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

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

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

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

  • The Aeronauts

    The Aeronauts

  • The Dresser

    The Dresser

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nickleby

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

  • Flood

    Flood

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • Private Potter

    Private Potter

  • The North Water

    The North Water

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • The Queen's Corgi

    The Queen's Corgi

  • King of Thieves

    King of Thieves

  • Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon

  • King Rat

    King Rat

  • Famous Fred

    Famous Fred

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

  • Absent Friends

    Absent Friends

  • Otley

    Otley

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • 45 Years

    45 Years

  • Dad's Army

    Dad's Army

  • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

    The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

  • The Last Butterfly

    The Last Butterfly

  • Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

  • The Boy from Mercury

    The Boy from Mercury

  • Cinderella: After Ever After

    Cinderella: After Ever After

  • Let Him Have It

    Let Him Have It

  • Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy

  • The Legend of Barney Thomson

    The Legend of Barney Thomson

  • King and Country

    King and Country

  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

  • Grandpa's Great Escape

    Grandpa's Great Escape

  • Summerland

    Summerland

  • A Dandy in Aspic

    A Dandy in Aspic

  • Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

    Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

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

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • Gambit

    Gambit

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • The Railway Children Return

    The Railway Children Return

  • Leonard Part 6

    Leonard Part 6

  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Day the Fish Came Out

  • A Rather English Marriage

    A Rather English Marriage

  • Queen at Sea

    Queen at Sea

  • Last Orders

    Last Orders

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

    Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

  • The New Sofa

    The New Sofa

  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act

    Alec Guinness: A Class Act

  • Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

    Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

  • The End of an Era

    The End of an Era

  • Me and the Girls

    Me and the Girls

  • Inundación

    Inundación

  • The First Film

    The First Film

  • I Heard the Owl Call My Name

    I Heard the Owl Call My Name

  • Moscow in Madrid

    Moscow in Madrid