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

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Cliegg Lars

The Great Gatsby

as Dr. Walter Perkins

Australia

as Kipling Flynn

Broken Arrow

as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

Short Circuit

as Party Guest

The Light Between Oceans

as Ralph Addicott

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

as Harris

Original Sin

as Alan Jordan

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as Sonny Seiler

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

as Hicksley