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Jack Thompson

Born: 1940

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Movies

The Good German

Congressman Breimer in The Good German

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Jack Jones in The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Cliegg Lars in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Original Sin

Alan Jordan in Original Sin

December Boys

Bandy in December Boys

Leatherheads

Harvey in Leatherheads

The Man from Snowy River

Clancy in The Man from Snowy River

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Sonny Seiler in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

A Far Off Place

John Ricketts in A Far Off Place

Broken Arrow

Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff in Broken Arrow

Excess Baggage

Alexander in Excess Baggage

Wake in Fright

Dick in Wake in Fright

Flesh + Blood

Hawkwood in Flesh + Blood

Mao's Last Dancer

US Federal Judge in Mao's Last Dancer

The Magic Pudding

Buncle (voice) in The Magic Pudding

Breaker Morant

Major J.F. Thomas in Breaker Morant

The Sum of Us

Harry Mitchell in The Sum of Us

Feed

Richard in Feed

Mad Dog Morgan

Detective Manwaring in Mad Dog Morgan

Bad Blood

Stan Graham in Bad Blood

Oyster Farmer

Skippy in Oyster Farmer

Last Dance

The Governor in Last Dance

The Club

Laurie Holden in The Club

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Harris in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

Narrator in Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

Man-Thing

Frederic Schist in Man-Thing

Ruby Cairo

Ed in Ruby Cairo

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Rev. Neville in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Oakie's Outback Adventures

Orpheus in Oakie's Outback Adventures

The Earthling

Ross Daley in The Earthling

South Pacific

Captain George Brackett in South Pacific

The Light Between Oceans

Ralph Addicott in The Light Between Oceans

Sunday Too Far Away

Foley in Sunday Too Far Away

McLeod's Daughters

Jack McLeod in McLeod's Daughters

Jock Petersen

Tony Petersen in Jock Petersen

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Stuart Irving in The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Ground Zero

Trebilcock in Ground Zero

Trouble in Paradise

Jake in Trouble in Paradise

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Self in David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Under the Lighthouse Dancing

Harry in Under the Lighthouse Dancing

Caddie

Ted in Caddie

Flight of the Albatross

Mike in Flight of the Albatross

Burke & Wills

Robert O'Hara Burke in Burke & Wills

Blinder

Charlie "Chang" Hyde in Blinder

Mystery Road

Charlie Murray in Mystery Road

Justice in a Smoking Gun

William Gray in Justice in a Smoking Gun

Wind

Jack Neville in Wind

The Riddle of the Stinson

Bernard O'Reilly in The Riddle of the Stinson

Around the Block

Mr. O'Donnell in Around the Block

Australia

Kipling Flynn in Australia

A Woman Called Golda

Ariel in A Woman Called Golda

Blood on the Coal

Narrator in Blood on the Coal

Kojak: The Price of Justice

Aubrey Dubose in Kojak: The Price of Justice

The Letter

Robert Crosbie in The Letter

Scobie Malone

Scobie Malone in Scobie Malone

Blue World Order

Harris in Blue World Order

The Journalist

Simon Morris in The Journalist

Don't Tell

Bob Myers in Don't Tell

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Hicksley in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Short Circuit

Party Guest in Short Circuit

One Heart: One Spirit

Himself in One Heart: One Spirit

Turtle Beach

Ralph in Turtle Beach

Swinging Safari

Mayor in Swinging Safari

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

The Judge in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Himself in Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

Narrator in Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

High Ground

Moran in High Ground

Home

in Home

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice) in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Not Quite Hollywood

Self in Not Quite Hollywood

The Telegram Man

Bill Williams in The Telegram Man

Waterfront

Maxey Woodbury in Waterfront

Never Too Late

Angus Wilson in Never Too Late

Whaledreamers

Narrator (voice) in Whaledreamers

The Great Gatsby

Dr. Walter Perkins in The Great Gatsby

Yolngu Boy

Policeman in Yolngu Boy

Because He's My Friend

Geoff in Because He's My Friend

That Lady from Peking

Flunky in That Lady from Peking

Ruben Guthrie

Peter Guthrie in Ruben Guthrie

Resistance

Mr Wilson in Resistance

Ten Empty

Bobby Thompson in Ten Empty

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Narrator (voice) in Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

My Name Is Gulpilil

Self in My Name Is Gulpilil

Libido

in Libido

Poker Face

Shaman Bill (Paje) in Poker Face

Runt

in Runt

TV Shows