Person Details

Birthday: 1940-08-31 04:56:06

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Movie Involvements: 71

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Riptide
Average
9

Riptide

(1969) Ted
Faraway Downs
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7

Faraway Downs

(2023) Kipling Flynn
The Great Gatsby
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7

The Great Gatsby

(2013) Dr. Walter Perkins
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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7
The Dwelling Place
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6

The Dwelling Place

(1994) Richard
Original Sin
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6

Original Sin

(2001) Alan Jordan
The Light Between Oceans
Average
7

The Light Between Oceans

(2016) Ralph Addicott
Broken Arrow
Average
6

Broken Arrow

(1996) Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Kipling Flynn
2022 Shaman Bill (Paje)
2021 Self
2020 Angus Wilson
Moran
2019 N/A
2018 Strick
Self
Mayor
2017 Himself
Bob Myers
Himself
Self
Harris
2016 Ralph Addicott
2015 Narrator
Peter Guthrie
Narrator
2014 Cardinal Neville
2013 Mr. O'Donnell
Charlie Murray
Dr. Walter Perkins
Charlie "Chang" Hyde
2011 Orpheus
Bill Williams
2010 Harris
2009 US Federal Judge
N/A
2008 Kipling Flynn
Self
Bobby Thompson
Harvey
Himself
2007 Bandy
N/A
2006 Congressman Breimer
Narrator (voice)
2005 Skippy
Richard
Narrator
Frederic Schist
2004 Other Voices (voice)
Jack Jones
2002 Cliegg Lars
2001 Bernard Brewster
Alan Jordan
Captain George Brackett
Policeman
2000 Buncle (voice)
1997 Sonny Seiler
Harry
Alexander
1996 Jack McLeod
The Governor
Mike
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
The Judge
1995 Sam Garner
Narrator (voice)
1994 Harry Mitchell
Richard
1993 John Ricketts
1992 Ed
Jack Neville
Ralph
Mr Wilson
1989 Jake
1988 Stuart Irving
Bernard O'Reilly
1987 Trebilcock
Aubrey Dubose
1986 Nick Stenning
Party Guest
1985 Robert O'Hara Burke
Hawkwood
1984 Maxey Woodbury
1983 Hicksley
1982 Stan Graham
Robert Crosbie
Ariel
Clancy
1980 Laurie Holden
Ross Daley
Major J.F. Thomas
1979 Simon Morris
Self
1978 Rev. Neville
Geoff
1976 Detective Manwaring
Ted
1975 Flunky
Scobie Malone
Foley
1974 Tony Petersen
1973 N/A
N/A
1971 N/A
Dick
1969 Ted
William Gray
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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