Editing Tom Courtenay (section)

=== 1980–1999 ===
[[File:Albert Finney 1966.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Courtenay acted alongside [[Albert Finney]] in ''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]'' (1983)]]
Courtenay originated the role of Norman in [[Ronald Harwood]]'s ''[[The Dresser]]'' which was first produced in the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] in 1980. The production started at [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]] before transferring to the [[Sondheim Theatre|Queen's Theatre]]. Courtenay acted opposite Freddie Jones as Sir. The production earned the [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Play. He then reprised his role on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] at the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]] in 1981, acting opposite [[Paul Rogers (actor)|Paul Rogers]]. Courtenay received nominations for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] and the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play]] for his performance. He then was cast as Norman in the film adaptation of ''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]'' (1983), acting opposite [[Albert Finney]] as Sir with performances from [[Eileen Atkins]], [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]], and [[Michael Gough]]. Famed critic from the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', [[Roger Ebert]] praised Courtenay for his performance writing, "He is perfect for playing proud, resentful, self-doubting outsiders."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-dresser-1983|title= The Dresser|website= Rogerebert.com|accessdate= July 31, 2023}}</ref> Both Courtenay and Finney received nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in the 1983 [[Academy Awards]] for their roles, losing to [[Robert Duvall]] in ''[[Tender Mercies]]''.

He played the father of [[Derek Bentley]] ([[Christopher Eccleston]]) in the 1991 film ''[[Let Him Have It]]''. And for an actor known to be cast in good or great films, he surprisingly co-starred in what's been considered one of the worst movies ever, the infamous ''[[Leonard Part 6]]'' starring [[Bill Cosby]]. Courtenay's television and radio appearances have been relatively few, but have included ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' in 1971 on [[BBC]] and several [[Alan Ayckbourn|Ayckbourn]] plays. He appeared in ''[[I Heard the Owl Call My Name]]'' on US television in 1973. In 1994, he starred as [[Quilp]] opposite [[Peter Ustinov]] in a [[Disney Channel]] 'made for television' version of ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]''. Rather unexpectedly, he had a cameo role as the anthropologist [[Bronisław Malinowski]] in the [[George Lucas]] 1995 US TV film ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles|Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye]]''. In 1998 he teamed with [[Albert Finney]] again for the acclaimed BBC drama ''[[A Rather English Marriage]]''. He played the role of God, opposite Sebastian Graham-Jones, in Ben Steiner's radio play "A Brief Interruption", broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 2004. In the same year, he played the role of Stanley Laurel in [[Neil Brand]]'s radio play 'Stan', broadcast on Radio 4. Also for Radio 4, he played the title role in Nick Leather's ''The Domino Man of Lancashire'' and ''Maurice'' in Richard Lumsden's ''Man in the Moon'', both broadcast in 2007. Courtenay also appeared in the 2008 Christmas special of the BBC show [[The Royle Family]], playing the role of Dave's father, David Sr, alongside Helen Fraser as Dave’s mother, who had played his girlfriend in Billy Liar.