Christopher Plummer: Star of The Sound of Music dies at 91 | Daily News

Christopher Plummer: Star of The Sound of Music dies at 91

Christopher Plummer, the distinguished Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91.

He won an Oscar in 2012 for the film Beginners and was also nominated for The Last Station in 2010 and All the Money in the World in 2018.

In the latter film he replaced Kevin Spacey, whose performance as billionaire J Paul Getty was removed.

His many other films included The Man Who Would Be King and Knives Out.

He was a memorably villainous Klingon in the sixth Star Trek film and played TV anchorman Mike Wallace in 1999's The Insider.

He also played Sherlock Holmes in Murder By Decree and appeared with Peter Sellers in The Return of the Pink Panther.

According to reports, Plummer died peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side. (BBC News)