The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend, she said. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife Elaine, and his daughter Amanda.
While Plummer s career was long and varied, with impressive performances on both stage and screen, he is perhaps best remembered for the role of Captain Von Trapp, a Nazi-hating, guitar-playing, brash but ultimately kind-hearted father of seven, who falls in love with Andrews s Maria.
A scene from The Sound of Music.
Christopher Plummer Dead: Chris Evans, Hollywood Mourn Death of Sound of Music Star
Christopher Plummer, veteran Canadian actor with a decades-long Hollywood career, passed away on Friday at the age of 91.
In a statement to ABC News, Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years, said: 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. 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.