Tom Courtenay

Birthday: 2/25/1937
Place of birth: Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Sir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay, 톰 커트니, 汤姆·考特尼

Biography

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), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood in February 2001 for forty years' service to cinema and theatre. Courtenay is the President of Hull City A.F.C.'s Official Supporters Club. In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hull University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Courtenay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.