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Tom Courtenay

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Acting chameleon Sir Tom Courtenay, along with Sirs Alan Bates and Albert Finney, became front-runners in an up-and-coming company of rebel upstarts who created quite a stir in British "kitchen sink" cinema during the early 60s. An undying love for the theatre, however, had Courtenay channeling a different course than the afore-mentioned greats and he never... See full bio »

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Thomas Daniel Courtenay
in Hull, Humberside, England, UK
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2013 Night Train to Lisbon
João Eça
 
2012/I Gambit
Major Wingate
 
2012 Quartet
Reginald Paget
 
2012 The End of an Era (short)
Dr. Blatella
 
2008 The Royle Family (TV series)
David Best Sr.
– The New Sofa (2008) … David Best Sr.
 
2008 Little Dorrit (TV mini-series)
Mr. Dorrit
– Episode #1.14 (2008) … Mr. Dorrit
– Episode #1.13 (2008) … Mr. Dorrit
– Episode #1.12 (2008) … Mr. Dorrit
– Episode #1.11 (2008) … Mr. Dorrit
– Episode #1.10 (2008) … Mr. Dorrit
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2007 The Golden Compass
Farder Coram
 
2007 Flood
Leonard Morrison
 
2003 Ready When You Are Mr. McGill (TV movie)
Joe McGill
 
2002 Nicholas Nickleby
Newman Noggs
 
2001 Last Orders
Vic
 
1999 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Harold Smith
 
1998 A Rather English Marriage (TV movie)
Roy Southgate
 
1998 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Dr. Felix Crawley
– Memento Mori (1998) … Dr. Felix Crawley (as Tom Courteney)
 
1996 Famous Fred (short)
Kenneth (voice)
 
1996 The Boy from Mercury
Uncle Tony Cronin
 
1995 The Old Curiosity Shop (TV movie)
Daniel Quilp
 
1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (TV movie)
Bronislaw Malinowski
 
1991 Let Him Have It
William Bentley
 
1991 Screenplay (TV series)
Stan Peachey
– Redemption (1991) … Stan Peachey
 
1991 Poslední motýl
Antoine Moreau
 
1988 The ITV Play (TV series)
Anton Chekhov
– Chekhov in Yalta (1988) … Anton Chekhov
 
1987 Leonard Part 6
Frayn
 
1987 Happy New Year
Edward Saunders
 
1985 Me and the Girls (TV movie)
George
 
1985 Theatre Night (TV series)
Colin
– Absent Friends (1985) … Colin
 
1983 The Dresser
Norman
 
1976 Time and Time Again (TV movie)
Leonard
 
1968-1976 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Jesus / Oswald Alving
– Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) … Jesus
– Ghosts (1968) … Oswald Alving
 
1973 I Heard the Owl Call My Name (TV movie)
Mark Brian
 
1971 To Catch a Spy
Baxter Clarke
 
1971 Stage 2 (TV series)
Marlow
– She Stoops to Conquer (1971) … Marlow
 
1970 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Ivan Denisovich
 
1970 Solo (TV series)
D.H. Lawrence
– Tom Courtenay as D.H. Lawrence (1970) … D.H. Lawrence
 
1968 Otley
Gerald Arthur Otley
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Gatiss
 
1967 The Day the Fish Came Out
The Navigator
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
Corporal Hartmann
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
Pasha
 
1965 King Rat
Grey
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
Robert Henshaw
 
1964 King & Country
Pvt. Arthur Hamp
 
1961-1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dobely / Private Potter
– The Lads (1963) … Dobely
– Private Potter (1961) … Private Potter
 
1963 Billy Liar
William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
 
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Colin Smith
 
1962 Private Potter
Pvt. Potter
 
1960 Inside Story (TV series)
Bert
– A Present for Penny (1960) … Bert
 
1956 Without Love (TV movie)
Person in street
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
2011 Imagine (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Alan Ayckbourn: Greetings from Scarbrough (2011) … Himself - Interviewee (as Sir Tom Courtenay)
 
2010 In Conversation (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Courtenay (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Casper och den förbjudna filmen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
2009 Little Dorrit: An Insight (video documentary short)
Himself - 'William Dorrit'
 
2007 The Music of Morse (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir Tom Courtenay)
 
2005 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2002 The John Thaw Story (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 John Thaw: An Appreciation (TV special short)
Himself/Interviewee
 
1995 Northern Eye (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Man Behind the Dresser (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Contributor
– A Very British Picture (1993) … Himself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Himself - Contributor
 
1991 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 The Gingerbread Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Courtenay (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Courtenay (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.182 (1971) … Himself
 
1965 Moscow in Madrid (documentary short)
Himself
 
1963 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 August 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 BBC Look North (TV series)
 
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Play. "The Domino Man of Lancashire" by Nick Leather, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, as an Afternoon Play on 7th March 2006 at 2.15 PM. He played the lead character Arthur who reacts unusually to the death of his mother and ends his customary isolation. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Tom Courtenay | Tom Courteney

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor. See more »

Trivia:

Was nominated for two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Play): in 1977 for "Otherwise Engaged," and in 1982 for "The Dresser," a part recreated in his Oscar-nominated performance in the film of the same name, The Dresser. See more »

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