Jack Thompson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 31, 1940 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
| 2025 | Sam Pang TonightSelf | |
| 2024 | RuntEarl Robert-Barren | |
| 2023 | Faraway DownsKipling Flynn | |
| 2022 | Poker FaceShaman Bill (Paje) | |
| 2021 | My Name Is GulpililSelf | |
| 2021 | High GroundMoran | |
| 2020 | Never Too LateAngus Wilson | |
| 2019 | Home | |
| 2018 | Swinging SafariMayor | |
| 2018 | Show Me the Movie!Self | |
| 2018 | On The RopesStrick | |
| 2017 | Blue World OrderHarris | |
| 2017 | Don't TellBob Myers | |
| 2017 | David Stratton: A Cinematic LifeSelf | |
| 2017 | One Heart: One SpiritHimself | |
| 2017 | Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf | |
| 2016 | The Light Between OceansRalph Addicott | |
| 2015 | Blood on the CoalNarrator | |
| 2015 | Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell AllNarrator | |
| 2015 | Ruben GuthriePeter Guthrie | |
| 2014 | Devil's PlaygroundCardinal Neville | |
| 2013 | Mystery RoadCharlie Murray | |
| 2013 | Around the BlockMr. O'Donnell | |
| 2013 | BlinderCharlie "Chang" Hyde | |
| 2013 | The Great GatsbyDr. Walter Perkins | |
| 2011 | Oakie's Outback AdventuresOrpheus | |
| 2011 | The Telegram ManBill Williams | |
| 2010 | Don't Be Afraid of the DarkHarris | |
| 2009 | Mao’s Last DancerUS Federal Judge | |
| 2009 | Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing | |
| 2008 | LeatherheadsHarvey | |
| 2008 | AustraliaKipling Flynn | |
| 2008 | Not Quite HollywoodSelf | |
| 2008 | Ten EmptyBobby Thompson | |
| 2008 | Who Do You Think You Are?Self | |
| 2007 | December BoysBandy | |
| 2007 | Bastard Boys | |
| 2006 | The Good GermanCongressman Breimer | |
| 2006 | WhaledreamersNarrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | FeedRichard | |
| 2005 | Gallipoli: The Untold StoriesNarrator | |
| 2005 | Man-ThingSchist | |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard NixonJack Jones | |
| 2004 | Oyster FarmerSkippy | |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice) | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesCliegg Lars | |
| 2002 | Gulpilil: One Red BloodSelf | |
| 2001 | Original SinAlan Jordan | |
| 2001 | South PacificCaptain George Brackett | |
| 2001 | Yolngu BoyPoliceman | |
| 2001 | My Brother JackBernard Brewster | |
| 2000 | The Magic PuddingBuncle (voice) | |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilSonny Seiler | |
| 1997 | Excess BaggageAlexander | |
| 1997 | Under the Lighthouse DancingHarry | |
| 1996 | Last DanceThe Governor | |
| 1996 | McLeod's DaughtersJack McLeod | |
| 1996 | Flight of the AlbatrossMike | |
| 1996 | The Thorn Birds: The Missing YearsThe Judge | |
| 1996 | Broken ArrowChairman, Joint Chief of Staff | |
| 1995 | Peter Allen: The Boy From OzNarrator (voice) | |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent MeansSam Garner | |
| 1994 | The Sum of UsHarry Mitchell | |
| 1994 | The Dwelling PlaceRichard | |
| 1993 | A Far Off PlaceJohn Ricketts | |
| 1992 | Ruby CairoEd | |
| 1992 | WindJack Neville | |
| 1992 | Turtle BeachRalph | |
| 1992 | ResistanceMr Wilson | |
| 1989 | Trouble in ParadiseJake | |
| 1988 | The Rainbow Warrior ConspiracyStuart Irving | |
| 1988 | The Riddle of the StinsonBernard O'Reilly | |
| 1988 | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunTom Campbell Black | |
| 1987 | Ground ZeroTrebilcock | |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of JusticeAubrey Dubose | |
| 1986 | Short CircuitParty Guest | |
| 1986 | The Last FrontierNick Stenning | |
| 1985 | Flesh + BloodHawkwood | |
| 1985 | Burke & WillsRobert O'Hara Burke | |
| 1984 | WaterfrontMaxey Woodbury | |
| 1983 | Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceHicksley | |
| 1982 | The Man from Snowy RiverClancy | |
| 1982 | Bad BloodStan Graham | |
| 1982 | A Woman Called GoldaAriel | |
| 1982 | The LetterRobert Crosbie | |
| 1980 | Breaker MorantMajor J.F. Thomas | |
| 1980 | The ClubLaurie Holden | |
| 1980 | The EarthlingRoss Daley | |
| 1979 | The JournalistSimon Morris | |
| 1979 | Parkinson In AustraliaSelf | |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithRev. Neville | |
| 1978 | Because He's My FriendGeoff | |
| 1976 | Mad Dog MorganDetective Manwaring | |
| 1976 | CaddieTed | |
| 1975 | Sunday Too Far AwayFoley | |
| 1975 | Scobie MaloneScobie Malone | |
| 1975 | That Lady from PekingFlunky | |
| 1975 | TullyVic Parkes | |
| 1974 | Jock PetersenTony Petersen | |
| 1973 | Libido | |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch | |
| 1971 | Wake in FrightDick | |
| 1971 | Where Dead Men LieCommentator (voice) | |
| 1971 | Spyforce | |
| 1969 | RiptideTed |
| 2005 | FeedExecutive Producer |
| 1997 | Breaking UpThanks |














