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Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Acting

Born: August 31, 1940Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

​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
Filmography
Runt

Runt

Earl Robert-Barren

2024
Poker Face

Poker Face

Shaman Bill (Paje)

2022
My Name Is Gulpilil

My Name Is Gulpilil

Self

2021
High Ground

High Ground

Moran

2021
Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Angus Wilson

2020
Home

Home

2019
Swinging Safari

Swinging Safari

Mayor

2018
One Heart: One Spirit

One Heart: One Spirit

Himself

2017
Don't Tell

Don't Tell

Bob Myers

2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Self

2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Self

2017
Blue World Order

Blue World Order

Harris

2017
The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans

Ralph Addicott

2016

Blood on the Coal

Narrator

2015
Ruben Guthrie

Ruben Guthrie

Peter Guthrie

2015
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

Narrator

2015
Around the Block

Around the Block

Mr. O'Donnell

2013
Mystery Road

Mystery Road

Charlie Murray

2013
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Dr. Walter Perkins

2013
Blinder

Blinder

Charlie "Chang" Hyde

2013
Oakie's Outback Adventures

Oakie's Outback Adventures

Orpheus

2011
The Telegram Man

The Telegram Man

Bill Williams

2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Harris

2010
Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last Dancer

US Federal Judge

2009
Australia

Australia

Kipling Flynn

2008
Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood

Self

2008
Ten Empty

Ten Empty

Bobby Thompson

2008
Leatherheads

Leatherheads

Harvey

2008
December Boys

December Boys

Bandy

2007
The Good German

The Good German

Congressman Breimer

2006
Whaledreamers

Whaledreamers

Narrator (voice)

2006
Feed

Feed

Richard

2005

Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

Narrator

2005
Man-Thing

Man-Thing

Schist

2005
Oyster Farmer

Oyster Farmer

Skippy

2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Jack Jones

2004
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Cliegg Lars

2002
Gulpilil: One Red Blood

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

Self

2002
Original Sin

Original Sin

Alan Jordan

2001
South Pacific

South Pacific

Captain George Brackett

2001
Yolngu Boy

Yolngu Boy

Policeman

2001
The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding

Buncle (voice)

2000
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Sonny Seiler

1997
Under the Lighthouse Dancing

Under the Lighthouse Dancing

Harry

1997
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

Alexander

1997
McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters

Jack McLeod

1996
Last Dance

Last Dance

The Governor

1996
Flight of the Albatross

Flight of the Albatross

Mike

1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

The Judge

1996
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

1996
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

Narrator (voice)

1995
The Sum of Us

The Sum of Us

Harry Mitchell

1994
A Far Off Place

A Far Off Place

John Ricketts

1993
Ruby Cairo

Ruby Cairo

Ed

1992
Wind

Wind

Jack Neville

1992
Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach

Ralph

1992
Resistance

Resistance

Mr Wilson

1992
Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

Jake

1989
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Stuart Irving

1988
The Riddle of the Stinson

The Riddle of the Stinson

Bernard O'Reilly

1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

Tom Campbell Black

1988
Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Trebilcock

1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice

Kojak: The Price of Justice

Aubrey Dubose

1987
Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Party Guest

1986
Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills

Robert O'Hara Burke

1985
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

Hawkwood

1985
Waterfront

Waterfront

Maxey Woodbury

1984
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Hicksley

1983
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

Stan Graham

1982
The Letter

The Letter

Robert Crosbie

1982
A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

Ariel

1982
The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

Clancy

1982
The Club

The Club

Laurie Holden

1980
The Earthling

The Earthling

Ross Daley

1980
Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant

Major J.F. Thomas

1980
The Journalist

The Journalist

Simon Morris

1979
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Rev. Neville

1978
Because He's My Friend

Because He's My Friend

Geoff

1978
Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan

Detective Manwaring

1976
Caddie

Caddie

Ted

1976

Tully

Vic Parkes

1975
That Lady from Peking

That Lady from Peking

Flunky

1975
Scobie Malone

Scobie Malone

Scobie Malone

1975
Sunday Too Far Away

Sunday Too Far Away

Foley

1975
Jock Petersen

Jock Petersen

Tony Petersen

1974
Libido

Libido

1973
Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

Dick

1971
Where Dead Men Lie

Where Dead Men Lie

Commentator (voice)

1971