Jack Thompson
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Film
The Great Gatsby
Dr. Walter Perkins
2013
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Cliegg Lars
2002
Film
Original Sin
Alan Jordan
2001
Series
Faraway Downs
Kipling Flynn
2023
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2008
Film
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Hicksley
1983
Series
Sam Pang Tonight
Self
2025
Film
Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
1996
Series
The Evil Touch
1973
Film
Australia
Kipling Flynn
2008
Film
Short Circuit
Party Guest
1986
Film
Flesh + Blood
Hawkwood
1985
Film
The Light Between Oceans
Ralph Addicott
2016
Series
Parkinson In Australia
Self
1979
Series
Spyforce
1971
Film
Poker Face
Shaman Bill (Paje)
2022
Series
Show Me the Movie!
Self
2018
Film
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sonny Seiler
1997
Film
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Harris
2010
Series
Riptide
Ted
1969
Series
A Woman of Independent Means
Sam Garner
1995
Series
Devil's Playground
Cardinal Neville
2014
Film
The Good German
Congressman Breimer
2006
Film
Leatherheads
Harvey
2008
Series
The Last Frontier
Nick Stenning
1986
Film
The Man from Snowy River
Clancy
1982
Film
A Far Off Place
John Ricketts
1993
Film
Whaledreamers
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Home
2019
Film
Wake in Fright
Dick
1971
Film
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Jack Jones
2004
Film
High Ground
Moran
2021
Film
Man-Thing
Schist
2005
Film
Feed
Richard
2005
Series
Bastard Boys
2007
Series
The Dwelling Place
Richard
1994
Series
On The Ropes
Strick
2018
Film
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Film
Breaker Morant
Major J.F. Thomas
1980
Film
Swinging Safari
Mayor
2018
Film
Excess Baggage
Alexander
1997
Film
Don't Tell
Bob Myers
2017
Film
December Boys
Bandy
2007
Film
Wind
Jack Neville
1992
Film
Last Dance
The Governor
1996
Film
The Sum of Us
Harry Mitchell
1994
Film
Mao’s Last Dancer
Judge Woodrow Seals
2009
Film
Ruby Cairo
Ed
1992
Film
Where Dead Men Lie
Commentator (voice)
1971
Film
Blue World Order
Harris
2017
Film
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Rev. Neville
1978
Film
Never Too Late
Angus Wilson
2020
Film
Mystery Road
Charlie Murray
2013
Film
Runt
Earl Robert-Barren
2024
Film
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
Film
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2017
Film
A Woman Called Golda
Ariel
1982
Series
Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing
2009
Film
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Judge
1996
Series
My Brother Jack
Bernard Brewster
2001
Film
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Aubrey Dubose
1987
Film
The Riddle of the Stinson
Bernard O'Reilly
1988
Film
The Earthling
Ross Daley
1980
Film
My Name Is Gulpilil
Self
2021
Film
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
Film
McLeod's Daughters
Jack McLeod
1996
Film
The Magic Pudding
Buncle (voice)
2000
Film
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Harry
1997
Film
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Tom Campbell Black
1988
Film
Petersen
Tony Petersen
1974
Film
Trouble in Paradise
Jake
1989
Film
Mad Dog Morgan
Detective Manwaring
1976
Film
Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
1975
Film
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Narrator (voice)
1995
Film
Turtle Beach
Ralph
1992
Film
Sunday Too Far Away
Foley
1975
Film
The Letter
Robert Crosbie
1982
Film
Ruben Guthrie
Peter Guthrie
2015
Film
South Pacific
Captain George Brackett
2001
Film
Bad Blood
Stan Graham
1982
Film
Around the Block
Mr. O'Donnell
2013
Film
Burke & Wills
Robert O'Hara Burke
1985
Film
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Stuart Irving
1988
Film
Ground Zero
Trebilcock
1987
Film
Yolngu Boy
Policeman
2001
Film
One Heart: One Spirit
Himself
2017
Film
Flight of the Albatross
Mike
1996
Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
Narrator
2005
Film
Oakie's Outback Adventures
Orpheus
2011
Film
Blinder
Charlie "Chang" Hyde
2013
Film
That Lady from Peking
Flunky
1975
Film
Resistance
Mr Wilson
1992
Film
Because He's My Friend
Geoff
1978
Film
Oyster Farmer
Skippy
2004
Film
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Self
2002
Film
Libido
1973
Film
Waterfront
Maxey Woodbury
1984
Film
The Telegram Man
Bill Williams
2011
Film
The Club
Laurie Holden
1980
Film
Caddie
Ted
1976
Film
Ten Empty
Bobby Thompson
2008
Tully
Vic Parkes
1975
Film
The Journalist
Simon Morris
1979
Film
Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All
Narrator
2015
Blood on the Coal
Narrator
2015