So Long, Farewell, Christopher Plummer: Legendary Actor Dies At 91 | TODAY

HE COULD BE SIDE LINED FOR EVEN MORE GAMES IN THE DAYS AHEAD. >>> AND FANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE REMEMBERING LEGENDARY ACTOR CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THIS MORNING. HE’S PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE CAPTAIN VON TRAPP IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC. HAD AN EXTENSIVE CAREER THAT SPANNED MORE THAN FIVE DECADES. NBC’S KATHY PARKS TAKES A LOOK BACK. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING HOLLYWOOD IS SAYING SO LONG AND FAREWELL TO LEGENDARY ACTOR CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER. HE SPENT 70 YEARS MAKING HIS MARK ON STAGE AND ON SCREEN BRINGING LIFE TO CHARACTER IN "STAR TREK" TO NIGHT’S OUT. HIS ROLE IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC CATAPULTED HIS CAREER AND WON OVER GENERATIONS OF FANS ♪ YOU LOOK HAPPY TO ME ♪ >> Reporter: FORMER CASTMATE JULIE ANDREWS SAID I LOST A CHERISHED FRIEND. I TREASURE THE MEMORY OF THE WORK AND HUMOR AND FUN WE SHARED. BORN AND RAISED IN CANADA, PLUMMER GOT HIS START PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE AND WENT TO BROADWAY WHERE HE WENT ON TO WIN TWO TONY AWARDS. IN 2012, PLUMMER WON AN OSCAR FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN HIS FLOEL "BEGINNERS." HE WAS 82 BECOMING THE OLDEST TO EVER WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD. >> WHEN I FIRST EMERGED FROM MY MOTHER’S WOMB I WAS ALREADY REHEARSING MY ACADEMY THANK YOU SPEECH. IT WAS SO LONG AGO, MERCIFULLY FOR YOU I’VE FORGOTTEN IT. >> THE STAR WAS ALSO OSCAR-NOMINATED IN 2017 FOR "ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD." REPLACEMENT FOR KEVIN SPACEY JUST SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVIE’S RELEASE. THE STAR NEVER SLOWED DOWN, EVEN LATE IN LIFE, AND IS BEING REMEMBERED BY FANS, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW ACTORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HIS "STAR TREK" CO-STARS WRITING, REST IN ETERNAL MUSIC, CAPTAIN VON TRAPP. CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER POSTING, THERE’S NO DOUBT HIS WORK WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND ENTER ENTERTAIN US FOR YEARS AGO. PLUMMER WAS 91. FOR "TODAY," KATHY PARK, NBC NEWS. >> SUCH AN INCREDIBLE ACTOR. HIS ROLE IN "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"

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Published: Sat Feb 06 2021