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

Original Sin

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

The Great Gatsby

Broken Arrow

Faraway Downs

Short Circuit

The Evil Touch

Australia

All Movies (89)

• Runt2024 · as Earl Robert-Barren
• Poker Face2022 · as Shaman Bill (Paje)
• My Name Is Gulpilil2021 · as Self
• High Ground2021 · as Moran
• Never Too Late2020 · as Angus Wilson
• Home2019
• Swinging Safari2018 · as Mayor
• One Heart: One Spirit2017 · as Himself
• Don't Tell2017 · as Bob Myers
• Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches2017 · as Self
• David Stratton: A Cinematic Life2017 · as Self
• Blue World Order2017 · as Harris
• The Light Between Oceans2016 · as Ralph Addicott
• Blood on the Coal2015 · as Narrator
• Ruben Guthrie2015 · as Peter Guthrie
• Gallipoli: The Last Anzacs Tell All2015 · as Narrator
• Around the Block2013 · as Mr. O'Donnell
• Mystery Road2013 · as Charlie Murray
• The Great Gatsby2013 · as Dr. Walter Perkins
• Blinder2013 · as Charlie "Chang" Hyde
• Oakie's Outback Adventures2011 · as Orpheus
• The Telegram Man2011 · as Bill Williams
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark2010 · as Harris
• Mao’s Last Dancer2009 · as US Federal Judge
• Australia2008 · as Kipling Flynn
• Not Quite Hollywood2008 · as Self
• Ten Empty2008 · as Bobby Thompson
• Leatherheads2008 · as Harvey
• December Boys2007 · as Bandy
• The Good German2006 · as Congressman Breimer
• Whaledreamers2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Feed2005 · as Richard
• Gallipoli: The Untold Stories2005 · as Narrator
• Man-Thing2005 · as Schist
• Oyster Farmer2004 · as Skippy
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · as Other Voices (voice)
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon2004 · as Jack Jones
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 · as Cliegg Lars
• Gulpilil: One Red Blood2002 · as Self
• Original Sin2001 · as Alan Jordan
• South Pacific2001 · as Captain George Brackett
• Yolngu Boy2001 · as Policeman
• The Magic Pudding2000 · as Buncle (voice)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997 · as Sonny Seiler
• Under the Lighthouse Dancing1997 · as Harry
• Excess Baggage1997 · as Alexander
• McLeod's Daughters1996 · as Jack McLeod
• Last Dance1996 · as The Governor
• Flight of the Albatross1996 · as Mike
• The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years1996 · as The Judge
• Broken Arrow1996 · as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
• Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz1995 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Sum of Us1994 · as Harry Mitchell
• A Far Off Place1993 · as John Ricketts
• Ruby Cairo1992 · as Ed
• Wind1992 · as Jack Neville
• Turtle Beach1992 · as Ralph
• Resistance1992 · as Mr Wilson
• Trouble in Paradise1989 · as Jake
• The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy1988 · as Stuart Irving
• The Riddle of the Stinson1988 · as Bernard O'Reilly
• Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun1988 · as Tom Campbell Black
• Ground Zero1987 · as Trebilcock
• Kojak: The Price of Justice1987 · as Aubrey Dubose
• Short Circuit1986 · as Party Guest
• Burke & Wills1985 · as Robert O'Hara Burke
• Flesh + Blood1985 · as Hawkwood
• Waterfront1984 · as Maxey Woodbury
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence1983 · as Hicksley
• Bad Blood1982 · as Stan Graham
• The Letter1982 · as Robert Crosbie
• A Woman Called Golda1982 · as Ariel
• The Man from Snowy River1982 · as Clancy
• The Club1980 · as Laurie Holden
• The Earthling1980 · as Ross Daley
• Breaker Morant1980 · as Major J.F. Thomas
• The Journalist1979 · as Simon Morris
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith1978 · as Rev. Neville
• Because He's My Friend1978 · as Geoff
• Mad Dog Morgan1976 · as Detective Manwaring
• Caddie1976 · as Ted
• Tully1975 · as Vic Parkes
• That Lady from Peking1975 · as Flunky
• Scobie Malone1975 · as Scobie Malone
• Sunday Too Far Away1975 · as Foley
• Jock Petersen1974 · as Tony Petersen
• Libido1973
• Wake in Fright1971 · as Dick
• Where Dead Men Lie1971 · as Commentator (voice)

All TV Shows (16)

• Sam Pang Tonight2025 · as Self
• Faraway Downs2023 · as Kipling Flynn
• On The Ropes2018 · as Strick
• Show Me the Movie!2018 · as Self
• Devil's Playground2014 · as Cardinal Neville
• Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing2009
• Who Do You Think You Are?2008 · as Self
• Bastard Boys2007
• My Brother Jack2001 · as Bernard Brewster
• A Woman of Independent Means1995 · as Sam Garner
• The Dwelling Place1994 · as Richard
• The Last Frontier1986 · as Nick Stenning
• Parkinson In Australia1979 · as Self
• The Evil Touch1973
• Spyforce1971
• Riptide1969 · as Ted