Tom Courtenay

Actor · Born February 25, 1937 · Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK

Highest rated as cast or director

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

Tom Courtenay's 6 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 76, led by King Rat (81) and Doctor Zhivago (77), against 71 for those from the 2000s.

Biography

Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (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. He 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 58

2020s

2026
Queen at Sea
Martin
2022
The Railway Children Return
Uncle Walter
57
2021
The North Water
Baxter · 1 episode
75
2020
Mandy
Engineer Woodcock · 1 episode
74
Summerland
Mr. Sullivan
72

2010s

2019
Cinderella: After Ever After
The King
The Aeronauts
Arthur Glaisher
66
The Queen's Corgi
The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
38
2018
King of Thieves
Kenny Collins
49
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Eben Ramsey
73
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa
2016
Dad's Army
Lance Corporal Jones
2015
Unforgotten
Eric Slater · 6 episodes
81
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Chief Superintendent McManaman
61
45 Years
Geoff Mercer
80
2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Older João Eca
54
2012
Quartet
Reginald Paget
69
Gambit
The Major
46
2011
The End of an Era
Dr Blatella (voice)

2000s

2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Dave Best Sr.
Little Dorrit
Mr. Dorrit · 14 episodes
81
2007
The Golden Compass
Farder Coram
55
Flood
Leonard Morrison
49
2004
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
Joe McGill
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
Newman Noggs
72
2001
Last Orders
Vic
71
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Harold Smith

1990s

1998
A Rather English Marriage
Roy Southgate
1996
Famous Fred
Kenneth (voice)
The Boy from Mercury
Uncle Tony Cronin
1995
The Old Curiosity Shop
Daniel Quilp
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Bronislaw Malinowski
1991
Let Him Have It
William Bentley
74
Redemption
Stan Peachey
The Last Butterfly
Antoine Moreau
67