Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Known for
Acting
Born
February 25, 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Queen at Sea poster

Queen at Sea

Movie · as Martin

2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act poster

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Movie · as self

2022
The Railway Children Return poster

The Railway Children Return

Movie · as Uncle Walter

2021
The North Water poster

The North Water

TV · as Baxter · 1 ep

2020
Summerland poster

Summerland

Movie · as Mr. Sullivan

2020
Mandy poster

Mandy

TV · as Engineer Woodcock · 1 ep

2019
The Aeronauts poster

The Aeronauts

Movie · as Arthur Glaisher

2019
The Queen's Corgi poster

The Queen's Corgi

Movie · as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)

2019
Cinderella: After Ever After poster

Cinderella: After Ever After

Movie · as The King

2018
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society poster

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Movie · as Eben Ramsey

2018
Grandpa's Great Escape poster

Grandpa's Great Escape

Movie · as Grandpa

2018
King of Thieves poster

King of Thieves

Movie · as Kenny Collins

2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Dad's Army poster

Dad's Army

Movie · as Lance Corporal Jones

2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson poster

The Legend of Barney Thomson

Movie · as Chief Superintendent McManaman

2015
45 Years poster

45 Years

Movie · as Geoff Mercer

2015
The First Film poster

The First Film

Movie · as Himself

2015
Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten

TV · as Eric Slater · 6 eps

2013
Night Train to Lisbon poster

Night Train to Lisbon

Movie · as Older João Eca

2012
Gambit poster

Gambit

Movie · as The Major

2012
Quartet poster

Quartet

Movie · as Reginald Paget

2011
The End of an Era poster

The End of an Era

Movie · as Dr Blatella (voice)

2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa poster

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Movie · as Self

2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa poster

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

Movie · as Dave Best Sr.

2008
Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit

TV · as Mr. Dorrit · 14 eps

2007
The Golden Compass poster

The Golden Compass

Movie · as Farder Coram

2007
Flood poster

Flood

Movie · as Leonard Morrison

2004
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill poster

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

Movie · as Joe McGill

2002
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · as Newman Noggs

2001
Last Orders poster

Last Orders

Movie · as Vic

2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories poster

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? poster

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Movie · as Harold Smith

1998
A Rather English Marriage poster

A Rather English Marriage

Movie · as Roy Southgate

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Famous Fred poster

Famous Fred

Movie · as Kenneth (voice)

1996
The Boy from Mercury poster

The Boy from Mercury

Movie · as Uncle Tony Cronin

1995
The Old Curiosity Shop poster

The Old Curiosity Shop

Movie · as Daniel Quilp

1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye poster

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

Movie · as Bronislaw Malinowski

1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties poster

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1991
Let Him Have It poster

Let Him Have It

Movie · as William Bentley

1991
The Last Butterfly poster

The Last Butterfly

Movie · as Antoine Moreau

1991
Redemption poster

Redemption

Movie · as Stan Peachey

1988
Chekhov in Yalta

Chekhov in Yalta

Movie · as Anton Chekhov

1987
Leonard Part 6 poster

Leonard Part 6

Movie · as Frayn

1987
Happy New Year poster

Happy New Year

Movie · as Edward Saunders

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Stanley Peachey · 1 ep

1985
Me and the Girls poster

Me and the Girls

Movie · as George

1985
Absent Friends poster

Absent Friends

Movie · as Colin

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Colin · 1 ep

1983
The Dresser poster

The Dresser

Movie · as Norman

1976
The Chester Mystery Plays poster

The Chester Mystery Plays

Movie · as Jesus

1973
I Heard the Owl Call My Name poster

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Movie · as Mark Brian

1971
Catch Me a Spy poster

Catch Me a Spy

Movie · as Baxter Clarke

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Stage 2

Stage 2

TV · as Marlow · 1 ep

1970
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich poster

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Movie · as Ivan Denisovich

1970
Solo

Solo

TV · 1 ep

1969
Otley poster

Otley

Movie · as Gerald Arthur Otley

1968
A Dandy in Aspic poster

A Dandy in Aspic

Movie · as Gatiss

1967
The Night of the Generals poster

The Night of the Generals

Movie · as Corporal Hartmann

1967
The Day the Fish Came Out poster

The Day the Fish Came Out

Movie · as The Navigator

1965
King Rat poster

King Rat

Movie · as Grey

1965
Operation Crossbow poster

Operation Crossbow

Movie · as Robert Henshaw

1965
Moscow in Madrid poster

Moscow in Madrid

Movie · as Self

1965
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean poster

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Movie · as Self

1965
Doctor Zhivago poster

Doctor Zhivago

Movie · as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Jesus, Oswald Alving · 1 ep

1964
King and Country poster

King and Country

Movie · as Pvt. Arthur Hamp

1963
Billy Liar poster

Billy Liar

Movie · as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie · as Colin Smith

1962
Private Potter poster

Private Potter

Movie · as Pvt. Potter