
Jack Thompson
Actor
Born: August 31, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of birth: 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
Filmography (67)
- Wake in Fright (1971, ★ 7.2)
- Breaker Morant (1980, ★ 7.1)
- A Woman Called Golda (1982, ★ 7.7)
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983, ★ 7.3)
- The Great Gatsby (2013, ★ 7.4)
- Devil's Playground (2014, ★ 7.4)
- The Good German (2006, ★ 5.8)
- Original Sin (2001, ★ 6.1)
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004, ★ 6.5)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002, ★ 6.6)
- The Man from Snowy River (1982, ★ 7)
- December Boys (2007, ★ 6)
- Leatherheads (2008, ★ 5.9)
- A Far Off Place (1993, ★ 6.1)
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997, ★ 6.4)
- Flesh + Blood (1985, ★ 6.6)
- Excess Baggage (1997, ★ 6.1)
- Mao’s Last Dancer (2009, ★ 6.6)
- The Sum of Us (1994, ★ 6.7)
- Mad Dog Morgan (1976, ★ 5.8)
- Bad Blood (1982, ★ 6.7)
- Feed (2005, ★ 5.5)
- Oyster Farmer (2004, ★ 5.6)
- Last Dance (1996, ★ 5.6)
- The Club (1980, ★ 5.8)
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010, ★ 5.8)
- The Earthling (1980, ★ 6.2)
- The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978, ★ 6.7)
- Sunday Too Far Away (1975, ★ 6.4)
- Ground Zero (1987, ★ 6.3)