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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies (41)
Runt
as Earl Robert-Barren
2024
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
2022
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self
2021
High Ground
as Moran
2021
Never Too Late
as Angus Wilson
2020
Home
2019
Swinging Safari
as Mayor
2018
One Heart: One Spirit
as Himself
2017
Don't Tell
as Bob Myers
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
2017
Blue World Order
as Harris
2017
The Light Between Oceans
as Ralph Addicott
2016
Blood on the Coal
as Narrator
2015
Ruben Guthrie
as Peter Guthrie
2015
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
as Narrator
2015
Around the Block
as Mr. O'Donnell
2013
Mystery Road
as Charlie Murray
2013
The Great Gatsby
as Dr. Walter Perkins
2013
Blinder
as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
2013
Oakie's Outback Adventures
as Orpheus
2011
The Telegram Man
as Bill Williams
2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
2010
Mao’s Last Dancer
as US Federal Judge
2009
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008
Ten Empty
as Bobby Thompson
2008
Leatherheads
as Harvey
2008
December Boys
as Bandy
2007
The Good German
as Congressman Breimer
2006
Whaledreamers
as Narrator (voice)
2006
Feed
as Richard
2005
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
as Narrator
2005
Man-Thing
as Schist
2005
Oyster Farmer
as Skippy
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Jack Jones
2004
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Cliegg Lars
2002
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
as Self
2002
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
2001
South Pacific
as Captain George Brackett
2001
TV Shows (9)
Sam Pang Tonight
as Self
2025
Faraway Downs
as Kipling Flynn
2023
On The Ropes
as Strick
2018
Show Me the Movie!
as Self
2018
Devil's Playground
as Cardinal Neville
2014
Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing
2009
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2008
Bastard Boys
2007
My Brother Jack
as Bernard Brewster
2001