Christopher Plummer Stamp (Canada Post)

By Connor Gunn

Late Christopher Plummer honoured with commemorative stamp

Oct 13, 2021 | 11:33 AM

TORONTO, ON – One of Canada’s greatest actors, the late Christopher Plummer, is being honoured with a commemorative stamp.

Plummer’s career spanned over 70 years, appearing in more than 200 films, television movies, and mini-series.

He performed on stages from Broadway to the Stratford Festival, where he captivated audiences in a long list of impressive leading roles including Henry V, Macbeth, and Hamlet.

Plummer was born in Toronto and raised mostly in Montréal and quickly made his name known to the world as one of the most accomplished classical stage actors of his time, his film career was no less impressive.

“From Stage Struck (1958) to The Insider (1999), to the movie that made him a household name, The Sound of Music (1965). Plummer appeared in an incredibly diverse range of films. He enjoyed playing unexpected roles, too – from voicing the obsessive villain Charles Muntz in the animated film Up (2009) to bringing panache to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) as the Shakespeare-quoting Klingon, General Chang. His popularity grew as he embraced his golden years, winning praise for stand-out performances, including All the Money in the World (2017) and Knives Out (2019),” the Canada Post release reads.

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Canada Post made the following video tribute for Plummer’s achievements.

Plummer’s career earned him many awards, achieving the triple crown of acting by taking home two Emmys, two Tonys, and an Academy Award, which he won at age 82 for his supporting role in Beginners (2010).

About the stamp issue

Designed by Stephen Slipp and printed by Colour Innovations, the stamp features illustrations by Spooky Pooka depicting the actor in several of his most celebrated roles, chosen by Plummer himself (from left to right):

• King Lear in King Lear
• Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King
• Prospero in The Tempest (foreground)
• Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music
• John Barrymore in Barrymore

The Christopher Plummer stamp and collectibles will be available on canadapost.ca and at post offices starting October 14.