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Jack Thompson
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
Broken Arrow
as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Original Sin
as Alan Jordan
Australia
as Kipling Flynn
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Hicksley
Short Circuit
as Party Guest
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
as Sonny Seiler
Poker Face
as Shaman Bill (Paje)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Harris
