)
Young Catherine (1991)
A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (PBS 1991)
Danielle Steel's "Crossings" (TV miniseries ABC 1986)
The Outlivers: 200 Years in Weston 1787-1987
The Thorn Birds (TV miniseries ABC 1983)
The Scarlet and the Black (CBS TV Movie 1983)
The Shadow Box (ABC TV Movie 1980)
Riel (1979 CBC TV movie)
Peking Man Mystery (TV 1978)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977 TV miniseries)
Silver Blaze (TV 1977)
The Moneychangers (1976 TV miniseries)
Travels Through Life With Stephen Leacock (1975)
After the Fall (Arthur Miller play, TV NBC 1974)
The Wit and World of George Bernard Shaw (1972)
Don Juan in Hell (GB Shaw play, BBC1 UK 1971}
Hamlet at Elsinore (TV BBC 1963)
List of programs at Museum of Television and Radio (NYC)
Early TV Photos and Reviews

Theater:
Inherit the Wind (2007)
A Word or Two, Before You Go (2001, 2005)
King Lear (2002, 2004)
MacLeish tribute 2004
Mr. Goldwyn, Playbill photo, March 18, 2002
Julie Harris, Plummer interview, NY Times 1997
Barrymore (Broadway 1997)
No Man's Land (Broadway 1994)
A Christmas Carol - Actors Fund Benefit (NYC 1990)
Macbeth(Broadway 1988)
Peccadillo (Florida 1985)
Othello (Broadway 1982)
People Magazine article, March 15, 1982 [About Othello]
Henry V (Stratford, Connecticut 1981)
Drinks Before Dinner (Public Theater 1978)
The Good Doctor (Broadway 1973)
Cyrano (Broadway musical 1973)
Danton's Death;Amphitryon (UK National Theater 1971)
St. Georges Elizabethan Theatre; The Life and Loves of Henry VIII (UK 1970)
Antony and Cleopatra (Stratford Festival of Canada 1967);
Love and Master Will (Kennedy Center 1973)

The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Broadway 1965)
Arturo Ui (Broadway 1963)
Royal Shakespeare Company (Much Ado, Richard III, Becket)(UK 1961)
Vogue 1982, 1959
J.B.(Broadway 1958)
Henry V (1956); Stratford Festival of Canada 1956-62
American Shakespeare Festival 1955: Julius Caesar & The Tempest
Theater 1953 to 1956
Jupiter Theatre; Nina tour; Bermuda Repertory Theatre (1952, 1953)
Canadian Repertory Theatre (1948 -1950)
Montreal Repertory Theatre; Open Air Playhouse (1946-1950)

Concerts:
Orchestra London (Canada) Oct. 20, 2005
Henry V (1985 - 2004)
Peer Gynt (1993 - 1995)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1993 - 2003)
Ivan the Terrible (1991 - 1996)
'A Royal Christmas' (December 2002)

Awards:
University of Ottawa Honorary Doctorate, 2007
Gielgud Award aka The Golden Quill, 2006
McGill University Honorary Doctorate, 2006
Shakespeare Society Medal/Shakespeare with Music, 2004
U of Western Ontario Honorary Doctorate, 2004
U of Toronto Honorary Doctorate, 2003
National Board of Review Film Awards, 2002
Ryerson University Honorary Doctorate, 2002
Christopher Plummer Fellowship Awards, 2002
Robards Award [Roundabout Theater NYC], 2002
Governor General Performing Arts Awards, 2001
Kennedy Center Honors - 1999
Connecticut Lifetime Achievement Award, 1994
Juilliard Honorary Doctorate, 1993
Shakespeare Theater at the Folger, Will Award, 1990
New York Public Library - Literary Lion, 1988
Theater Hall of Fame, 1986
Maple Leaf Distinguished Artist Award 1982
Companion of the Order of Canada, 1968

Miscellaneous:
Amanda Plummer in The Lark, 2005
Goodspeed Gala honoring Julie Andrews, June 11, 2005
Tom Patterson Memorial, March 13, 2005
Feature Magazine, August 2004
Architectural Digest, June 2004
Interview about his autobiography,March 27, 2002
House and Garden, Restoration Drama, Feb. 1982
Photos from Roddy McDowall's book Double Exposure
 

Notes

"Hamlet at Elsinore"was never issued on video. It can be seen at The Museum of Television & Radio which has many of Plummer's early TV plays. (The Museum does not sell videos.)

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