Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-02-25 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Sir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay

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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

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

King and Country

King and Country

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Summerland

Summerland

The New Sofa

The New Sofa

Cinderella: After Ever After

Cinderella: After Ever After

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Acting

The Golden Compass

2007

The Golden Compass

as

Farder Coram

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as

Self (archive footage)

Otley

1969

Otley

as

Gerald Arthur Otley

Flood

2007

Flood

as

Leonard Morrison

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as

Frayn

Billy Liar

1963

Billy Liar

as

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

King Rat

1965

King Rat

as

Grey

The Dresser

1983

The Dresser

as

Norman

Operation Crossbow

1965

Operation Crossbow

as

Robert Henshaw

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

Corporal Hartmann

Last Orders

2001

Last Orders

as

Vic

The Day the Fish Came Out

1967

The Day the Fish Came Out

as

The Navigator

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as

Colin Smith

Let Him Have It

1991

Let Him Have It

as

William Bentley

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995

The Old Curiosity Shop

as

Daniel Quilp

A Queen at Sea

A Queen at Sea

as

A Rather English Marriage

1998

A Rather English Marriage

as

Roy Southgate

Moscow in Madrid

1965

Moscow in Madrid

as

Self

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

as

Harold Smith

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

A Dandy in Aspic

as

Gatiss

Catch Me a Spy

1971

Catch Me a Spy

as

Baxter Clarke

King and Country

1964

King and Country

as

Pvt. Arthur Hamp

Gambit

2012

Gambit

as

The Major

Quartet

2012

Quartet

as

Reginald Paget

Me and the Girls

1985

Me and the Girls

as

George

The Last Butterfly

1991

The Last Butterfly

as

Antoine Moreau

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

1970

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

as

Ivan Denisovich

Happy New Year

1987

Happy New Year

as

Edward Saunders

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

Night Train to Lisbon

as

Older João Eca

Famous Fred

1996

Famous Fred

as

Kenneth (voice)

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

as

Mark Brian

The Boy from Mercury

1996

The Boy from Mercury

as

Uncle Tony Cronin

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015

The Legend of Barney Thomson

as

Chief Superintendent McManaman

45 Years

2015

45 Years

as

Geoff Mercer

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

1965

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

as

Self

Absent Friends

1985

Absent Friends

as

Colin

Dad's Army

2016

Dad's Army

as

Lance Corporal Jones

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

2004

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

as

Joe McGill

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as

Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

Nicholas Nickleby

as

Newman Noggs

Redemption

1991

Redemption

as

Stan Peachey

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

2018

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

as

Eben Ramsey

Grandpa's Great Escape

2018

Grandpa's Great Escape

as

Grandpa

King of Thieves

2018

King of Thieves

as

Kenny Collins

Summerland

2020

Summerland

as

Mr. Sullivan

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

1995

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

as

Bronislaw Malinowski

The Aeronauts

2019

The Aeronauts

as

Arthur Glaisher

The Queen's Corgi

2019

The Queen's Corgi

as

The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)

The First Film

2015

The First Film

as

Himself

Private Potter

1962

Private Potter

as

Pvt. Potter

The New Sofa

2008

The New Sofa

as

Dave Best Sr.

Cinderella: After Ever After

2019

Cinderella: After Ever After

as

The King

The End of an Era

2011

The End of an Era

as

Dr Blatella (voice)

The Railway Children Return

2022

The Railway Children Return

as

Uncle Walter

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

as

Self

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as

self

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

as

Mr. Dorrit

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Jesus

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

as

Self

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

as

Self

The North Water

The North Water

as

Baxter

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

as

Eric Slater

Mandy

Mandy

as

Engineer Woodcock

The Royle Family

The Royle Family

as

David Best Sr.

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing