Jack Thompson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-08-31 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jack Thompson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including such classics as Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards.
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Known For
Acting
Justice in a Smoking Gun
as William Gray
(2024)
Runt
as Earl Robert-Barren
(2022)
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
(2021)
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self
(2020)
High Ground
as Moran
(2020)
Never Too Late
as Angus Wilson
(2019)
(2018)
Swinging Safari
as Mayor
(2017)
Blue World Order
as Harris
(2017)
Don't Tell
as Bob Myers
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
One Heart: One Spirit
as Himself
(2016)
The Light Between Oceans
as Ralph Addicott
(2015)
Ruben Guthrie
as Peter Guthrie
(2015)
Blood on the Coal
as Narrator
(2015)
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
as Narrator
(2013)
The Great Gatsby
as Dr. Walter Perkins
(2013)
Mystery Road
as Charlie Murray
(2013)
Around the Block
as Mr. O'Donnell
(2013)
Blinder
as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
(2011)
The Telegram Man
as Bill Williams
(2011)
Oakie's Outback Adventures
as Orpheus
(2010)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
(2009)
Mao’s Last Dancer
as US Federal Judge
(2008)
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
(2008)
Leatherheads
as Harvey
(2008)
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
(2008)
Ten Empty
as Bobby Thompson
(2007)
December Boys
as Bandy
(2006)
The Good German
as Congressman Breimer
(2006)
Whaledreamers
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Man-Thing
as Schist
(2005)
Feed
as Richard
(2005)
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
as Narrator
(2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Jack Jones
(2004)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
(2004)
Oyster Farmer
as Skippy
(2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Cliegg Lars
(2001)
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
(2001)
Yolngu Boy
as Policeman
(2001)
South Pacific
as Captain George Brackett
(2000)
The Magic Pudding
as Buncle (voice)
(1997)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
(1997)
Excess Baggage
as Alexander
(1997)
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
as Harry
(1996)
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
(1996)
Last Dance
as The Governor
(1996)
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as The Judge
(1996)
McLeod's Daughters
as Jack McLeod
(1996)
Flight of the Albatross
as Mike
(1995)
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Narrator (voice)
(1994)
The Sum of Us
as Harry Mitchell
(1993)
A Far Off Place
as John Ricketts
(1992)
Wind
as Jack Neville
(1992)
Ruby Cairo
as Ed
(1992)
Turtle Beach
as Ralph
(1992)
Resistance
as Mr Wilson
(1989)
Trouble in Paradise
as Jake
(1988)
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Tom Campbell Black
(1988)
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Bernard O'Reilly
(1988)
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
as Stuart Irving
(1987)
Ground Zero
as Trebilcock
(1987)
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Aubrey Dubose
(1986)
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
(1985)
Flesh + Blood
as Hawkwood
(1985)
Burke & Wills
as Robert O'Hara Burke
(1984)
Waterfront
as Maxey Woodbury
(1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
(1982)
The Man from Snowy River
as Clancy
(1982)
The Letter
as Robert Crosbie
(1982)
A Woman Called Golda
as Ariel
(1982)
Bad Blood
as Stan Graham
(1980)
Breaker Morant
as Major J.F. Thomas
(1980)
The Earthling
as Ross Daley
(1980)
The Club
as Laurie Holden
(1979)
The Journalist
as Simon Morris
(1978)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Rev. Neville
(1978)
Because He's My Friend
as Geoff
(1976)
Mad Dog Morgan
as Detective Manwaring
(1976)
Caddie
as Ted
(1975)
Sunday Too Far Away
as Foley
(1975)
Scobie Malone
as Scobie Malone
(1975)
That Lady from Peking
as Flunky
(1974)
Jock Petersen
as Tony Petersen
(1973)
(1971)
Wake in Fright
as Dick
Crew
(2005)
Feed
Executive Producer
(1997)
Breaking Up
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