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.
Filmography (11)
Queen at Sea
as Martin
The Aeronauts
as Arthur Glaisher
King of Thieves
as Kenny Collins
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Eben Ramsey
Dad's Army
as Lance Corporal Jones
45 Years
as Geoff Mercer
Gambit
as The Major
The Golden Compass
as Farder Coram
The Night of the Generals
as Corporal Hartmann
Doctor Zhivago
as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Billy Liar
as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher