Tom Courtenay
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
25 Feb 1937
Age
89 Years
Born In
Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Total Projects
67
Years Active
64 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Queen at Sea
Queen at Sea
as Martin
movie
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self
movie
The Railway Children Return
The Railway Children Return
as Uncle Walter
tv
The North Water
The North Water
as Baxter
tv
Mandy
Mandy
as Engineer Woodcock
movie
Summerland
Summerland
as Mr. Sullivan
movie
Cinderella: After Ever After
Cinderella: After Ever After
as The King
movie
The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts
as Arthur Glaisher
movie
The Queen's Corgi
The Queen's Corgi
as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
movie
King of Thieves
King of Thieves
as Kenny Collins
movie
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Eben Ramsey
movie
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa's Great Escape
as Grandpa
tv
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
movie
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
as Lance Corporal Jones
tv
Unforgotten
Unforgotten
as Eric Slater
movie
The Legend of Barney Thomson
The Legend of Barney Thomson
as Chief Superintendent McManaman
movie
The First Film
The First Film
as Himself
movie
45 Years
45 Years
as Geoff Mercer
movie
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon
as Older João Eca
movie
Quartet
Quartet
as Reginald Paget
movie
Gambit
Gambit
as The Major
movie
The End of an Era
The End of an Era
as Dr Blatella (voice)
movie
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
movie
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Dave Best Sr.
tv
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Dorrit
movie
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as Farder Coram
movie
Flood
Flood
as Leonard Morrison
movie
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
as Joe McGill
movie
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
as Newman Noggs
movie
Last Orders
Last Orders
as Vic
movie
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Harold Smith
movie
A Rather English Marriage
A Rather English Marriage
as Roy Southgate
tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self
movie
Famous Fred
Famous Fred
as Kenneth (voice)
movie
The Boy from Mercury
The Boy from Mercury
as Uncle Tony Cronin
movie
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Daniel Quilp
movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
as Bronislaw Malinowski
tv
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self
movie
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It
as William Bentley
movie
Redemption
Redemption
as Stan Peachey
movie
The Last Butterfly
The Last Butterfly
as Antoine Moreau
movie
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6
as Frayn
movie
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
as Edward Saunders
movie
Me and the Girls
Me and the Girls
as George
movie
Absent Friends
Absent Friends
as Colin
tv
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
as Colin
movie
The Dresser
The Dresser
as Norman
movie
The Chester Mystery Plays
The Chester Mystery Plays
as Jesus
movie
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
as Mark Brian
movie
Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy
as Baxter Clarke
movie
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
as Ivan Denisovich
movie
Otley
Otley
as Gerald Arthur Otley
movie
A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic
as Gatiss
movie
The Day the Fish Came Out
The Day the Fish Came Out
as The Navigator
movie
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
as Corporal Hartmann
movie
Moscow in Madrid
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
movie
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
movie
King Rat
King Rat
as Grey
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Jesus
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Oswald Alving
movie
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
as Robert Henshaw
movie
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
movie
King and Country
King and Country
as Pvt. Arthur Hamp
movie
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
movie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Colin Smith
movie
Private Potter
Private Potter
as Pvt. Potter