Tom Courtenay

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-02-25 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Tom Courtenay

Biography

An English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • King of Thieves

    King of Thieves

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

  • The Boy from Mercury

    The Boy from Mercury

  • The Queen's Corgi

    The Queen's Corgi

  • The North Water

    The North Water

  • The Aeronauts

    The Aeronauts

  • Dad's Army

    Dad's Army

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • I Heard the Owl Call My Name

    I Heard the Owl Call My Name

  • Summerland

    Summerland

  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Day the Fish Came Out

  • The Dresser

    The Dresser

  • Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon

  • King and Country

    King and Country

  • Flood

    Flood

  • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

    The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

  • Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

  • 45 Years

    45 Years

  • The Railway Children Return

    The Railway Children Return

  • Cinderella: After Ever After

    Cinderella: After Ever After

  • Gambit

    Gambit

  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

  • A Dandy in Aspic

    A Dandy in Aspic

  • Otley

    Otley

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

    Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • Queen at Sea

    Queen at Sea

  • Private Potter

    Private Potter

  • The New Sofa

    The New Sofa

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • Let Him Have It

    Let Him Have It

  • The Legend of Barney Thomson

    The Legend of Barney Thomson

  • Leonard Part 6

    Leonard Part 6

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • The End of an Era

    The End of an Era

  • Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

  • Last Orders

    Last Orders

  • Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • The Last Butterfly

    The Last Butterfly

  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act

    Alec Guinness: A Class Act

  • Grandpa's Great Escape

    Grandpa's Great Escape

  • Famous Fred

    Famous Fred

  • Absent Friends

    Absent Friends

  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

    Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

  • Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

    Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

  • Inundación

    Inundación

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

    Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

  • Moscow in Madrid

    Moscow in Madrid

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • Me and the Girls

    Me and the Girls

  • A Rather English Marriage

    A Rather English Marriage

  • The First Film

    The First Film