Tom Courtenay
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-02-25 in Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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 Known For
BBC Play of the Month
as Jesus
BBC Play of the Month
as Oswald Alving
Parkinson
as Self
Unforgotten
as Eric Slater
The North Water
as Baxter
Flood
as Leonard Morrison
The Golden Compass
as Farder Coram
Doctor Zhivago
as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Mandy
as Engineer Woodcock
The Last Butterfly
as Antoine Moreau
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Dorrit
The Aeronauts
as Arthur Glaisher
Redemption
as Stan Peachey
King of Thieves
as Kenny Collins
Gambit
as The Major
Summerland
as Mr. Sullivan
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Eben Ramsey
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
The Night of the Generals
as Corporal Hartmann
Dad's Army
as Lance Corporal Jones