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Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Known for: Acting

Born 25/02/1937
Place of birth Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. A notable figure of the British New Wave, he has received numerous accolades, including three BAFTAs, a Golden Globe, two Silver Bears, and a Volpi Cup, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was knighted for his services to cinema and theatre in the 2001 New Year Honours. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Series ★ 5,1

Film '72

Self

1971

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,2

BBC Play of the Month

Jesus

1965

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,2

BBC Play of the Month

Oswald Alving

1965

Unforgotten Series ★ 7,5

Unforgotten

Eric Slater

2015

Parkinson Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

Stanley Peachey

1986

The Golden Compass Film ★ 6,1

The Golden Compass

Farder Coram

2007

Little Dorrit Series ★ 7,9

Little Dorrit

Mr. Dorrit

2008

Mandy Series ★ 7,5

Mandy

Engineer Woodcock

2020

The North Water Series ★ 7,4

The North Water

Baxter

2021

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Series ★ 8,0

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Self

2017

Doctor Zhivago Film ★ 7,6

Doctor Zhivago

Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

1965

Flood Film ★ 5,3

Flood

Leonard Morrison

2007

Queen at Sea Film ★ 7,2

Queen at Sea

Martin

2026

The Aeronauts Film ★ 6,8

The Aeronauts

Arthur Glaisher

2019

45 Years Film ★ 6,6

45 Years

Geoff Mercer

2015

Gambit Film ★ 5,5

Gambit

The Major

2012

Theatre Night Series

Theatre Night

Colin

1985

The Queen's Corgi Film ★ 5,9

The Queen's Corgi

The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)

2019

Series

Solo

1970

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties Series ★ 7,0

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Self

1993

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society Film ★ 7,4

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Eben Ramsey

2018

Night Train to Lisbon Film ★ 6,5

Night Train to Lisbon

Older João Eca

2013

The Night of the Generals Film ★ 6,8

The Night of the Generals

Corporal Hartmann

1967

King of Thieves Film ★ 5,6

King of Thieves

Kenny Collins

2018

Summerland Film ★ 7,5

Summerland

Mr. Sullivan

2020

Nicholas Nickleby Film ★ 6,8

Nicholas Nickleby

Newman Noggs

2002

The Railway Children Return Film ★ 6,5

The Railway Children Return

Uncle Walter

2022

Quartet Film ★ 6,5

Quartet

Reginald Paget

2012

The Legend of Barney Thomson Film ★ 6,1

The Legend of Barney Thomson

Chief Superintendent McManaman

2015

A Dandy in Aspic Film ★ 6,9

A Dandy in Aspic

Gatiss

1968

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Film ★ 7,2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Colin Smith

1962

Dad's Army Film ★ 5,0

Dad's Army

Lance Corporal Jones

2016

Operation Crossbow Film ★ 6,7

Operation Crossbow

Robert Henshaw

1965

The Last Butterfly Film ★ 5,8

The Last Butterfly

Antoine Moreau

1991

Last Orders Film ★ 6,0

Last Orders

Vic

2001

Series

Stage 2

Marlow

1971

King Rat Film ★ 7,1

King Rat

Grey

1965

Redemption Film ★ 7,0

Redemption

Stan Peachey

1991

Moscow in Madrid Film ★ 7,0

Moscow in Madrid

Self

1965

The Dresser Film ★ 6,8

The Dresser

Norman

1983

The Chester Mystery Plays Film

The Chester Mystery Plays

Jesus

1976

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye Film ★ 5,6

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

Bronislaw Malinowski

1995

Otley Film ★ 6,3

Otley

Gerald Arthur Otley

1969

Billy Liar Film ★ 6,8

Billy Liar

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

1963

Let Him Have It Film ★ 6,7

Let Him Have It

William Bentley

1991

King and Country Film ★ 7,1

King and Country

Pvt. Arthur Hamp

1964

Happy New Year Film ★ 5,8

Happy New Year

Edward Saunders

1987

Leonard Part 6 Film ★ 2,8

Leonard Part 6

Frayn

1987

Grandpa's Great Escape Film ★ 6,1

Grandpa's Great Escape

Grandpa

2018

The Royle Family: The New Sofa Film ★ 7,7

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

Dave Best Sr.

2008

Cinderella: After Ever After Film ★ 7,1

Cinderella: After Ever After

The King

2019

Catch Me a Spy Film ★ 5,0

Catch Me a Spy

Baxter Clarke

1971

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Film ★ 6,2

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Harold Smith

2000

The Boy from Mercury Film ★ 8,0

The Boy from Mercury

Uncle Tony Cronin

1996

The First Film Film ★ 6,2

The First Film

Himself

2015

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Film ★ 7,0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self (archive footage)

2000

The Old Curiosity Shop Film ★ 7,2

The Old Curiosity Shop

Daniel Quilp

1995

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill Film ★ 7,3

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Joe McGill

2004

Alec Guinness: A Class Act Film ★ 6,0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

self

2024

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean Film ★ 8,5

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Self

1965

Me and the Girls Film ★ 3,0

Me and the Girls

George

1985

The Day the Fish Came Out Film ★ 4,8

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Navigator

1967

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa Film ★ 8,4

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Self

2010

Film

Chekhov in Yalta

Anton Chekhov

1988

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Film ★ 6,7

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Ivan Denisovich

1970

I Heard the Owl Call My Name Film ★ 6,8

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Mark Brian

1973

A Rather English Marriage Film ★ 5,5

A Rather English Marriage

Roy Southgate

1998

Absent Friends Film ★ 7,0

Absent Friends

Colin

1985

The End of an Era Film

The End of an Era

Dr Blatella (voice)

2011

Private Potter Film ★ 5,5

Private Potter

Pvt. Potter

1962

Famous Fred Film ★ 5,8

Famous Fred

Kenneth (voice)

1996