Jack Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 31, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Credits
- 105
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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
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Movie
Cliegg Lars
The Great Gatsby
2013Movie
Dr. Walter Perkins
Australia
2008Movie
Kipling Flynn
Broken Arrow
1996Movie
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Short Circuit
1986Movie
Party Guest
The Light Between Oceans
2016Movie
Ralph Addicott
Filmography
Sam Pang Tonight
2025TV
Self
Runt
2024Movie
Earl Robert-Barren
Faraway Downs
2023TV
Kipling Flynn
Poker Face
2022Movie
Shaman Bill (Paje)
My Name Is Gulpilil
2021Movie
Self
High Ground
2021Movie
Moran
Never Too Late
2020Movie
Angus Wilson
Home
2019Movie
On The Ropes
2018TV
Strick
Show Me the Movie!
2018TV
Self
Swinging Safari
2018Movie
Mayor
One Heart: One Spirit
2017Movie
Himself
Don't Tell
2017Movie
Bob Myers
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017Movie
Self
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017Movie
Self
Blue World Order
2017Movie
Harris
The Light Between Oceans
2016Movie
Ralph Addicott
Blood on the Coal
2015Movie
Narrator
Ruben Guthrie
2015Movie
Peter Guthrie
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
2015Movie
Narrator
Devil's Playground
2014TV
Cardinal Neville
Around the Block
2013Movie
Mr. O'Donnell
Mystery Road
2013Movie
Charlie Murray
The Great Gatsby
2013Movie
Dr. Walter Perkins
Blinder
2013Movie
Charlie "Chang" Hyde
Oakie's Outback Adventures
2011Movie
Orpheus
The Telegram Man
2011Movie
Bill Williams
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010Movie
Harris
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009Movie
Judge Woodrow Seals
Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing
2009TV
Australia
2008Movie
Kipling Flynn
Not Quite Hollywood
2008Movie
Self
Ten Empty
2008Movie
Bobby Thompson
Leatherheads
2008Movie
Harvey
Who Do You Think You Are?
2008TV
Self
December Boys
2007Movie
Bandy
Bastard Boys
2007TV
The Good German
2006Movie
Congressman Breimer
Whaledreamers
2006Movie
Narrator (voice)
Feed
2005Movie
Richard
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
2005Movie
Narrator
Man-Thing
2005Movie
Schist
Oyster Farmer
2004Movie
Skippy
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004Movie
Other Voices (voice)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004Movie
Jack Jones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Movie
Cliegg Lars
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
2002Movie
Self
My Brother Jack
2001TV
Bernard Brewster
Original Sin
2001Movie
Alan Jordan
South Pacific
2001Movie
Captain George Brackett
Yolngu Boy
2001Movie
Policeman
The Magic Pudding
2000Movie
Buncle (voice)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997Movie
Sonny Seiler
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
1997Movie
Harry
Excess Baggage
1997Movie
Alexander
McLeod's Daughters
1996Movie
Jack McLeod
Last Dance
1996Movie
The Governor
Flight of the Albatross
1996Movie
Mike
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996Movie
The Judge
Broken Arrow
1996Movie
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
A Woman of Independent Means
1995TV
Sam Garner
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Sum of Us
1994Movie
Harry Mitchell
The Dwelling Place
1994TV
Richard
A Far Off Place
1993Movie
John Ricketts
Ruby Cairo
1992Movie
Ed
Wind
1992Movie
Jack Neville
Turtle Beach
1992Movie
Ralph
Resistance
1992Movie
Mr Wilson
Trouble in Paradise
1989Movie
Jake
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
1988Movie
Stuart Irving
The Riddle of the Stinson
1988Movie
Bernard O'Reilly
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988Movie
Tom Campbell Black
Ground Zero
1987Movie
Trebilcock
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987Movie
Aubrey Dubose
The Last Frontier
1986TV
Nick Stenning
Short Circuit
1986Movie
Party Guest
Burke & Wills
1985Movie
Robert O'Hara Burke
Flesh + Blood
1985Movie
Hawkwood
Waterfront
1984Movie
Maxey Woodbury
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Movie
Hicksley
Bad Blood
1982Movie
Stan Graham
The Letter
1982Movie
Robert Crosbie
A Woman Called Golda
1982Movie
Ariel
The Man from Snowy River
1982Movie
Clancy
The Club
1980Movie
Laurie Holden
The Earthling
1980Movie
Ross Daley
Breaker Morant
1980Movie
Major J.F. Thomas
The Journalist
1979Movie
Simon Morris
Parkinson In Australia
1979TV
Self
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978Movie
Rev. Neville
Because He's My Friend
1978Movie
Geoff
Mad Dog Morgan
1976Movie
Detective Manwaring
Caddie
1976Movie
Ted
Tully
1975Movie
Vic Parkes
That Lady from Peking
1975Movie
Flunky
Scobie Malone
1975Movie
Scobie Malone
Sunday Too Far Away
1975Movie
Foley
Petersen
1974Movie
Tony Petersen
The Evil Touch
1973TV
Libido
1973Movie
Spyforce
1971TV
Wake in Fright
1971Movie
Dick
Where Dead Men Lie
1971Movie
Commentator (voice)
Riptide
1969TV
Ted