

Jack Thompson
Actor · Producer · CrewFrom 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.
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ACTOR89

Runt
2024
Earl Robert-Barren

Poker Face
2022
Shaman Bill (Paje)

My Name Is Gulpilil
2021
Self

High Ground
2021
Moran

Never Too Late
2020
Angus Wilson

Home
2019

Swinging Safari
2018
Mayor

Blue World Order
2017
Harris

Don't Tell
2017
Bob Myers

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
Self

One Heart: One Spirit
2017
Himself

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
Self

The Light Between Oceans
2016
Ralph Addicott
- Blood on the Coal
Blood on the Coal
2015
Narrator

Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
2015
Narrator

Ruben Guthrie
2015
Peter Guthrie

Mystery Road
2013
Charlie Murray

Around the Block
2013
Mr. O'Donnell

Blinder
2013
Charlie "Chang" Hyde

The Great Gatsby
2013
Dr. Walter Perkins

Oakie's Outback Adventures
2011
Orpheus

The Telegram Man
2011
Bill Williams

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Harris

Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
US Federal Judge

Leatherheads
2008
Harvey

Australia
2008
Kipling Flynn

Not Quite Hollywood
2008
Self

Ten Empty
2008
Bobby Thompson

December Boys
2007
Bandy

The Good German
2006
Congressman Breimer

Whaledreamers
2006
Narrator (voice)

Feed
2005
Richard
- Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
2005
Narrator

Man-Thing
2005
Schist

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
Jack Jones

Oyster Farmer
2004
Skippy

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Other Voices (voice)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Cliegg Lars

Gulpilil: One Red Blood
2002
Self

Original Sin
2001
Alan Jordan

South Pacific
2001
Captain George Brackett

Yolngu Boy
2001
Policeman

The Magic Pudding
2000
Buncle (voice)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997
Sonny Seiler

Excess Baggage
1997
Alexander

Under the Lighthouse Dancing
1997
Harry

Last Dance
1996
The Governor

McLeod's Daughters
1996
Jack McLeod

Flight of the Albatross
1996
Mike

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996
The Judge

Broken Arrow
1996
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
Narrator (voice)

The Sum of Us
1994
Harry Mitchell

A Far Off Place
1993
John Ricketts

Ruby Cairo
1992
Ed

Wind
1992
Jack Neville

Turtle Beach
1992
Ralph

Resistance
1992
Mr Wilson

Trouble in Paradise
1989
Jake

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
1988
Stuart Irving

The Riddle of the Stinson
1988
Bernard O'Reilly

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
Tom Campbell Black

Ground Zero
1987
Trebilcock

Kojak: The Price of Justice
1987
Aubrey Dubose

Short Circuit
1986
Party Guest

Flesh + Blood
1985
Hawkwood

Burke & Wills
1985
Robert O'Hara Burke

Waterfront
1984
Maxey Woodbury

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
Hicksley

The Man from Snowy River
1982
Clancy

Bad Blood
1982
Stan Graham

A Woman Called Golda
1982
Ariel

The Letter
1982
Robert Crosbie

Breaker Morant
1980
Major J.F. Thomas

The Club
1980
Laurie Holden

The Earthling
1980
Ross Daley

The Journalist
1979
Simon Morris

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978
Rev. Neville

Because He's My Friend
1978
Geoff

Mad Dog Morgan
1976
Detective Manwaring

Caddie
1976
Ted

Sunday Too Far Away
1975
Foley

Scobie Malone
1975
Scobie Malone

That Lady from Peking
1975
Flunky
- Tully
Tully
1975
Vic Parkes

Jock Petersen
1974
Tony Petersen

Libido
1973

Wake in Fright
1971
Dick

Where Dead Men Lie
1971
Commentator (voice)






