<P> Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC ( born December 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian actor . Often described as one of the greatest actors of all time , his film debut came in Stage Struck ( 1958 ) , Plummer 's career has spanned six decades . He is known for portraying Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , and has also portrayed several major historical figures , including Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ) , Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ) , Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ) , and J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World ( 2017 ) . </P>
<P> Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC ( born December 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian actor . Often described as one of the greatest actors of all time , his film debut came in Stage Struck ( 1958 ) , Plummer 's career has spanned six decades . He is known for portraying Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , and has also portrayed several major historical figures , including Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ) , Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ) , Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ) , and J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World ( 2017 ) . </P>
who plays the captain in sound of music
who plays the captain in sound of music
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer