For well over over five decades, Christopher Plummer was one of our most esteemed and honored actors across all acting fields. He hwon two Tony awards (out of seven nominations) for his stage work — the musical “Cyrano” (1974) and the one-man show “Barrymore” (1997), which was later turned into a film. For his television work, he has also won two Emmy Awards (out of six nominations) for the TV movie “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” (1977) and for his voice-over performance in the animated “Madeline” (1994).
But similar awards for his work in film eluded him for many years. True, he did co-star in 1965’s “The Sound of Music,” a film he had disdained for the longest time but one that was a phenomenon at the box-office. The musical ran in theaters for over 4 1/2 years and, adjusted for inflation, “The Sound of Music” has grossed $2.366 billion, currently making it the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.
But similar awards for his work in film eluded him for many years. True, he did co-star in 1965’s “The Sound of Music,” a film he had disdained for the longest time but one that was a phenomenon at the box-office. The musical ran in theaters for over 4 1/2 years and, adjusted for inflation, “The Sound of Music” has grossed $2.366 billion, currently making it the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.
- 12/9/2023
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Emmy-nominated film and TV editor Richard Bracken has died. He was 90.
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, according to his daughter Kathleen Bracken.
Over the course of his 30 year career, Bracken served as editor for a roster of television classics, including “Columbo,” “The Bold Ones” and “Ironside.” He spent a particularly fruitful number of years working for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter, editing films “The Thrill of It All” and “Madame X,” miniseries “The Moneychangers” and NBC drama “A Family Upside Down,” which starred Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes.
Much of Bracken’s career was dedicated to television, having also worked on NBC drama “Run for Your Life,” ABC American Western series “Alias Smith and Jones” and TV movie “The Jesse Owens Story.” His work was recognized with four Emmy nominations, including for the 1976 TV miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” and the Anjelica Huston-starring miniseries “Buffalo Girls...
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, according to his daughter Kathleen Bracken.
Over the course of his 30 year career, Bracken served as editor for a roster of television classics, including “Columbo,” “The Bold Ones” and “Ironside.” He spent a particularly fruitful number of years working for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter, editing films “The Thrill of It All” and “Madame X,” miniseries “The Moneychangers” and NBC drama “A Family Upside Down,” which starred Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes.
Much of Bracken’s career was dedicated to television, having also worked on NBC drama “Run for Your Life,” ABC American Western series “Alias Smith and Jones” and TV movie “The Jesse Owens Story.” His work was recognized with four Emmy nominations, including for the 1976 TV miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” and the Anjelica Huston-starring miniseries “Buffalo Girls...
- 2/18/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Richard Bracken, a four-time Emmy-nominated film editor with credits including Ironside, Columbo, Rich Man, Poor Man and three Wes Craven movies, has died. He was 90.
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, his daughter Kathleen Bracken said.
Bracken worked for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter on the films The Thrill of It All (1963) and Madame X (1966); on the Arthur Hailey 1976 miniseries The Moneychangers; and on telefilms including 1978’s A Family Upside Down, starring Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire.
He also collaborated with director Wes Craven on Deadly Blessing (1981), Swamp Thing (1982) and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984).
Bracken received ...
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, his daughter Kathleen Bracken said.
Bracken worked for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter on the films The Thrill of It All (1963) and Madame X (1966); on the Arthur Hailey 1976 miniseries The Moneychangers; and on telefilms including 1978’s A Family Upside Down, starring Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire.
He also collaborated with director Wes Craven on Deadly Blessing (1981), Swamp Thing (1982) and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984).
Bracken received ...
- 2/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Richard Bracken, a four-time Emmy-nominated film editor with credits including Ironside, Columbo, Rich Man, Poor Man and three Wes Craven movies, has died. He was 90.
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, his daughter Kathleen Bracken said.
Bracken worked for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter on the films The Thrill of It All (1963) and Madame X (1966); on the Arthur Hailey 1976 miniseries The Moneychangers; and on telefilms including 1978’s A Family Upside Down, starring Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire.
He also collaborated with director Wes Craven on Deadly Blessing (1981), Swamp Thing (1982) and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984).
Bracken received ...
Bracken died Thursday of kidney failure in Chatsworth, California, his daughter Kathleen Bracken said.
Bracken worked for Oscar-nominated producer Ross Hunter on the films The Thrill of It All (1963) and Madame X (1966); on the Arthur Hailey 1976 miniseries The Moneychangers; and on telefilms including 1978’s A Family Upside Down, starring Helen Hayes and Fred Astaire.
He also collaborated with director Wes Craven on Deadly Blessing (1981), Swamp Thing (1982) and The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984).
Bracken received ...
- 2/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar winner Christopher Plummer died today at his home in Connecticut today at the age of 91.
Plummer’s illustrious career spanned over six decades. Along the way he won an Oscar, a pair of Emmys and two Tonys. Plummer, who was 82 when won his Academy Award for Beginners, became the oldest person ever to win an Oscar. The record was broken by James Ivory, who was 89 when he won for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name in 2018.
His TV appearances number close to 100. They include the Emmy-winning BBC Hamlet at Elsinore playing the title role; the Emmy-winning productions The Thorn Birds, Nuremberg, Little Moon of Alban and HBO’s Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. He earned seven career Emmy nominations, taking home awards for lead actor in Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers in 1977 and his voice role in The New Adventures of Madeline in 1994. He most recently...
Plummer’s illustrious career spanned over six decades. Along the way he won an Oscar, a pair of Emmys and two Tonys. Plummer, who was 82 when won his Academy Award for Beginners, became the oldest person ever to win an Oscar. The record was broken by James Ivory, who was 89 when he won for his adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name in 2018.
His TV appearances number close to 100. They include the Emmy-winning BBC Hamlet at Elsinore playing the title role; the Emmy-winning productions The Thorn Birds, Nuremberg, Little Moon of Alban and HBO’s Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. He earned seven career Emmy nominations, taking home awards for lead actor in Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers in 1977 and his voice role in The New Adventures of Madeline in 1994. He most recently...
- 2/5/2021
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
While Julie Andrews might have felt that the hills were alive in the “Sound of Music,” it was Christopher Plummer’s Captain von Trapp who swept her off her feet in the 1965 Best Picture Oscar winner. Sadly, the Canadian-born actor is dead Friday morning at his Connecticut home at the age of 91.
His matinee idol good looks and smooth vocal intonations served him well throughout his seven-decade career in various venues, starting with Broadway in the ‘50s. He won two Best Actor Tonys, the first for the musical “Cyrano” in 1974 and the second for 1997 drama in “Barrymore,” based on the life of actor of matinee idol John Barrymore. He also was honored with two Primetime Emmy wins. The first was for his work in the 1976 miniseries “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” as a powerful banker pitted against a rival played by Kirk Douglas. The second was for narrating the 1999 children’s special “Madeline: Lost in Paris.
His matinee idol good looks and smooth vocal intonations served him well throughout his seven-decade career in various venues, starting with Broadway in the ‘50s. He won two Best Actor Tonys, the first for the musical “Cyrano” in 1974 and the second for 1997 drama in “Barrymore,” based on the life of actor of matinee idol John Barrymore. He also was honored with two Primetime Emmy wins. The first was for his work in the 1976 miniseries “Arthur Hailey’s The Moneychangers” as a powerful banker pitted against a rival played by Kirk Douglas. The second was for narrating the 1999 children’s special “Madeline: Lost in Paris.
- 2/5/2021
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Update: “Beginners” director Mike Mills has spoken to IndieWire about the passing of Christopher Plummer, who won an Academy Award for his role in the film. Plummer played Hal Fields, an aging patriarch who comes out to his son late in life, and chooses to live his final years as an out gay man.
“It was a great honor to work with Christopher, to be in conversation with such a dedicated artist,” Mike Mills said. “In his 80s when we met, I marveled at his intense curiosity, hunger to make something vulnerable, and his need to challenge himself. Christopher was both dignified and mischievous, deeply cultured and always looking for a good laugh. As he said about playing my father who was dying ‘not an ounce of self pity,’ and that’s how he was. I’ll always be indebted to Christopher for honoring the story of an older man...
“It was a great honor to work with Christopher, to be in conversation with such a dedicated artist,” Mike Mills said. “In his 80s when we met, I marveled at his intense curiosity, hunger to make something vulnerable, and his need to challenge himself. Christopher was both dignified and mischievous, deeply cultured and always looking for a good laugh. As he said about playing my father who was dying ‘not an ounce of self pity,’ and that’s how he was. I’ll always be indebted to Christopher for honoring the story of an older man...
- 2/5/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Christopher Plummer, whose long acting career included Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award wins, has died at the age of 91.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old-fashioned manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” Lou Pitt, Plummer’s longtime manager, said in a statement obtained by our sister site Deadline. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
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“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old-fashioned manners, self-deprecating humor and the music of words,” Lou Pitt, Plummer’s longtime manager, said in a statement obtained by our sister site Deadline. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
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- 2/5/2021
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Christopher Plummer, the Canadian-born Shakespearean actor who starred in films including “The Sound of Music” and “Beginners,” died on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut. He was 91.
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music of words,” said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
An imposing theatrical presence with a well-cultivated, resonant voice, that critic John Simon once observed, “in its chamois mode, can polish mirrors,” Plummer was best known for playing Captain von Trapp in the Oscar-winning musical “The Sound of Music.” He also won an Oscar in 2012 for his supporting turn in the film “Beginners,...
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music of words,” said Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years. “He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
An imposing theatrical presence with a well-cultivated, resonant voice, that critic John Simon once observed, “in its chamois mode, can polish mirrors,” Plummer was best known for playing Captain von Trapp in the Oscar-winning musical “The Sound of Music.” He also won an Oscar in 2012 for his supporting turn in the film “Beginners,...
- 2/5/2021
- by Richard Natale
- Variety Film + TV
Kirk Douglas, one of the last living survivors of the film industry’s golden age, has died, People reports. The actor, best known for his iconic role in Spartacus, was 103 years old.
Douglas is survived by his wife Anne and his three sons: Joel, Peter and Michael Douglas. Michael released a statement on Wednesday, which in part reads, “To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.
Douglas is survived by his wife Anne and his three sons: Joel, Peter and Michael Douglas. Michael released a statement on Wednesday, which in part reads, “To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to.
- 2/6/2020
- TVLine.com
Airport author Arthur Hailey has died aged 84 at his home in the Bahamas. The British-born writer of 11 best-selling novels, including Hotel and The Moneychangers, died in his sleep on Wednesday at his New Providence island home, where he settled with wife Sheila in 1969. He said of his books, which depicted ordinary people thrust into extraordinary situations, "I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on life." Sheila says of her late husband, "Arthur was a very humble man but was delighted with the letters he used to get from readers praising his books. He was incredibly proud of them." Hailey had four sons and two daughters from two marriages. His body will be cremated in a private ceremony in Nassau this weekend.
- 11/26/2004
- WENN
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