Christopher Plummer Was a Diehard Trekkie Before Being Cast in ‘Undiscovered Country’
It did not take much for William Shatner to convince Christopher Plummer to sign on for Star Trek VI — the legendary actor was already a Trekkie.
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That's right, celebrated Shakespearean actor Christopher Plummer was a diehard Trekkie before being cast in a Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as a Shakespeare quoting Klingon Nemesis. In 1956 William Shatner was Plummers understudy in a production of Henry V.
Reaction to the death of actor Christopher Plummer
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, star of the 1965 movie "The Sound of Music" as well as hundreds of other films and plays, has died at the age of 91.
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'Sound of Music,' 'All the Money in the World' actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91
Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer was known for his roles in "The Sound of Music" and for replacing Kevin Spacey in "All the Money In the World."
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He started his career on radio on Canada in the late 1940's before moving to stage and set With his first Broadway show in 1954. His most famous cinematic performance for many non-Trek fans was likely his starring role in 1956's The Sound of Music. He costarred with Michael Caine in a 1963 performance of Hamlet which earned him his first Emmy.
Other film roles include starring opposite of Charlton Heston as Commodus in 1964's The Fall of the Roman Empire, Wellington in 1970's Waterloo, Rudyard Kipling in 1975's The Man Who Would Be King alongside Sean Connery and Michael Caine, and Sherlock Holmes in 1979's Murder by Decree. He also starred in films as diverse as The Battle of Britain (1969), Dreamspace (1984), Malcolm X (1992) and the animated film Up.
He even reprised his role of General Chang in the Computer Game, Star Trek: Klingon Academy in the year 2000. It's in this game where we learn how Chang lost his eye... In a prolific career spanning over half a century he started in almost 120 films, over seventy television years and dozens of theaterical productions, earning three Academy Award nominations (and winning one for 2011's The Beginners), seven Tony Award nominations of which he won two, and seven Emmy nominations of which he won two as well. He was also nominated for one Grammy Award.
He suffered a fall in his Connecticut home and died shortly after. He was married three times and had one daughter, the actress Amanda Plummer. After divorcing his first wife, he was blocked access to his daughter for much of her early life but they later connected years later and became good friends. His last film roles were in Rian Johnson's Knives Out and the historical film The Last Full Measure, both of which were released in 2019. His last onscreen appearance however was as a clue presenter in the television series Jeopardy just last year.
