Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Date of Birth:

Aug 31, 1940

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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filmography:

The Journalist The Journalist

1979

Scobie Malone Scobie Malone

1975

Blue World Order Blue World Order

2017

The Letter The Letter

1982

Don't Tell Don't Tell

2017

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017

Deception Deception

1970

Trouble in Paradise Trouble in Paradise

1989

The Light Between Oceans The Light Between Oceans

2016

Kojak: The Price of Justice Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987

Blood on the Coal Blood on the Coal

2015

The Riddle of the Stinson The Riddle of the Stinson

1988

Turtle Beach Turtle Beach

1992

My Name Is Gulpilil My Name Is Gulpilil

2021

Justice in a Smoking Gun Justice in a Smoking Gun

1970

Australia Australia

2008

Libido Libido

1973

Poker Face Poker Face

2022

Runt Runt

2024

A Woman Called Golda A Woman Called Golda

1982

Short Circuit Short Circuit

1986

One Heart: One Spirit One Heart: One Spirit

2017

Because He's My Friend Because He's My Friend

1978

The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

2013

Yolngu Boy Yolngu Boy

2001

Whaledreamers Whaledreamers

2006

That Lady from Peking That Lady from Peking

1975

Ruben Guthrie Ruben Guthrie

2015

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988

Ten Empty Ten Empty

2008

Resistance Resistance

1992

Never Too Late Never Too Late

2020

Waterfront Waterfront

1984

Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

2015

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

1996

Swinging Safari Swinging Safari

2018

High Ground High Ground

2020

Home Home

2019

The Telegram Man The Telegram Man

2011

Not Quite Hollywood Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Wind Wind

1992

Blinder Blinder

2013

Breaker Morant Breaker Morant

1980

Mao’s Last Dancer Mao’s Last Dancer

2009

Excess Baggage Excess Baggage

1997

The Magic Pudding The Magic Pudding

2000

The Sum of Us The Sum of Us

1994

Feed Feed

2005

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

1995

Bad Blood Bad Blood

1982

Mad Dog Morgan Mad Dog Morgan

1976

Flesh + Blood Flesh + Blood

1985

Broken Arrow Broken Arrow

1996

December Boys December Boys

2007

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

The Assassination of Richard Nixon The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

Original Sin Original Sin

2001

Leatherheads Leatherheads

2008

The Man from Snowy River The Man from Snowy River

1982

Wake in Fright Wake in Fright

1971

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

A Far Off Place A Far Off Place

1993

Oyster Farmer Oyster Farmer

2005

Last Dance Last Dance

1996

Under the Lighthouse Dancing Under the Lighthouse Dancing

1997

Ground Zero Ground Zero

1987

Jock Petersen Jock Petersen

1974

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

1988

Caddie Caddie

1976

Flight of the Albatross Flight of the Albatross

1996

Around the Block Around the Block

2013

Mystery Road Mystery Road

2013

Burke & Wills Burke & Wills

1985

McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters

1996

Sunday Too Far Away Sunday Too Far Away

1975

Man-Thing Man-Thing

2005

Gallipoli: The Untold Stories Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

2005

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010

The Club The Club

1980

The Earthling The Earthling

1980

Ruby Cairo Ruby Cairo

1992

South Pacific South Pacific

2001

Oakie's Outback Adventures Oakie's Outback Adventures

2011

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978

The Good German The Good German

2006

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