Jack Thompson
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 (25)
Poker Face
High Ground
Swinging Safari
The Light Between Oceans
The Great Gatsby
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Mao’s Last Dancer
Australia
Leatherheads
December Boys
The Good German
Feed
Man-Thing
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Original Sin
Excess Baggage
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Broken Arrow
Short Circuit
Flesh + Blood
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Breaker Morant
Scobie Malone
