Christopher Plummer (born 1929) is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1958's "Stage Struck", and notable film performances include "The Night of the Generals", "The Return of the Pink Panther", "The Man Who Would Be King". In a career that spans seven decades and includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts, Plummer is probably best known to film audiences as the autocratic widower Captain Georg Ludwig von Trapp in the hit 1965 musical film "The Sound of Music" alongside Julie Andrews. Plummer has also ventured into various television projects, including the legendary miniseries "The Thorn Birds". His most recent film roles include the "The Insider" as Mike Wallace, "Inside Man" with Denzel Washington, the Disney--Pixar 2009 film "Up" as Charles Muntz, the Shane Acker production 9 as '1', "The Last Station" as Leo Tolstoy, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" as Doctor Parnassus, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" as Henrik Vanger, and "Beginners" as Hal. Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. With his win at the age of 82 in 2012 for "Beginners", Plummer is the oldest actor and person ever to win an Academy Award. Fyodor Komissarzhevsky (1882--1954) or Theodore Komisarjevsky, as he is better known in the West, was a Russian theatrical director and designer. He began his career in Moscow, but had his greatest influence in London. He was noted for groundbreaking productions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare.

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