Thomas Daniel Courtenay
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 25, 1937 Hull, Humberside |
| Age | 89 |
Tom Courtenay | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1962-present |
| Top Roles | Robert Henshaw, Colin Smith, Cpl. Hartmann, William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher, Pasha |
| Top Genres | Drama, War, Comedy, Thriller/Suspense, Action, Crime |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, World War II, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Leonard Rossiter, Geoffrey Bayldon, Omar Sharif, Carlo Ponti (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Zeppo Marx, George Harrison, Jim Backus see more.. |
Tom Courtenay Overview:
Actor, Tom Courtenay, was born Thomas Daniel Courtenay on Feb 25, 1937 in Hull, Humberside. As of December 2025, Tom Courtenay was 88 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Courtenay was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1965 | Best Supporting Actor | Doctor Zhivago (1965) | Pasha Antipov/Strelnikoff | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Actor | The Dresser (1983) | Norman | Nominated |
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Tom Courtenay Quotes:
Brown, House Master:
Just describe the action to me in your own words, put me in the picture.
Colin Smith: Got over the wall of this baker's yard, broke into his office.
Brown, House Master: Hmm, I think you can do a bit better than this, Smith, um, surely your nerves were on edge weren't they, you felt afraid?
Colin Smith: If I felt afraid I wouldn't have broken in, would I?
Mike: Where d'you learn to drive like this?
Colin Smith: Me cousin had a milk round.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: And always remember, they've got the whip hand.
Colin Smith: Do you know what I'd do if I had the whip hand? I'd get all the coppers, governers, posh whores, army officers and members of parliament and I'd stick them up against this wall and let them have it 'cause that's what they'd like to do to blokes like us.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: You'll learn.
Colin Smith: We'll see.
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Colin Smith: Got over the wall of this baker's yard, broke into his office.
Brown, House Master: Hmm, I think you can do a bit better than this, Smith, um, surely your nerves were on edge weren't they, you felt afraid?
Colin Smith: If I felt afraid I wouldn't have broken in, would I?
Mike: Where d'you learn to drive like this?
Colin Smith: Me cousin had a milk round.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: And always remember, they've got the whip hand.
Colin Smith: Do you know what I'd do if I had the whip hand? I'd get all the coppers, governers, posh whores, army officers and members of parliament and I'd stick them up against this wall and let them have it 'cause that's what they'd like to do to blokes like us.
Stacy, Drake House Leader: You'll learn.
Colin Smith: We'll see.
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