Jack Thompson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 31, 1940 (85 yrs)

place of birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

also known as

杰克·汤普森 · جک تامپسون

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Original Sin
6.1

Original Sin

2001as Alan Jordan
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002as Cliegg Lars
The Great Gatsby
7.4

The Great Gatsby

2013as Dr. Walter Perkins
Broken Arrow
6.1

Broken Arrow

1996as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Short Circuit
6.7

Short Circuit

1986as Party Guest
Australia
6.6

Australia

2008as Kipling Flynn
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.3

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983as Hicksley
Flesh + Blood
6.6

Flesh + Blood

1985as Hawkwood
Poker Face
5.6

Poker Face

2022as Shaman Bill (Paje)
The Light Between Oceans
7.1

The Light Between Oceans

2016as Ralph Addicott
Feed
5.6

Feed

2005as Richard
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
5.8

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010as Harris
Swinging Safari
5.2

Swinging Safari

2018as Mayor
Wake in Fright
7.2

Wake in Fright

1971as Dick
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
6.3

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997as Sonny Seiler
Leatherheads
5.9

Leatherheads

2008as Harvey
High Ground
6.3

High Ground

2021as Moran
Excess Baggage
6.1

Excess Baggage

1997as Alexander
December Boys
6.0

December Boys

2007as Bandy
Man-Thing
4.3

Man-Thing

2005as Schist
Wind
6.2

Wind

1992as Jack Neville
The Good German
5.8

The Good German

2006as Congressman Breimer
A Far Off Place
6.2

A Far Off Place

1993as John Ricketts
Mao’s Last Dancer
6.6

Mao’s Last Dancer

2009as US Federal Judge
Ruby Cairo
5.0

Ruby Cairo

1992as Ed
The Man from Snowy River
7.0

The Man from Snowy River

1982as Clancy
Breaker Morant
7.1

Breaker Morant

1980as Major J.F. Thomas
Last Dance
5.7

Last Dance

1996as The Governor
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
6.5

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004as Jack Jones
Mystery Road
6.2

Mystery Road

2013as Charlie Murray
The Earthling
6.2

The Earthling

1980as Ross Daley
Ground Zero
6.8

Ground Zero

1987as Trebilcock
Trouble in Paradise
4.4

Trouble in Paradise

1989as Jake
South Pacific
5.2

South Pacific

2001as Captain George Brackett
Not Quite Hollywood
6.8

Not Quite Hollywood

2008as Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004as Other Voices (voice)
Runt
6.2

Runt

2024as Earl Robert-Barren
Blinder
4.8

Blinder

2013as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
6.9

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

1996as The Judge
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
6.7

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978as Rev. Neville
The Sum of Us
6.8

The Sum of Us

1994as Harry Mitchell
Don't Tell
6.3

Don't Tell

2017as Bob Myers
Burke & Wills
5.1

Burke & Wills

1985as Robert O'Hara Burke
The Letter
4.7

The Letter

1982as Robert Crosbie
The Club
6.0

The Club

1980as Laurie Holden
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
6.0

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun

1988as Tom Campbell Black
Bad Blood
7.0

Bad Blood

1982as Stan Graham
The Magic Pudding
5.2

The Magic Pudding

2000as Buncle (voice)
Never Too Late
5.7

Never Too Late

2020as Angus Wilson
Turtle Beach
5.3

Turtle Beach

1992as Ralph