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
Awards & recognition
- Member of the Order of Australia · 1986
Filmography50+ titles
A Woman of Independent Means
The Great Gatsby
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Wake in Fright
The Light Between Oceans
Breaker Morant
The Man from Snowy River
Bad Blood
The Dwelling Place
Faraway Downs
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
The Sum of Us
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Mao's Last Dancer
Australia
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Short Circuit
Flesh+Blood
Sunday Too Far Away
High Ground
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
McLeod's Daughters
Runt
Mystery Road
Wind
The Earthling
My Name Is Gulpilil
Original Sin
Excess Baggage
Broken Arrow
December Boys
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
The Club
Leatherheads
Mad Dog Morgan
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The Good German
Never Too Late
Last Dance
Poker Face
Feed
Whaledreamers
Turtle Beach
Swinging Safari
The Magic Pudding
Around the Block
Deception
My Brother Jack
Blinder
Ruben Guthrie