Jack Thompson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-08-31 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Jack Thompson

Biography

​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

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • Original Sin

    Original Sin

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Short Circuit

    Short Circuit

  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon

    The Assassination of Richard Nixon

  • The Man from Snowy River

    The Man from Snowy River

  • Runt

    Runt

  • Blinder

    Blinder

  • Man-Thing

    Man-Thing

  • Never Too Late

    Never Too Late

  • Ruby Cairo

    Ruby Cairo

  • Turtle Beach

    Turtle Beach

  • Sunday Too Far Away

    Sunday Too Far Away

  • The Earthling

    The Earthling

  • Faraway Downs

    Faraway Downs

  • Mao’s Last Dancer

    Mao’s Last Dancer

  • Excess Baggage

    Excess Baggage

  • Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow

  • Last Dance

    Last Dance

  • Wind

    Wind

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

  • The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

    The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

  • Because He's My Friend

    Because He's My Friend

  • That Lady from Peking

    That Lady from Peking

  • Swinging Safari

    Swinging Safari

  • Yolngu Boy

    Yolngu Boy

  • The Magic Pudding

    The Magic Pudding

  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

  • December Boys

    December Boys

  • Australia

    Australia

  • Flesh + Blood

    Flesh + Blood

  • The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

    The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Flight of the Albatross

    Flight of the Albatross

  • The Evil Touch

    The Evil Touch

  • Trouble in Paradise

    Trouble in Paradise

  • A Far Off Place

    A Far Off Place

  • The Journalist

    The Journalist

  • Tully

    Tully

  • Blue World Order

    Blue World Order

  • High Ground

    High Ground

  • Ground Zero

    Ground Zero

  • Kojak: The Price of Justice

    Kojak: The Price of Justice

  • The Riddle of the Stinson

    The Riddle of the Stinson

  • Don't Tell

    Don't Tell

  • The Good German

    The Good German

  • McLeod's Daughters

    McLeod's Daughters

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • The Light Between Oceans

    The Light Between Oceans

  • Show Me the Movie!

    Show Me the Movie!

  • Feed

    Feed

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • Ruben Guthrie

    Ruben Guthrie

  • Riptide

    Riptide

  • Oyster Farmer

    Oyster Farmer

  • Ten Empty

    Ten Empty

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Burke & Wills

    Burke & Wills

  • Leatherheads

    Leatherheads

  • The Telegram Man

    The Telegram Man

  • The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

  • Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Parkinson In Australia

    Parkinson In Australia

  • Jock Petersen

    Jock Petersen

  • Caddie

    Caddie

  • Resistance

    Resistance

  • Mad Dog Morgan

    Mad Dog Morgan

  • Spyforce

    Spyforce

  • On The Ropes

    On The Ropes

  • Mystery Road

    Mystery Road

  • South Pacific

    South Pacific

  • Breaker Morant

    Breaker Morant

  • Oakie's Outback Adventures

    Oakie's Outback Adventures

  • Bastard Boys

    Bastard Boys

  • Under the Lighthouse Dancing

    Under the Lighthouse Dancing

  • Libido

    Libido

  • The Dwelling Place

    The Dwelling Place

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Sam Pang Tonight

    Sam Pang Tonight

  • My Brother Jack

    My Brother Jack

  • Around the Block

    Around the Block

  • Scobie Malone

    Scobie Malone

  • Wake in Fright

    Wake in Fright

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • My Name Is Gulpilil

    My Name Is Gulpilil

  • A Woman Called Golda

    A Woman Called Golda

  • The Sum of Us

    The Sum of Us

  • Devil's Playground

    Devil's Playground

  • Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing

    Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing

  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

  • The Club

    The Club

  • David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

    David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

  • Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

  • Whaledreamers

    Whaledreamers

  • Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

    Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

  • Blood on the Coal

    Blood on the Coal

  • The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

    The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

  • Home

    Home

  • Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

    Gallipoli: The Untold Stories

  • Gulpilil: One Red Blood

    Gulpilil: One Red Blood

  • One Heart: One Spirit

    One Heart: One Spirit

  • Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All

    Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All