Courtenay made a memorable film debut in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), followed by an arresting performance in Billy Liar, reprising a part he had played as understudy to Albert Finney in London's West End. On the heels of those successes, Courtenay received an Oscar nod with his finely etched turn as a young revolutionary in the 1965 epic Doctor Zhivago.
In 1982, Courtenay earned a Tony nomination for "The Dresser" in a role he had originated on the London stage, resurrecting the character -- and nabbing another Oscar nod -- for the 1983 film version. He picked up his first Emmy nomination in 2009 for his work on the BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens serial novel Little Dorrit.
Last OrdersCharismatic butcher Jack Dodds (Michael Caine) orders his lifelong friends to make a special journey in the wake of his death by delivering his ashes to the sea. Joined by Jack's son (Ray Winstone), Lucky (Bob Hoskins), Vic (Tom Courtenay) and Lenny (David Hemmings) travel through the pastoral... Read More
The DresserAlbert Finney is by turns poignant and darkly comic as an aging lead actor (oddly named Sir) of a touring troupe of thespians who perform "King Lear" throughout war-ravaged England. Sir's devoted dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), is the only man who can keep the harried and increasingly delusional... Read More
King RatBased on the novel by James Clavell, King Rat deals with a group of allied prisoners incarcerated in the infamous Japanese-run Changi POW camp in Singapore during World War II. In the camp, an American corporal (George Segal) with a genius for hustling does whatever he can -- including bribing... Read More
Let Him Have ItWhen a mentally challenged young man befriends a local thug who lives his life as if it were a gangster film, both their destinies are forever changed. This emotionally charged social commentary set in 1950s England is based on actual events. Read More
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Flood (2007) | NR | |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) | PG | |
Last Orders (2002) | R | |
A Rather English Marriage (1998) | NR | |
The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) | PG | |
Let Him Have It (1991) | R | |
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Leonard Part 6 (1987) | PG | |
The Dresser (1983) | PG | |
The Night of the Generals (1967) | PG | |
Doctor Zhivago (1965) | PG-13 | |
Operation Crossbow (1965) | PG-13 | |
King Rat (1965) | NR | |
Billy Liar (1963) | NR | |
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