Christopher Plummer, <br />Award-Winning Actor, Dead at 91.<br />According to Plummer's <br />wife, the Canadian-born <br />actor succumbed to a head <br />injury caused by a recent fall.<br />Plummer's career spanned <br />more than seven decades. .<br />He is perhaps best known for playing<br />character Georg von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.'.<br />He famously referred to the film as <br />"The Sound of Mucus," saying that the <br />legacy of it followed him "around like an albatross.”.<br />Plummer was also known as one of the world's <br />most distinguished Shakespearean actors, <br />having performed many of the Bard's major roles. .<br />He also gained fame in highly-commercial films, <br />such as 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.'.<br />Among his many accolades, Plummer won <br />an Oscar, two Emmys and two Tony awards
