- Data di nascita
- Nome alla nascitaThomas Daniel Courtenay
- Altezza1,73 m
- Tom Courtenay è nato il 25 febbraio 1937. Luogo di nascita: Inghilterra, Regno Unito. È conosciuto come attore. È celebre per aver partecipato a 45 anni (2015), Il dottor Zivago (1965) e Billy il bugiardo (1963). È sposato con Isabel Crossley dall'agosto 1988. È stata sposato con Cheryl Kennedy.
- ConiugiIsabel Crossley(agosto 1988 - presente)Cheryl Kennedy(12 gennaio 1973 - 1982) (divorziato)
- BambiniNo Children
- GenitoriThomas Henry CourtenayAnne Eliza Courtenay (Quest)
- ParentiPaul Popplewell(Cousin)
- Queen Elizabeth noticed Courtenay's shyness when she met him at a Buckingham reception during the run of "Doctor Zhivago." The monarch reportedly remarked, "Look at him, and to think he's just led a revolution!".
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.
- He is the subject of the song "Tom Courtenay" by Yo La Tengo.
- Courtenay was offered but rejected the title role in Gesù di Nazareth (1977) because he disliked the screenplay. It became a big break for Robert Powell.
- Has admitted to feeling in awe of fellow actor Albert Finney, especially during the early days of their respective careers.
- The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.
- When I go out on stage I like to be aware that there are a lot of women there. They are generally the loudest laughers.
- [speaking in 1961] "Take all this thing now about working-class actors and writers: it's simply a release of certain talents from that class."
- I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.
- I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late.
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