# RIP Christopher Plummer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-christopher-plummer/932277>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-christopher-plummer/932277 "2021-02-05T18:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-christopher-plummer/932277/41 "2021-02-08T23:52:46Z")

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Christopher Plummer was fifth-billed but still above the title. Not too shabby. I was not familiar with the Emperor Commodus. No wonder the Roman empire went down the tubes. It seems appropriate Commodus was played by Mr. Plummer.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-christopher-plummer/932277/42 "2021-02-09T02:04:02Z")

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I remember him from two movies – _The Sound of Music_ and _The Silent Partner_. Hard to find two characters more different.

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