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.
Known For
The Golden Compass
Farder Coram
Doctor Zhivago
Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
The Guernsey Literary & P...
Eben Ramsey
King of Thieves
Kenny Collins
The Aeronauts
Arthur Glaisher
The Queen's Corgi
The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
Gambit
The Major
The Railway Children Retu...
Uncle Walter
Nicholas Nickleby
Newman Noggs
The Night of the Generals
Corporal Hartmann