Jack Thompson
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-08-31 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
Most Known For
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Cliegg Lars
The Great Gatsby
as Dr. Walter Perkins
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
Faraway Downs
as Kipling Flynn
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
Leatherheads
as Harvey
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
Flesh + Blood
as Hawkwood
The Light Between Oceans
as Ralph Addicott
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
Wake in Fright
as Dick
Devil's Playground
as Cardinal Neville
Riptide
as Ted
The Evil Touch
Blue World Order
as Harris
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris