Jack Thompson
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1940-08-31 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Cliegg Lars
- The Great Gatsby (2013) — Dr. Walter Perkins
- Australia (2008) — Kipling Flynn
- Broken Arrow (1996) — Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
- Short Circuit (1986) — Party Guest
- The Light Between Oceans (2016) — Ralph Addicott
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) — Harris
- Original Sin (2001) — Alan Jordan
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) — Sonny Seiler
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — Hicksley
- Leatherheads (2008) — Harvey
- Flesh + Blood (1985) — Hawkwood
- Poker Face (2022) — Shaman Bill (Paje)
- The Good German (2006) — Congressman Breimer
- Wake in Fright (1971) — Dick
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) — Jack Jones