Jack Thompson
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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- Born:
- Aug 31, 1940 In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 87
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Justice in a Smoking Gun
- Latest Project:
- Series Faraway Downs 2023-11-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Justice in a Smoking Gun | William Gray | 2025 |
| Series | Faraway Downs | Kipling Flynn | 2023-11-26 |
| Movie | Swinging Safari | Mayor | 2018-01-18 |
| Series | On The Ropes | Strick | 2018-11-28 |
| Movie | Blue World Order | Harris | 2017-03-03 |
| Movie | David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017-03-09 |
| Movie | Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches | Himself | 2017-04-17 |
| Movie | One Heart: One Spirit | Himself | 2017-07-15 |
| Movie | Don't Tell | Bob Myers | 2017-05-18 |
| Movie | The Light Between Oceans | Ralph Addicott | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All | Narrator | 2015-04-21 |
| Movie | Blood on the Coal | Narrator | 2015-08-12 |
| Movie | Ruben Guthrie | Peter Guthrie | 2015-07-16 |
| Movie | The Sarkeesian Effect: Inside the World of Social Justice Warriors | Himself | 2015-09-14 |
| Series | Devil's Playground | Cardinal Neville | 2014-09-09 |
| Movie | Blinder | Charlie "Chang" Hyde | 2013-03-07 |
| Movie | The Great Gatsby | Dr. Walter Perkins | 2013-05-09 |
| Movie | Around the Block | Mr. O'Donnell | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Mystery Road | Charlie Murray | 2013-08-15 |
| Movie | Victims | Jason | 2011-05-31 |
| Movie | Oakie's Outback Adventures | Orpheus | 2011-08-04 |
| Movie | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Harris | 2010-11-06 |
| Series | Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing | 2009-03-26 | |
| Movie | Mao's Last Dancer | US Federal Judge | 2009-10-01 |
| Movie | Australia | Kipling Flynn | 2008-11-18 |
| Movie | Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
| Movie | Leatherheads | Harvey | 2008-03-24 |
| Movie | December Boys | Bandy | 2007-09-14 |
| Series | Bastard Boys | 2007-05-13 | |
| Movie | The Good German | Congressman Breimer | 2006-12-15 |
| Movie | Gallipoli: The Untold Stories | Narrator | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | Man-Thing | Frederic Schist | 2005-04-21 |
| Movie | All the Invisible Children | James (segment "Jonathan") | 2005-09-01 |
| Movie | Oyster Farmer | Skippy | 2005-06-30 |
| Movie | Feed | Richard | 2005-05-11 |
| Movie | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Jack Jones | 2004-05-17 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Cliegg Lars | 2002-05-15 |
| Movie | Original Sin | Alan Jordan | 2001-05-08 |
| Movie | South Pacific | Captain George Brackett | 2001-03-26 |
| Movie | The Magic Pudding | Buncle (voice) | 2000-12-14 |
| Movie | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Sonny Seiler | 1997-11-21 |
| Movie | Under the Lighthouse Dancing | Harry | 1997-10-15 |
| Movie | Excess Baggage | Alexander | 1997-08-29 |
| Movie | The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | The Judge | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Broken Arrow | Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff | 1996-02-09 |
| Movie | Last Dance | The Governor | 1996-05-02 |
| Movie | Flight of the Albatross | Mike | 1996-04-29 |
| Movie | McLeod's Daughters | Jack McLeod | 1996-05-11 |
| Movie | Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz | Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | The Dwelling Place | Richard | 1994-05-08 |
| Movie | The Sum of Us | Harry Mitchell | 1994-07-28 |
| Movie | A Far Off Place | John Ricketts | 1993-03-12 |
| Movie | Resistance | Mr Wilson | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Ruby Cairo | Ed | 1992-12-12 |
| Movie | Turtle Beach | Ralph | 1992-03-19 |
| Movie | Wind | Jack Neville | 1992-09-11 |
| Movie | Trouble in Paradise | Jake | 1989-05-16 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | Stuart Irving | 1988-10-09 |
| Movie | The Riddle of the Stinson | Bernard O'Reilly | 1988-07-25 |
| Movie | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Aubrey Dubose | 1987-02-21 |
| Movie | Ground Zero | Trebilcock | 1987-10-01 |
| Series | The Last Frontier | Nick Stenning | 1986-10-05 |
| Movie | Short Circuit | Party Guest | 1986-05-09 |
| Movie | Burke & Wills | Robert O'Hara Burke | 1985-10-30 |
| Movie | Flesh + Blood | Hawkwood | 1985-08-30 |
| Movie | Waterfront | Maxey Woodbury | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Hicksley | 1983-05-28 |
| Movie | The Man from Snowy River | Clancy | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | Bad Blood | Stan Graham | 1982-11-12 |
| Movie | A Woman Called Golda | Ariel | 1982-04-26 |
| Movie | The Letter | Robert Crosbie | 1982-05-03 |
| Movie | Breaker Morant | Major J.F. Thomas | 1980-06-11 |
| Movie | The Earthling | Ross Daley | 1980-07-24 |
| Movie | The Club | Laurie Holden | 1980-09-18 |
| Movie | The Journalist | Simon Morris | 1979-11-15 |
| Movie | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Rev. Neville | 1978-06-21 |
| Movie | Caddie | Ted | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | Mad Dog Morgan | Detective Manwaring | 1976-07-09 |
| Movie | Sunday Too Far Away | Foley | 1975-06-01 |
| Movie | That Lady from Peking | Flunky | 1975-11-13 |
| Movie | Scobie Malone | Scobie Malone | 1975-10-03 |
| Movie | Jock Petersen | Tony Petersen | 1974-01-01 |
| Series | The Evil Touch | Unknown | 1973-06-19 |
| Movie | Libido | 1973-04-06 | |
| Series | Spyforce | 1971-08-08 | |
| Movie | Wake in Fright | Dick | 1971-07-21 |
| Series | Riptide | Ted | 1969-02-06 |