Born
1937-02-25 (age 89)
Birthplace
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Golden Compass
as Farder Coram
2007
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Otley
as Gerald Arthur Otley
1969
Flood
as Leonard Morrison
2007
Leonard Part 6
as Frayn
1987
Billy Liar
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
1963
King Rat
as Grey
1965
The Dresser
as Norman
1983
Operation Crossbow
as Robert Henshaw
1965
The Night of the Generals
as Corporal Hartmann
1967
Last Orders
as Vic
2001
The Day the Fish Came Out
as The Navigator
1967
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Colin Smith
1962
Let Him Have It
as William Bentley
1991
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Daniel Quilp
1995
Queen at Sea
as Martin
2026
A Rather English Marriage
as Roy Southgate
1998
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
1965
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Harold Smith
2000
A Dandy in Aspic
as Gatiss
1968
TV Appearances
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Dorrit
2008
BBC Play of the Month
as Jesus
1965
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
2017
The North Water
as Baxter
2021
Unforgotten
as Eric Slater
2015
Mandy
as Engineer Woodcock
2020
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self
1993
Parkinson
as Self
1998
Theatre Night
as Colin
1985
BBC Play of the Month
as Oswald Alving
1965