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
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 31, 1940Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
87Place of birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cast credits
The Good German
Congressman Breimer
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Jack Jones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Cliegg Lars
Original Sin
Alan Jordan
December Boys
Bandy
Leatherheads
Harvey
The Man from Snowy River
Clancy
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sonny Seiler
A Far Off Place
John Ricketts
Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Excess Baggage
Alexander
Wake in Fright
Dick
Flesh + Blood
Hawkwood
Mao's Last Dancer
US Federal Judge
The Magic Pudding
Buncle (voice)
Breaker Morant
Major J.F. Thomas
The Sum of Us
Harry Mitchell
Feed
Richard
Mad Dog Morgan
Detective Manwaring
Bad Blood
Stan Graham
Oyster Farmer
SkippyCrew credits
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