he played herod antipas in the television miniseries "jesus of nazareth" (1977). plummer played herbert kappler in the television movie "the scarlet and the black". he had a role in the television series "the thorn birds". from 1993 to 1995, he narrated the animated television series "madeline" and won an emmy award for his voice work. he also narrated the animated television series "the world of david the gnome".