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Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 25, 1937 (88)
Birthplace Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Mar 01, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 i ... n 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.

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The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return

2022

as Uncle Walter

Summerland

Summerland

2020

as Mr. Sullivan

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019

as Arthur Glaisher

Cinderella: After Ever After

Cinderella: After Ever After

2019

as The King

The Queen's Corgi

The Queen's Corgi

2019

as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)

Grandpa's Great Escape

Grandpa's Great Escape

2018

as Grandpa

King of Thieves

King of Thieves

2018

as Kenny Collins

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

2016

as Lance Corporal Jones

45 Years

45 Years

2015

as Geoff Mercer

The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015

as Chief Superintendent McManaman

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

as Older João Eca

Quartet

Quartet

2012

as Reginald Paget

Gambit

Gambit

2012

as The Major

The End of an Era

The End of an Era

2011

as Dr Blatella (voice)

The New Sofa

The New Sofa

2008

as Dave Best Sr.

Flood

Flood

2007

as Leonard Morrison

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

as Farder Coram

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

as Newman Noggs

Last Orders

Last Orders

2001

as Vic

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000

as Harold Smith

A Rather English Marriage

A Rather English Marriage

1998

as Roy Southgate

Famous Fred

Famous Fred

1996

as Kenneth (voice)

The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury

1996

as Uncle Tony Cronin

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

1995

as Daniel Quilp

Redemption

Redemption

1991

as Stan Peachey

Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

1991

as William Bentley

Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987

as Frayn

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

1987

as Edward Saunders

Me and the Girls

Me and the Girls

1985

as George

Absent Friends

Absent Friends

1985

as Colin

The Dresser

The Dresser

1983

as Norman

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973

as Mark Brian

Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

1971

as Baxter Clarke

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

1970

as Ivan Denisovich

Otley

Otley

1969

as Gerald Arthur Otley

A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

as Gatiss

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967

as Corporal Hartmann

King Rat

King Rat

1965

as Grey

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

as Robert Henshaw

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

King and Country

King and Country

1964

as Pvt. Arthur Hamp

Billy Liar

Billy Liar

1963

as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Private Potter

Private Potter

1962

as Pvt. Potter

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BAFTA Awards Best Actor The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Nominated
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Little Dorrit

as Mr. Dorrit

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Oct 26, 2008

Unforgotten

as Eric Slater

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 08, 2015

BBC Play of the Month

as Jesus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

The North Water

as Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 14, 2021

Mandy

as Engineer Woodcock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 13, 2020

The Royle Family

as David Best Sr.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1993

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2007

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2017

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

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