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Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay is 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), King Rat (1965), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s, he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre, although he received Academy Award nominations for Doctor Zhivago and the film adaptation of The Dresser (1983), which he had performed in the West End and on Broadway. He was created a Knight Bachelor in February 2001 for his services to cinema and theatre.
Birth Name
Thomas Daniel Courtenay
Born
Thursday, 25 February 1937
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Railway Children Return | Uncle Walter | 2022 |
| The North Water | Baxter | 2021 |
| Summerland | Mr. Sullivan / Mr Sullivan | 2020 |
| Cinderella: After Ever After | The King / King | 2019 |
| The Aeronauts | Arthur Glaisher | 2019 |
| The Queen's Corgi | The Duke Of Edinburgh / The Duke of Edinburgh (voice) | 2019 |
| King of Thieves | Kenny Collins | 2018 |
| The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Eben Ramsey | 2018 |
| Grandpa's Great Escape | Grandpa | 2018 |
| Dad's Army | Jones / Lance Corporal Jones | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Railway Children Return | Uncle Walter | 2022 |
| The North Water | Baxter | 2021 |
| Summerland | Mr. Sullivan / Mr Sullivan | 2020 |
| Cinderella: After Ever After | The King / King | 2019 |
| The Aeronauts | Arthur Glaisher | 2019 |
| The Queen's Corgi | The Duke Of Edinburgh / The Duke of Edinburgh (voice) | 2019 |
| King of Thieves | Kenny Collins | 2018 |
| The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Eben Ramsey | 2018 |
| Grandpa's Great Escape | Grandpa | 2018 |
| Dad's Army | Jones / Lance Corporal Jones | 2016 |
| The First Film | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Barney Thomson | Chief Superintendent McManaman | 2015 |
| 45 Years | Geoff Mercer | 2015 |
| Unforgotten | Eric Slater | 2015 |
| Discovering Film | Self | 2014 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| Night Train to Lisbon | Older João Eça / Older João Eca | 2013 |
| Quartet | Reggie Paget / Reginald Paget | 2012 |
| Gambit | The Major | 2012 |
| Little Dorrit | Mr. Dorrit | 2008 |
| The Golden Compass | Farder Coram | 2007 |
| Flood | Leonard Morrison | 2007 |
| Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2007 |
| Imagine | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Ready When You Are Mr. McGill | Joe McGill | 2003 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Newman Noggs | 2002 |
| The John Thaw Story | Self | 2002 |
| Last Orders | Vic | 2001 |
| Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Harold Smith | 2000 |
| A Rather English Marriage | Roy Southgate | 1998 |
| The Royle Family | David (Senior) | 1998 |
| Famous Fred | Kenneth (voice) / Kenneth | 1996 |
| The Boy from Mercury | Uncle Tony Cronin | 1996 |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Daniel Quilp | 1995 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | Bronislaw Malinowski | 1995 |
| Kavanagh QC | Dr. Felix Crawley | 1995 |
| Let Him Have It | William Bentley | 1991 |
| The Last Butterfly | Antoine Moreau | 1991 |
| The Gingerbread Revolution | Self | 1990 |
| Leonard Part 6 | Frayn | 1987 |
| Happy New Year | Edward Saunders | 1987 |
| Happy New Year | Edward Saunders | 1987 |
| Me and the Girls | George Banks / George | 1985 |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1984 |
| All the World's a Stage | Excerpts: The Dresser | 1984 |
| The Dresser | Norman | 1983 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Arena | Self | 1975 |
| I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Mark Brian | 1973 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Catch Me a Spy | Baxter Clarke | 1971 |
| One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | Ivan Denisovich | 1970 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Otley | Gerald Arthur Otley | 1968 |
| A Dandy in Aspic | Gatiss | 1968 |
| The Day the Fish Came Out | The Navigator | 1967 |
| The Night of the Generals | Corporal Hartmann | 1967 |
| Doctor Zhivago | Pasha / Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov | 1965 |
| King Rat | Grey | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Jesus / Oswald Alving | 1965 |
| Operation Crossbow | Robert Henshaw | 1965 |
| King & Country | Private Arthur James Hamp / Pvt. Arthur Hamp | 1964 |
| Billy Liar | Billy Fisher / William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher | 1963 |
| The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Colin Smith | 1962 |
| Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The | Colin Smith | 1962 |
| Private Potter | Pvt. Potter | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | 1961 |
| Songs of Praise | Self | 1961 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Private Potter / Dobely | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1984 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
