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Tom Courtenay

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Also known as Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay

English actor

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Tom Courtenay is a British stage, film, and television actor who began his professional career in 1960. Born on February 25, 1937, in Kingston upon Hull, he is a citizen of the United Kingdom and speaks English. He received his education at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Throughout his career, Courtenay has received several major accolades, including the Silver Bear for Best Actor, the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also knighted as a Knight Bachelor. Additionally, he has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and the European Film Award for Best Actor.

Courtenay is also credited as an author with works such as *Hessle Road*, *Night train to Lisbon*, *Pretending to Be Me*, and *Dear Tom*. His recorded material is categorized under spoken word.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Hessle Road
  • Night train to Lisbon
  • Pretending to Be Me
  • Dear Tom

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

  • Queen at Sea — Martin2026
  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act — self2024
  • The Railway Children Return — Uncle Walter2022
  • The North Water — Baxter2021
  • Summerland — Mr. Sullivan2020
  • Mandy — Engineer Woodcock2020
  • The Aeronauts — Arthur Glaisher2019
  • The Queen's Corgi — The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)2019
  • Cinderella: After Ever After — The King2019
  • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society — Eben Ramsey2018

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1937

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
383
Total plays
1,081

Tags

spoken word

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Courtenay">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Tom Courtenay

Key facts

Born
Thomas Daniel Courtenay , ( 1937-02-25 ) 25 February 1937 (age 89) , Hull , East Yorkshire , England
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1960–present
Spouses
Cheryl Kennedy ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) ​ Isabel Crossley ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (/ˈkɔːrtni/; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. A notable figure of the British New Wave, he has received numerous accolades including three BAFTAs, a Golden Globe, two Silver Bears, and a Volpi Cup, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was knighted for his services to cinema and theatre in the 2001 New Year Honours.

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Courtenay earned the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his breakthrough role in the coming-of-age film The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)⁠ and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in David Lean's epic Doctor Zhivago (1965). Other notable film roles during this period include Billy Liar (1963), King and Country (1964), King Rat (1965), and The Night of the Generals (1967).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tom Courtenay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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