Jack Thompson
Born
August 31, 1940 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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Known For
Runt
Earl Robert-Barren
2024
Poker Face
Shaman Bill (Paje)
2022
My Name Is Gulpilil
Self
2021
Around the Block
Mr. O'Donnell
2013
Mystery Road
Charlie Murray
2013
Blinder
Charlie "Chang" Hyde
2013
Oakie's Outback Adventures
Orpheus
2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Harris
2010
Mao’s Last Dancer
US Federal Judge
2009
Australia
Kipling Flynn
2008
Leatherheads
Harvey
2008
December Boys
Bandy
2007
The Good German
Congressman Breimer
2006
Feed
Richard
2005
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
Narrator
2005
Man-Thing
Schist
2005
Oyster Farmer
Skippy
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Jack Jones
2004
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Cliegg Lars
2002
Original Sin
Alan Jordan
2001
South Pacific
Captain George Brackett
2001
The Magic Pudding
Buncle (voice)
2000
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sonny Seiler
1997
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Harry
1997
Excess Baggage
Alexander
1997
McLeod's Daughters
Jack McLeod
1996
Last Dance
The Governor
1996
Flight of the Albatross
Mike
1996
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Narrator (voice)
1995
The Sum of Us
Harry Mitchell
1994
A Far Off Place
John Ricketts
1993
Ruby Cairo
Ed
1992
Wind
Jack Neville
1992
Turtle Beach
Ralph
1992
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Stuart Irving
1988
The Riddle of the Stinson
Bernard O'Reilly
1988
Ground Zero
Trebilcock
1987
Burke & Wills
Robert O'Hara Burke
1985
Flesh + Blood
Hawkwood
1985
Bad Blood
Stan Graham
1982
A Woman Called Golda
Ariel
1982
The Man from Snowy River
Clancy
1982
The Club
Laurie Holden
1980
The Earthling
Ross Daley
1980
Breaker Morant
Major J.F. Thomas
1980
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Rev. Neville
1978
Mad Dog Morgan
Detective Manwaring
1976
Caddie
Ted
1976
Sunday Too Far Away
Foley
1975
Jock Petersen
Tony Petersen
1974
Wake in Fright
Dick
1971
Justice in a Smoking Gun
William Gray
Sam Pang Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
2025
Faraway Downs
Kipling Flynn · (6 episodes)
2023
Never Too Late
Angus Wilson
2020
High Ground
Moran
2020
Home
2019
On The Ropes
Strick · (4 episodes)
2018
Show Me the Movie!
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Swinging Safari
Mayor
2018
One Heart: One Spirit
Himself
2017
Don't Tell
Bob Myers
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
Blue World Order
Harris
2017
The Light Between Oceans
Ralph Addicott
2016
Blood on the Coal
Narrator
2015
Ruben Guthrie
Peter Guthrie
2015
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
Narrator
2015
Devil's Playground
Cardinal Neville · (6 episodes)
2014
The Great Gatsby
Dr. Walter Perkins
2013
The Telegram Man
Bill Williams
2011
Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing
(2 episodes)
2009
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
Ten Empty
Bobby Thompson
2008
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2008
Bastard Boys
(2 episodes)
2007
Whaledreamers
Narrator (voice)
2006
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Self
2002
My Brother Jack
Bernard Brewster · (2 episodes)
2001
Yolngu Boy
Policeman
2001
Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Judge
1996
A Woman of Independent Means
Sam Garner · (3 episodes)
1995
The Dwelling Place
Richard · (3 episodes)
1994
Resistance
Mr Wilson
1992
Trouble in Paradise
Jake
1989
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Tom Campbell Black
1988
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Aubrey Dubose
1987
The Last Frontier
Nick Stenning · (2 episodes)
1986
Short Circuit
Party Guest
1986
Waterfront
Maxey Woodbury
1984
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Hicksley
1983
The Letter
Robert Crosbie
1982
The Journalist
Simon Morris
1979
Parkinson In Australia
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Because He's My Friend
Geoff
1978
Tully
Vic Parkes
1975
That Lady from Peking
Flunky
1975
Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
1975
The Evil Touch
(3 episodes)
1973
Libido
1973
Spyforce
(42 episodes)
1971
Riptide
Ted · (1 episode)
1969