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Tom Courtenay Could Have Been a Star. He Chose to Be an Actor

At 89, the British New Wave icon — knighted, Berlinale-decorated, still working — revisits 1983’s 'The Dresser' and the lifelong lessons of a career spent in the company of legends.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, Tom Courtenay Could Have Been a Star. He Chose to Be an Actor, At 89, the British New Wave icon — knighted, Berlinale-decorated, still working — revisits 1983’s ‘The Dresser’ and the lifelong lessons of a career spent in the company of legends.

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Tom Courtenay Could Have Been a Star. He Chose to Be an ActorThe Hollywood Reporter - 2026-05-19T20:49:55+00:00

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