Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay  was a supporting cast member of King Rat and was knighted in February 2001.
 Among the supporting cast were John Mills and Tom Courtenay. 
Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay ( ; born 25 February 1937) is 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 "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). 
 He received a knighthood in February 2001 for his service to cinema and theatre. 
