Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-08-31 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Acting

2025

Sam Pang Tonight as Self

2024

Runt as Earl Robert-Barren

2023

Faraway Downs as Kipling Flynn

2022

Poker Face as Shaman Bill (Paje)

2021

My Name Is Gulpilil as Self

2020

High Ground as Moran

2020

Never Too Late as Angus Wilson

2019

Home as Not available

2018

Show Me the Movie! as Self

2018

On The Ropes as Strick

2018

Swinging Safari as Mayor

2017

Blue World Order as Harris

2017

Don't Tell as Bob Myers

2017

One Heart: One Spirit as Himself

2016

The Light Between Oceans as Ralph Addicott

2015

Ruben Guthrie as Peter Guthrie

2015

Blood on the Coal as Narrator

2014

Devil's Playground as Cardinal Neville

2013

The Great Gatsby as Dr. Walter Perkins

2013

Mystery Road as Charlie Murray

2013

Around the Block as Mr. O'Donnell

2013

Blinder as Charlie "Chang" Hyde

2011

The Telegram Man as Bill Williams

2009

Mao’s Last Dancer as US Federal Judge

2008

Australia as Kipling Flynn

2008

Leatherheads as Harvey

2008

Not Quite Hollywood as Self

2008

Ten Empty as Bobby Thompson

2007

December Boys as Bandy

2007

Bastard Boys as Not available

2006

The Good German as Congressman Breimer

2006

Whaledreamers as Narrator (voice)

2005

Man-Thing as Schist

2005

Feed as Richard

2004

Oyster Farmer as Skippy

2001

Original Sin as Alan Jordan

2001

My Brother Jack as Bernard Brewster

2001

South Pacific as Captain George Brackett

2001

Yolngu Boy as Policeman

2000

The Magic Pudding as Buncle (voice)

1997

Excess Baggage as Alexander

1996

Broken Arrow as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

1996

Last Dance as The Governor

1996

McLeod's Daughters as Jack McLeod

1995

A Woman of Independent Means as Sam Garner

1995

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Narrator (voice)

1994

The Dwelling Place as Richard

1994

The Sum of Us as Harry Mitchell

1993

A Far Off Place as John Ricketts

1992

Wind as Jack Neville

1992

Turtle Beach as Ralph

1992

Ruby Cairo as Ed

1992

Resistance as Mr Wilson

1989

Trouble in Paradise as Jake

1988

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy as Stuart Irving

1988

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun as Tom Campbell Black

1988

The Riddle of the Stinson as Bernard O'Reilly

1987

Kojak: The Price of Justice as Aubrey Dubose

1987

Ground Zero as Trebilcock

1986

Short Circuit as Party Guest

1986

The Last Frontier as Nick Stenning

1985

Flesh + Blood as Hawkwood

1985

Burke & Wills as Robert O'Hara Burke

1984

Waterfront as Maxey Woodbury

1982

A Woman Called Golda as Ariel

1982

Bad Blood as Stan Graham

1982

The Letter as Robert Crosbie

1980

Breaker Morant as Major J.F. Thomas

1980

The Earthling as Ross Daley

1980

The Club as Laurie Holden

1979

The Journalist as Simon Morris

1978

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Rev. Neville

1976

Mad Dog Morgan as Detective Manwaring

1976

Caddie as Ted

1975

Scobie Malone as Scobie Malone

1975

Sunday Too Far Away as Foley

1975

That Lady from Peking as Flunky

1975

Tully as Vic Parkes

1974

Jock Petersen as Tony Petersen

1973

The Evil Touch as Not available

1973

Libido as Not available

1971

Spyforce as Not available

1971

Wake in Fright as Dick

1969

Riptide as Ted

NaN

Justice in a Smoking Gun as William Gray
Crew

2005

Feed Executive Producer

1997

Breaking Up Thanks