Person Details

Birthday: 1937-02-25 05:53:56

Aliases: Sir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Golden Compass
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6

The Golden Compass

(2007) Farder Coram
Play of the Month
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5

Play of the Month

(1965) Jesus
Unforgotten
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8

Unforgotten

(2015) Eric Slater
Doctor Zhivago
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8

Doctor Zhivago

(1965) Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
The Railway Children Return
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7

The Railway Children Return

(2022) Uncle Walter
The Queen's Corgi
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6

The Queen's Corgi

(2019) The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
King of Thieves
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6

King of Thieves

(2018) Kenny Collins
The Aeronauts
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7

The Aeronauts

(2019) Arthur Glaisher

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Uncle Walter
2021 Baxter
2020 Mr. Sullivan
2019 The King
Arthur Glaisher
The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
2018 Kenny Collins
Eben Ramsey
Grandpa
2016 Lance Corporal Jones
2015 Eric Slater
Geoff Mercer
Chief Superintendent McManaman
Himself
2013 Older João Eca
2012 Reginald Paget
The Major
2011 Dr Blatella (voice)
2010 Self
2008 Dave Best Sr.
Mr. Dorrit
2007 Farder Coram
Leonard Morrison
Self
2003 Joe McGill
2002 Newman Noggs
2001 Vic
2000 Self (archive footage)
Harold Smith
1998 Roy Southgate
David Best Sr.
1996 Kenneth (voice)
Uncle Tony Cronin
1995 Daniel Quilp
Bronislaw Malinowski
1991 William Bentley
Stan Peachey
Antoine Moreau
1987 Frayn
Edward Saunders
1985 George
Colin
1983 Norman
1973 Mark Brian
1971 Baxter Clarke
1970 Ivan Denisovich
1969 Gerald Arthur Otley
1968 Gatiss
1967 The Navigator
Corporal Hartmann
1965 Self
Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Grey
Jesus
Robert Henshaw
1964 Pvt. Arthur Hamp
1963 William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
1962 Colin Smith
Pvt. Potter
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Year Character Movie/Tv

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