NEW YORK – Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died.
The role catapulted Plummer to stardom, but he never took to leading men parts, despite his silver hair, good looks and ever-so-slight English accent.
That choice that was officially validated in the best possible way for the film — a supporting Oscar nomination for Plummer, his third.
Plummer married Tony-winning actress Tammy Grimes in 1956, and fathered his only child, actress Amanda Plummer, in 1957.
Plummer married his third wife, dancer Taylor, in 1970, and credited her with helping him overcome a drinking problem.