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
Filmography
Runt
as Earl Robert-Barren
Runt
as Earl Robert-Barren
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self
High Ground
as Moran
High Ground
as Moran
Never Too Late
as Angus Wilson
Never Too Late
as Angus Wilson
Home
Home
Swinging Safari
as Mayor
Swinging Safari
as Mayor
One Heart: One Spirit
as Himself
One Heart: One Spirit
as Himself
Don't Tell
as Bob Myers
Don't Tell
as Bob Myers
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
Blue World Order
as Harris
Blue World Order
as Harris
The Light Between Oceans
as Ralph Addicott
The Light Between Oceans
as Ralph Addicott
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
as Narrator
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
as Narrator
Around the Block
as Mr. O'Donnell
Around the Block
as Mr. O'Donnell
Mystery Road
as Charlie Murray
Mystery Road
as Charlie Murray
The Great Gatsby
as Dr. Walter Perkins
The Great Gatsby
as Dr. Walter Perkins
Blinder
as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
Blinder
as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
Oakie's Outback Adventures
as Orpheus
Oakie's Outback Adventures
as Orpheus
The Telegram Man
as Bill Williams
The Telegram Man
as Bill Williams
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Judge Woodrow Seals
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Judge Woodrow Seals
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
Ten Empty
as Bobby Thompson
Ten Empty
as Bobby Thompson
Leatherheads
as Harvey
Leatherheads
as Harvey
December Boys
as Bandy
December Boys
as Bandy
The Good German
as Congressman Breimer
The Good German
as Congressman Breimer
Whaledreamers
as Narrator (voice)
Whaledreamers
as Narrator (voice)
Feed
as Richard
Feed
as Richard
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
as Narrator
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
as Narrator
Man-Thing
as Schist
Man-Thing
as Schist
Oyster Farmer
as Skippy
Oyster Farmer
as Skippy
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Jack Jones
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Jack Jones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Cliegg Lars
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Cliegg Lars
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
as Self
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
as Self
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
South Pacific
as Captain George Brackett
South Pacific
as Captain George Brackett
Yolngu Boy
as Policeman
Yolngu Boy
as Policeman
The Magic Pudding
as Buncle (voice)
The Magic Pudding
as Buncle (voice)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
as Harry
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
as Harry
Excess Baggage
as Alexander
Excess Baggage
as Alexander
McLeod's Daughters
as Jack McLeod
McLeod's Daughters
as Jack McLeod
Last Dance
as The Governor
Last Dance
as The Governor
Flight of the Albatross
as Mike
Flight of the Albatross
as Mike
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as The Judge
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as The Judge
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Narrator (voice)
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Narrator (voice)
The Sum of Us
as Harry Mitchell
The Sum of Us
as Harry Mitchell
A Far Off Place
as John Ricketts
A Far Off Place
as John Ricketts
Ruby Cairo
as Ed
Ruby Cairo
as Ed
Wind
as Jack Neville
Wind
as Jack Neville
Turtle Beach
as Ralph
Turtle Beach
as Ralph
Resistance
as Mr Wilson
Resistance
as Mr Wilson
Trouble in Paradise
as Jake
Trouble in Paradise
as Jake
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
as Stuart Irving
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
as Stuart Irving
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Bernard O'Reilly
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Bernard O'Reilly
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Tom Campbell Black
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Tom Campbell Black
Ground Zero
as Trebilcock
Ground Zero
as Trebilcock
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Aubrey Dubose
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Aubrey Dubose
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
Burke & Wills
as Robert O'Hara Burke
Burke & Wills
as Robert O'Hara Burke
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
Bad Blood
as Stan Graham
Bad Blood
as Stan Graham
The Letter
as Robert Crosbie
The Letter
as Robert Crosbie
A Woman Called Golda
as Ariel
A Woman Called Golda
as Ariel
The Man from Snowy River
as Clancy
The Man from Snowy River
as Clancy
The Club
as Laurie Holden
The Club
as Laurie Holden
The Earthling
as Ross Daley
The Earthling
as Ross Daley
Breaker Morant
as Major J.F. Thomas
Breaker Morant
as Major J.F. Thomas
The Journalist
as Simon Morris
The Journalist
as Simon Morris
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Rev. Neville
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Rev. Neville
Mad Dog Morgan
as Detective Manwaring
Mad Dog Morgan
as Detective Manwaring
Caddie
as Ted
Caddie
as Ted
That Lady from Peking
as Flunky
That Lady from Peking
as Flunky
Scobie Malone
as Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
as Scobie Malone
Sunday Too Far Away
as Foley
Sunday Too Far Away
as Foley
Jock Petersen
as Tony Petersen
Jock Petersen
as Tony Petersen
Libido
Libido
Wake in Fright
as Dick
Wake in Fright
as Dick
Where Dead Men Lie
as Commentator (voice)
Where Dead Men Lie
as Commentator (voice)