Tom Courtenay
Born: 1937-02-25 in Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2026
- Queen at Sea as Martin
2024
- Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2022
- The Railway Children Return as Uncle Walter
2021
- The North Water as Baxter
2020
- Mandy as Engineer Woodcock
- Summerland as Mr. Sullivan
2019
- The Queen's Corgi as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
- The Aeronauts as Arthur Glaisher
- Cinderella: After Ever After as The King
2018
- King of Thieves as Kenny Collins
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society as Eben Ramsey
- Grandpa's Great Escape as Grandpa
2017
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2016
- Dad's Army as Lance Corporal Jones
2015
- Unforgotten as Eric Slater
- 45 Years as Geoff Mercer
- The Legend of Barney Thomson as Chief Superintendent McManaman
- The First Film as Himself
2013
- Night Train to Lisbon as Older João Eca
2011
- The End of an Era as Dr Blatella (voice)
2010
2008
- Little Dorrit as Mr. Dorrit
- The Royle Family: The New Sofa as Dave Best Sr.
2007
- The Golden Compass as Farder Coram
- Flood as Leonard Morrison
2004
- Ready When You Are, Mr McGill as Joe McGill
2002
- Nicholas Nickleby as Newman Noggs
2001
- Last Orders as Vic
2000
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Harold Smith
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- A Rather English Marriage as Roy Southgate
1996
- The Boy from Mercury as Uncle Tony Cronin
- Famous Fred as Kenneth (voice)
1995
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye as Bronislaw Malinowski
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Daniel Quilp
1993
1991
- Let Him Have It as William Bentley
- The Last Butterfly as Antoine Moreau
- Redemption as Stan Peachey
1988
- Chekhov in Yalta as Anton Chekhov
1987
- Leonard Part 6 as Frayn
- Happy New Year as Edward Saunders
1986
- ScreenPlay as Stanley Peachey
1985
- Theatre Night as Colin
- Me and the Girls as George
- Absent Friends as Colin
1983
- The Dresser as Norman
1976
- The Chester Mystery Plays as Jesus
1973
- I Heard the Owl Call My Name as Mark Brian
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- Stage 2 as Marlow
- Catch Me a Spy as Baxter Clarke
1970
- Solo
- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich as Ivan Denisovich
1969
- Otley as Gerald Arthur Otley
1968
- A Dandy in Aspic as Gatiss
1967
- The Night of the Generals as Corporal Hartmann
- The Day the Fish Came Out as The Navigator
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Jesus
- Doctor Zhivago as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
- Operation Crossbow as Robert Henshaw
- King Rat as Grey
- Moscow in Madrid as Self
- Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean as Self
1964
- King and Country as Pvt. Arthur Hamp
1963
- Billy Liar as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
1962
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Colin Smith
- Private Potter as Pvt. Potter