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Tom Courtenay is a Actor British born on 25 february 1937 at Kingston upon Hull (United-kingdom)
Sir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay (/ˈkɔrtni/; born 25 February 1937) is 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 Doctor Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre, although he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in the film adaptation of The Dresser (1983), which he had performed on the West End and on Broadway. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre.
In 2000, Courtenay's memoir Dear Tom: Letters From Home was published to critical acclaim. It comprises a selection of the letters exchanged between Courtenay and his mother, interspersed with his own recollections of life as a young student actor in London in the early 1960s.
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.
(1965)
(Actor)
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Tom Courtenay
Birth name Thomas Daniel Courtenay
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 february 1937 (87 years) at Kingston upon Hull (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 february 1937 (87 years) at Kingston upon Hull (United-kingdom)
Biography
Courtenay was married to actress Cheryl Kennedy from 1973 to 1982. In 1988, he married Isabel Crossley, a stage manager at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. They have homes in Manchester and Putney in London.In 2000, Courtenay's memoir Dear Tom: Letters From Home was published to critical acclaim. It comprises a selection of the letters exchanged between Courtenay and his mother, interspersed with his own recollections of life as a young student actor in London in the early 1960s.
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.
Best films
(1965)(Actor)
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Filmography of Tom Courtenay (33 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Actor | The Duke of Edinburgh (voice) |
| 2019 | The Aeronauts | Actor | Arthur Glaisher |
| 2018 | The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society | Actor | Eben Ramsey |
| 2018 | King of Thieves | Actor | Kenny Collins |
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Actor | Lance Corporal Jones |
| 2015 | 45 Years | Actor | Geoff Mercer |
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Actor | Chief Superintendent McManaman |
| 2013 | Night Train to Lisbon | Actor | Older João Eca |
| 2012 | Quartet | Actor | Reginald Paget |
| 2012 | Gambit | Actor | The Major |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Actor | Farder Coram |
| 2007 | Flood | Actor | Leonard Morrison |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Actor | Newman Noggs |
| 2001 | Last Orders | Actor | Vic |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Actor | Harold Smith |
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Actor | Uncle Tony Cronin |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It | Actor | William Bentley |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Actor | Frayn |
| 1987 | Happy New Year | Actor | Edward Saunders |
| 1983 | The Dresser | Actor | Norman |
| 1971 | Catch Me a Spy | Actor | Baxter Clarke |
| 1970 | One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | Actor | Ivan Denisovich |
| 1969 | Otley | Actor | Gerald Arthur Otley |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic | Actor | Gatiss |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | Actor | Corporal Hartmann |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out | Actor | The Navigator |
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | Actor | Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov |
| 1965 | King Rat | Actor | Grey |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | Actor | Robert Henshaw |
| 1964 | King and Country | Actor | Pvt. Arthur Hamp |
| 1963 | Billy Liar | Actor | William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher |
| 1962 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Actor | Colin Smith |
| 1962 | Private Potter | Actor | Pvt. Potter |