​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
| Birth Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Born | 1940-08-31 |
Movies
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
2022
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self
2021
Never Too Late
as Angus Wilson
2020
High Ground
as Moran
2020
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 Himself
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
Oyster Farmer
as Skippy
2005
Feed
as Richard
2005
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
as Narrator
2005
Man-Thing
as Frederic Schist
2005
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
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
2001
South Pacific
as Captain George Brackett
2001
Yolngu Boy
as Policeman
2001
The Magic Pudding
as Buncle (voice)
2000
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
1997
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
as Harry
1997
Excess Baggage
as Alexander
1997
McLeod's Daughters
as Jack McLeod
1996
Last Dance
as The Governor
1996
Flight of the Albatross
as Mike
1996
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as The Judge
1996
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Narrator (voice)
1995
The Sum of Us
as Harry Mitchell
1994
A Far Off Place
as John Ricketts
1993
Ruby Cairo
as Ed
1992
Wind
as Jack Neville
1992
Turtle Beach
as Ralph
1992
Resistance
as Mr Wilson
1992
Trouble in Paradise
as Jake
1989
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
as Stuart Irving
1988
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Bernard O'Reilly
1988
Ground Zero
as Trebilcock
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Aubrey Dubose
1987
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
1986
Burke & Wills
as Robert O'Hara Burke
1985
Flesh + Blood
as Hawkwood
1985
Waterfront
as Maxey Woodbury
1984
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
1983
Bad Blood
as Stan Graham
1982
The Letter
as Robert Crosbie
1982
A Woman Called Golda
as Ariel
1982
The Man from Snowy River
as Clancy
1982
The Club
as Laurie Holden
1980
The Earthling
as Ross Daley
1980
Breaker Morant
as Major J.F. Thomas
1980
The Journalist
as Simon Morris
1979
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Rev. Neville
1978
Because He's My Friend
as Geoff
1978
Mad Dog Morgan
as Detective Manwaring
1976
Caddie
as Ted
1976
That Lady from Peking
as Flunky
1975
Scobie Malone
as Scobie Malone
1975
Sunday Too Far Away
as Foley
1975
Jock Petersen
as Tony Petersen
1974
1973
Wake in Fright
as Dick
1971
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Justice in a Smoking Gun
as William Gray
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Movies
Feed
Executive Producer
2005
