
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-08-31
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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