Jack Thompson
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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.
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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.
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Known For
102 titles
Scobie Malone
Blinder
Mystery Road
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
My Brother Jack
Feed
A Woman Called Golda
South Pacific
Around the Block
Never Too Late
The Magic Pudding
Libido
Resistance
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Burke & Wills
McLeod's Daughters
Ground Zero
The Letter
Yolngu Boy
Ruben Guthrie
The Club
Oyster Farmer
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