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Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Acting Born Aug 31, 1940 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

​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...

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Australia
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Broken Arrow
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Short Circuit
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
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Original Sin
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Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
2001
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
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Leatherheads
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Flesh + Blood
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Flesh + Blood
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