Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 31, 1940 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

杰克·汤普森
جک تامپسون

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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.

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