Christopher Plummer
Highest Rated: 98% Up (2009)
Lowest Rated: 9% The Forger (2014)
Birthday: Dec 13, 1929
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arguably the greatest survivor of the two-fisted drinkers' school of acting that included the likes of Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Albert Finney, classically-trained actor Christopher Plummer established himself on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the finest stage performers of his generation, particularly in Shakespearean roles. After headlining for three of the world's most noted theater companies, Plummer starred in a host of movies; most memorably playing Baron Georg Von Trapp in the smash hit musical "The Sound of Music" (1965). Though he remained prolific both on stage and onscreen, earning awards in several mediums, Plummer languished for the next few decades in mostly mediocre projects that were beneath his skill set. But in 1997, he delivered a Tony Award-winning performance as the besotted actor John Barrymore in "Barrymore" that earned him the considerable attention that had previously eluded him. From that point on, he became a much in-demand character actor, playing "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace in "The Insider" (1999), Captain Christopher Newport in "The New World" (2005), and a managing partner of a power law firm in the excellent political thriller, "Syriana" (2005). While he occasionally returned to the stage, as he did with a sterling Broadway performance as the titular "King Lear" (2004), Plummer enjoyed his late-life success on the big screen - including a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Beginners" (2011) - after his long struggle to achieve it.
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Christopher Plummer
Filmography
Movies
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14% |
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Heroes of the Golden Masks | Rizzo (Voice) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heroes of the Golden Masks | Rizzo (Voice) | - | 2023 |
92% |
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self | - | 2021 |
61% |
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The Last Full Measure | Frank Pitsenbarger (Character) | $2.9M | 2019 |
97% |
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Knives Out | Harlan Thrombrey (Character) | $165.4M | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Cliffs of Freedom | Thanasi (Character) | $71.6K | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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The Tempest |
Prospero (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness | Dr. West (Voice) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Catskill Park | Production Design | - | 2018 |
49% |
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Boundaries | Jack Jaconi (Character) | $698.4K | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Limites | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
79% |
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All the Money in the World | J. Paul Getty (Character) | $24.8M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom | Dr. West (Voice) | - | 2017 |
79% |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge (Character) | $5.7M | 2017 |
44% |
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The Star | Herod (Voice) | $40.4M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Money | Martin Yahl (Character) | - | 2017 |
75% |
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The Exception | Kaiser Wilhelm II (Character) | $708.0K | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom | Dr. West (Voice) | - | 2016 |
69% |
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Remember | Zev Gutman (Character) | $1.2M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Pixies | Pixie King (Voice) | - | 2015 |
78% |
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Danny Collins | Frank Grubman (Character) | $5.5M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Shockwave Darkside | Production Design | - | 2014 |
9% |
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The Forger | Joseph Cutter (Character) | - | 2014 |
33% |
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Elsa & Fred | Fred (Character) | - | 2014 |
38% |
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Hector and the Search for Happiness | Professor Coreman (Character) | $1.1M | 2014 |
38% |
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | John Marshall Harlan (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Legend of Sarila | Croolik (Voice) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Killing Business | Production Design | - | 2012 |
73% |
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Barrymore |
Barrymore (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2011 |
15% |
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Priest | Monsignor Orelas (Character) | $29.1M | 2011 |
86% |
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Henrik Vanger (Character) | $102.5M | 2011 |
86% |
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Beginners | Hal (Character) | $5.8M | 2010 |
90% |
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My Dog Tulip | J.R. Ackerley (Voice) | $246.6K | 2009 |
64% |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Dr. Parnassus (Character) | $7.7M | 2009 |
71% |
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The Last Station | Tolstoy (Character) | $6.6M | 2009 |
57% |
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9 | 1 (Voice) | $31.7M | 2009 |
98% |
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Up | Charles Muntz (Voice) | - | 2009 |
49% |
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Man in the Chair | Flash Madden (Character) | - | 2007 |
32% |
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Closing the Ring | Jack (Character) | - | 2007 |
22% |
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Emotional Arithmetic | David Winters (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Already Dead | Dr. Heller (Character) | - | 2007 |
86% |
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Inside Man | Arthur Case (Character) | $88.5M | 2006 |
35% |
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The Lake House | Louis Burnham (Character) | $52.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Our Fathers | Cardinal Bernard Law (Character) | - | 2005 |
37% |
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Must Love Dogs | Bill (Character) | $43.9M | 2005 |
63% |
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The New World | Captain Christopher Newport (Character) | $12.7M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Four Minutes | Archie Mason (Character) | - | 2005 |
16% |
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Alexander | Aristotle (Character) | $34.3M | 2004 |
46% |
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National Treasure | John Adams Gates (Character) | $173.0M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Agent of Influence | John Watkins (Character) | - | 2003 |
67% |
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Blizzard | Santa Claus (Character) | - | 2003 |
37% |
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The Gospel of John | Narrator | - | 2003 |
12% |
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Cold Creek Manor | Mr. Massie (Character) | $21.4M | 2003 |
78% |
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Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby (Character) | $1.3M | 2002 |
55% |
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Ararat | David (Character) | $1.6M | 2002 |
47% |
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Lucky Break | Graham Mortimer (Character) | $54.6K | 2001 |
74% |
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A Beautiful Mind | Dr. Rosen (Character) | $170.7M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Flight | "Flash" Harry Peters (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Full Disclosure | Robert Lecker (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Possessed | Archbishop Hume (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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The Dinosaur Hunter | Hump Hinton (Character) | - | 2000 |
17% |
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Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 | Abraham Van Helsing (Character) | $33.0M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Nuremberg | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Woman Wanted | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Madeline: Lost in Paris | Narrator | - | 1999 |
96% |
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The Insider | Mike Wallace (Character) | $29.0M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Clown at Midnight | Mr. Caruthers (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Secret Agenda | Ulrich Steiner (Character) | - | 1998 |
83% |
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Winchell | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blackheart | Holmes (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Babes in Toyland | Barnaby Crookedman (Voice) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Skeletons | Reverend Carlyle (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Conspiracy of Fear | Wakeman (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | We the Jury | Wilfred Fransiscus (Character) | - | 1996 |
85% |
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Dolores Claiborne | Det. John Mackey (Character) | $22.8M | 1995 |
88% |
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12 Monkeys | Dr. Leland Goines (Character) | $57.1M | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Harrison Bergeron | John Klaxon (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Crackerjack | Ivan Getz (Character) | - | 1994 |
62% |
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Wolf | Raymond Alden (Character) | $65.0M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Stranger in the Mirror | Clifton Lawrence (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Secrets | Mel Wexler (Character) | - | 1992 |
20% |
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Rock-A-Doodle | Grand Duke (Voice) | $11.6M | 1991 |
83% |
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | General Chang (Character) | $71.7M | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First Circle | Victor Abakumov (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Liar's Edge | Harry Weldon (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First Emperor of China | Narrator | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Red Blooded American Girl | Dr. John Alcore (Character) | - | 1990 |
9% |
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Where the Heart Is | Shitty (Character) | $1.0M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Firehead | Col. Garland Vaughn (Character) | $71.1K | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Ghost in Monte Carlo | The Grand Duke Ivan (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Mindfield | Doctor Satorius (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind | Narrator | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingsgate | Unknown (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The First Emperor of China | Unknown (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Vampire in Venice | Professor Paris Catalano (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Souvenir | Ernst Kestner (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadow Dancing | Edmund Beaumont (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Love N.Y. | John Robertson Yeats (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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A Hazard of Hearts | Sir Giles Staverley (Character) | - | 1987 |
50% |
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Dragnet | Reverend Jonathan Whirley (Character) | $56.0M | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man Who Planted Trees | Narrator | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gnomes' Great Adventure | Narrator | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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The Boss' Wife | Mr. Roalvang (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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The Boy in Blue | Knox (Character) | $235.9K | 1986 |
77% |
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An American Tail | Henri (Voice) | $44.9M | 1986 |
79% |
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Lily in Love |
Fitzroy Wynn/ |
- | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | J.W. Morrice | Narrator | - | 1985 |
79% |
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Dreamscape | Bob Blair (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Ordeal by Innocence | Leo Argyle (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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The Scarlet and the Black | Col. Herbert Kappler (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Prototype | Dr. Carl Forrester (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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The Amateur | Professor Lakos (Character) | - | 1982 |
75% |
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Eyewitness | Joseph (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Dial M for Murder | Tony Wendice (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When the Circus Comes to Town | Duke Royal (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Being Different | Narrator | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highpoint | James Hatcher (Character) | - | 1980 |
52% |
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Somewhere in Time | William Fawcett Robinson (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riel | Prime Minister John A. Macdonald (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shadow Box | Brian (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desperate Voyage | Burrifous (Character) | - | 1980 |
33% |
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Starcrash | The Emperor (Character) | - | 1979 |
86% |
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Murder by Decree | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | - | 1979 |
70% |
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Hanover Street | Paul Sellinger (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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International Velvet | John Seaton (Character) | - | 1978 |
78% |
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The Silent Partner | Harry Reikle (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Assignment | Captain Behounek (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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The Disappearance | Deverell (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Jesus of Nazareth | Herod Antipas (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Aces High | Capt. "Uncle" Sinclair (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Moneychangers | Roscoe Heyward (Character) | - | 1976 |
63% |
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Conduct Unbecoming | Maj. Alastair Wimbourne (Character) | - | 1975 |
97% |
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The Man Who Would Be King | Rudyard Kipling (Character) | - | 1975 |
86% |
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The Return of the Pink Panther | Sir Charles Litton (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day That Shook the World | Archduke Ferdinand (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Spiral Staircase | Dr. Joe Sherman (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Pyx | Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson (Character) | - | 1973 |
30% |
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Waterloo | Arthur Wellesley (Character) | - | 1970 |
50% |
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Atahualpa (Character) | - | 1969 |
67% |
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Battle of Britain | Squadron Leader Colin Harvey (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lock Up Your Daughters! | Lord Foppington (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oedipus the King | Oedipus (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Nobody Runs Forever | Sir James Quentin (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Triple Cross | Eddie Chapman (Character) | - | 1967 |
43% |
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The Night of the Generals | Field Marshal Rommel (Character) | - | 1967 |
29% |
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Inside Daisy Clover | Raymond Swan (Character) | - | 1965 |
83% |
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The Sound of Music | Captain von Trapp (Character) | $109.0K | 1965 |
93% |
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The Fall of the Roman Empire | Commodus (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Doll's House | Torvald Helmer (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet |
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Wind Across the Everglades | Walt Murdock (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Moon of Alban | Kenneth Boyd (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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Stage Struck | Joe Sheridan (Character) | - | 1957 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 46% | Departure | Howard Lawson (Character) | 2019-2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shakespeare Uncovered | Host | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nuremberg | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Madeline | Narrator | 1993-1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Counterstrike | Unknown (Character) | 1990-1993 |
No Score Yet | 69% | The Cosby Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danielle Steel's Crossings | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thorn Birds | Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese (Character) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Alcoa Hour | Bruce Quealy (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jesus of Nazareth | Herod Antipas (Character) |