Sir Tom Courtenay
(1937-), ActorSitter in 7 portraits
Born in Hull, Courtenay trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making his stage debut in The Seagull at the Old Vic (1960). In 1961 he took over Albert Finney's role in Billy Liar at London's Cambridge Theatre, later reprising the part for the film version (1963). Courtenay's performance in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) won him a BAFTA award. He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in Doctor Zhivago (1965) and The Dresser (1983) and knighted in 2001.
by Humphrey Ocean
gouache, 2011
NPG 6971
by Sandra Lousada
gelatin silver print, 1962
NPG x135066
Sir Tom Courtenay as 'Billy Liar'
by Unknown photographer
resin print, 1963
NPG x34514
by Patrick Lichfield
archival inkjet print, 18 July 1967
NPG x128490
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 5 September 1969
NPG x165895
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 5 September 1969
NPG x165896
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