arthur christopher orme plummer (december 13, 1929 – february 5, 2021) was a canadian actor. his career began in 1946. he first acted on broadway in 1954. his first important stage roles were as cyrano de bergerac in "cyrano" (1974) and iago in "othello". he was also in "hamlet at elsinore", "macbeth", "king lear", and "barrymore".