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Jack Thompson

Aug 31, 1940 (85 years old) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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

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Man-Thing
Schist
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Original Sin
Alan Jordan
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Short Circuit
Party Guest
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Swinging Safari
Mayor
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Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
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Blinder
Charlie "Chang" Hyde
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The Great Gatsby
Dr. Walter Perkins
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Turtle Beach
Ralph
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Ruben Guthrie
Peter Guthrie
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The Earthling
Ross Daley

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