Tom CourtenayAKA:
Thomas Daniel Courtenay
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Sir
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Tom Courtenay
Nationality:
English Birthdate:
02/25/1937 Birthplace:
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biography
Though he came of age with Alan Bates, Albert Finney and the British film renaissance of the early 1960s, Tom Courtenay seemed the most genuinely proletarian of the trio. His gaunt physique bespoke generations of malnutrition and lent itself perfectly to the Borstal boy of his memorable film debut in Tony Richardson's bleak "angry young man" drama "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" (1962) and to his Oscar-nominated turn as the revolutionary Pasha in David Lean's lavish "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Equipped with hard, bitter eyes and a mouth that suited him well for sullen roles,
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Year
Milestone
1960
Joined the Old Vic, with whom he made his debut in "The Seagull" at the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland; also made London debut when production transferred
1961
Replaced Albert Finney in West End production of "Billy Liar"
1962
Screen acting debut in "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"
1963
Reprised role of "Billy Liar" in John Schlesinger feature version; first screen pairing with Julie Christie
1964
Portrayed WWI deserter in Joseph Losey's "King and Country"
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