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Jack Thompson (actor)

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Jack Thompson (actor)

John Hadley Thompson, AM (né Pain; born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He is best known for his role as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Petersen (1974). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society, and was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards.

Infobox

Born
John Hadley Pain (1940-08-31) 31 August 1940 (age 85)Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1960–present
Agent
DPN
Spouse
Leona King
Children
2
Awards
Inductee into the Australian Film Walk of Fame (2011) Chauvel Award (2006) Film Living Legend Award (2005) Critics Circle of Australia Award For Contribution to Australian Cinema (1998) Logie Hall of Fame (1995) Raymond Longford Award (1994) Australian Film Institute Award Best Actor - Breaker Morant (1980) Cannes Award Best Supporting Actor - Breaker Morant (1980) Hoyts Prize for Best Performance - Sunday Too Far Away (1975)

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1969
Personnel, or People?
1971
Wake in Fright
Role(s)
Dick
1973
Libido
Role(s)
Ken
Notes
Segment: "The Family Man"
1974
Marijuana: Possession and the Law
Petersen
Role(s)
Tony Petersen
1975
Sunday Too Far Away
Role(s)
Foley
Scobie Malone
Role(s)
Scobie Malone
That Lady from Peking
Role(s)
Flunky
1976
Caddie
Role(s)
Ted
Mad Dog Morgan
Role(s)
Detective Manwaring
Jeremy and Teapot
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
Short film
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Role(s)
Reverend Neville
1979
The Journalist
Role(s)
Simon Morris
1980
Breaker Morant
Role(s)
Major J.F. Thomas
The Earthling
Role(s)
Ross Daley
The Club
Role(s)
Laurie Holden
1982
The Man from Snowy River
Role(s)
Clancy
Bad Blood
Role(s)
Stan Graham
1983
It's a Living
Role(s)
Passenger
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Role(s)
Group Capt. Hicksley
1985
Flesh and Blood
Role(s)
Hawkwood
Burke & Wills
Role(s)
Robert O'Hara Burke
1986
Short Circuit
Role(s)
Party Guest
1987
Ground Zero
Role(s)
Trebilcock
1992
Turtle Beach
Role(s)
Ralph
Wind
Role(s)
Jack Neville
1993
A Far Off Place
Role(s)
John Ricketts
Ruby Cairo
Role(s)
Ed
1994
The Sum of Us
Role(s)
Harry Mitchell
Resistance
Role(s)
Mr. Wilson
1995
Der Flug des Albatros
Role(s)
Mike
1996
Broken Arrow
Role(s)
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
Last Dance
Role(s)
The Governor
1997
Excess Baggage
Role(s)
Alexander
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Role(s)
Harry
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Role(s)
Sonny Seiler
1999
Feeling Sexy
Role(s)
Magazine Vendor (uncredited)
2000
The Magic Pudding
Role(s)
Buncle (voice)
2001
Yolngu Boy
Role(s)
Policeman
Original Sin
Role(s)
Alan Jordan
2002
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Role(s)
Cliegg Lars
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Role(s)
Jack Jones
Oyster Farmer
Role(s)
Skippy
2005
Man-Thing
Role(s)
Frederic Schist
Feed
Role(s)
Richard
2006
Tryst Cosmos
Role(s)
Storyteller
Notes
Short film
The Good German
Role(s)
Congressman Breimer
2007
The Manual
Role(s)
Professor Grey
Notes
Short film
December Boys
Role(s)
Bandy
2008
Ten Empty
Role(s)
Bobby Thompson
Leatherheads
Role(s)
Harvey
Australia
Role(s)
Kipling Flynn
2009
Mao's Last Dancer
Role(s)
Judge Woodrow Seals
2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Role(s)
Harris
2011
Oakie's Outback Adventures
Role(s)
Orpheus
The Telegram Man
Role(s)
Bill Williams
Notes
Short film
The Forgotten Men
Role(s)
Publican
Notes
Short film
2013
Around the Block
Role(s)
Mr. O'Donnell
Mystery Road
Role(s)
Charley Murray
Blinder
Role(s)
Coach Chang
The Great Gatsby
Role(s)
Nick Carraway's Doctor, Walter Perkins
2016
Blue World Order
Role(s)
Harris
The Light Between Oceans
Role(s)
Ralph Addicott
2017
Don't Tell
Role(s)
Bob Myers
2018
Swinging Safari
Role(s)
Mayor
2020
High Ground
Role(s)
Moran
Never Too Late
Role(s)
Angus Wilson
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1969
Personnel, or People?
1971
Wake in Fright
Dick
1973
Libido
Ken
Segment: "The Family Man"
1974
Marijuana: Possession and the Law
1974
Petersen
Tony Petersen
1975
Sunday Too Far Away
Foley
1975
Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
1975
That Lady from Peking
Flunky
1976
Caddie
Ted
1976
Mad Dog Morgan
Detective Manwaring
1976
Jeremy and Teapot
Narrator
Short film
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Reverend Neville
1979
The Journalist
Simon Morris
1980
Breaker Morant
Major J.F. Thomas
1980
The Earthling
Ross Daley
1980
The Club
Laurie Holden
1982
The Man from Snowy River
Clancy
1982
Bad Blood
Stan Graham
1983
It's a Living
Passenger
1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Group Capt. Hicksley
1985
Flesh and Blood
Hawkwood
1985
Burke & Wills
Robert O'Hara Burke
1986
Short Circuit
Party Guest
1987
Ground Zero
Trebilcock
1992
Turtle Beach
Ralph
1992
Wind
Jack Neville
1993
A Far Off Place
John Ricketts
1993
Ruby Cairo
Ed
1994
The Sum of Us
Harry Mitchell
1994
Resistance
Mr. Wilson
1995
Der Flug des Albatros
Mike
1996
Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
1996
Last Dance
The Governor
1997
Excess Baggage
Alexander
1997
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Harry
1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sonny Seiler
1999
Feeling Sexy
Magazine Vendor (uncredited)
2000
The Magic Pudding
Buncle (voice)
2001
Yolngu Boy
Policeman
2001
Original Sin
Alan Jordan
2002
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Cliegg Lars
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Jack Jones
2004
Oyster Farmer
Skippy
2005
Man-Thing
Frederic Schist
2005
Feed
Richard
2006
Tryst Cosmos
Storyteller
Short film
2006
The Good German
Congressman Breimer
2007
The Manual
Professor Grey
Short film
2007
December Boys
Bandy
· Filmography › Television
1968
Motel
Role(s)
Bill Burke
Notes
Episode: "1.132"Episode: "1.134"
1969
Riptide
Role(s)
Wally / Ted
Notes
Episode: "Hagan's Kingdom"Episode: "Flight of the Curlew"
1970
Woobinda, Animal Doctor
Role(s)
Lenny
Notes
Episode: "Lenny"
Skippy
Role(s)
Stefan Imard
Notes
Episode: "High Fashion"
The Rovers
Role(s)
Kenneth Baker/ Bill
Notes
Episode: "Wright's Peak"Episode: "A Place of My Own"
Homicide
Role(s)
Jack Skinner / Kevin Ford
Notes
Episode: "The Doll"Episode: "All Correct"
Division 4
Role(s)
Charlie Penn
Notes
Episode: "A Trip to the City"
1971-1973
Role(s)
Spyforce
Notes
Erskine
1972
Over There
Role(s)
Corporal Harry Logan
Notes
Episode: "The Lord Sends the Food and the Devil Sends the Cook"
Behind the Legend
Role(s)
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Notes
TV series
Matlock Police
Role(s)
Ron Cook
Notes
Episode: "Cook's Endeavor"
1973
Matlock Police
Role(s)
Robbo
Notes
Episode: "Squaring Off"
Linehaul
Role(s)
Dave Morgan
Notes
TV movie
Boney
Role(s)
Jack / Red Kelly
Notes
Episode: "Boney and the Strangler"Episode: "Boney and the Kelly Gang"
Ryan
Role(s)
John Mitchell / Brian Duncan
Notes
Episode: "But When She Was Bad"Episode: "Where Thunder Sleeps"
Elephant Boy
Role(s)
Chuck Ryder
Notes
Episode: "Conservation Man"
Homicide
Role(s)
Ray Enright
Notes
Episode: "Mother Superior"
The Evil Touch
Role(s)
Hammer / Evan
Notes
Episode "George"Episode: "Scared to Death"
1974
The Evil Touch
Role(s)
Stockman
Notes
Episode: "Kadaitcha Country"
Human Target
Role(s)
Anderson
Notes
TV movie
Homicide
Role(s)
Det. Sgt Jack Beck
Notes
Episode: "Time and Tide"
1975
Armchair Cinema
Role(s)
Vic Parkes
Notes
Episode: "Tully"
1976
Luke's Kingdom
Notes
1 episode
1978
Because He's My Friend
Role(s)
Geoff
Notes
TV movie
1982
A Shifting Dreaming
Notes
TV movie
A Woman Called Golda
Role(s)
Ariel
Notes
TV movie
The Letter
Role(s)
Robert Crosbie
Notes
TV movie
1984
Waterfront
Role(s)
Maxey Woodbury
Notes
TV miniseries
1986
The Last Frontier
Role(s)
Nick Stenning
Notes
TV movie
1987
The Riddle of the Stinson
Role(s)
Bernard O'Reilly
Notes
TV movie
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Role(s)
Aubrey Dubose
Notes
TV movie
1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Role(s)
Tom Campbell Black
Notes
TV movie
1989
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Role(s)
Irvine
Notes
TV movie
Trouble in Paradise
Role(s)
Jake
Notes
TV movie
1990
After the Shock
Role(s)
Fireman
Notes
TV movie
1994
The Dwelling Place
Role(s)
Richard
Notes
TV miniseries
Girl
Role(s)
Victor Martin
Notes
TV movie
1995
A Woman of Independent Means
Role(s)
Sam Garner
Notes
TV miniseries
1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
Role(s)
The Judge
Notes
TV movie
McLeod's Daughters
Role(s)
Jack McLeod
Notes
TV movie
2001
My Brother Jack
Role(s)
Bernard Brewster
Notes
TV movie
South Pacific
Role(s)
Capt. George Brackett
Notes
TV movie
2007
Bastard Boys
Role(s)
Tony Tully
Notes
TV movie
South Side Story
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Narrator
2009
The Karenskys
Role(s)
Max Karensky
Notes
TV movie
2012
Rake
Role(s)
Mr Justice Beesdon
Notes
Episode: "R vs. Fenton"
2013
Camp
Role(s)
Jack Jessup
Notes
Episode: "Harvest Moon"
2014
Devil's Playground
Role(s)
Cardinal Constantine Neville
Notes
TV miniseries
2025
Sam Pang Tonight
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Talkshow
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1968
Motel
Bill Burke
Episode: "1.132"Episode: "1.134"
1969
Riptide
Wally / Ted
Episode: "Hagan's Kingdom"Episode: "Flight of the Curlew"
1970
Woobinda, Animal Doctor
Lenny
Episode: "Lenny"
1970
Skippy
Stefan Imard
Episode: "High Fashion"
1970
The Rovers
Kenneth Baker/ Bill
Episode: "Wright's Peak"Episode: "A Place of My Own"
1970
Homicide
Jack Skinner / Kevin Ford
Episode: "The Doll"Episode: "All Correct"
1970
Division 4
Charlie Penn
Episode: "A Trip to the City"
1971-1973
Spyforce
Erskine
42 episodes
1972
Over There
Corporal Harry Logan
Episode: "The Lord Sends the Food and the Devil Sends the Cook"
1972
Behind the Legend
Charles Kingsford-Smith
TV series
1972
Matlock Police
Ron Cook
Episode: "Cook's Endeavor"
1973
Matlock Police
Robbo
Episode: "Squaring Off"
1973
Linehaul
Dave Morgan
TV movie
1973
Boney
Jack / Red Kelly
Episode: "Boney and the Strangler"Episode: "Boney and the Kelly Gang"
1973
Ryan
John Mitchell / Brian Duncan
Episode: "But When She Was Bad"Episode: "Where Thunder Sleeps"
1973
Elephant Boy
Chuck Ryder
Episode: "Conservation Man"
1973
Homicide
Ray Enright
Episode: "Mother Superior"
1973
The Evil Touch
Hammer / Evan
Episode "George"Episode: "Scared to Death"
1974
The Evil Touch
Stockman
Episode: "Kadaitcha Country"
1974
Human Target
Anderson
TV movie
1974
Homicide
Det. Sgt Jack Beck
Episode: "Time and Tide"
1975
Armchair Cinema
Vic Parkes
Episode: "Tully"
1976
Luke's Kingdom
1 episode
1978
Because He's My Friend
Geoff
TV movie
1982
A Shifting Dreaming
TV movie
1982
A Woman Called Golda
Ariel
TV movie
1982
The Letter
Robert Crosbie
TV movie
1984
Waterfront
Maxey Woodbury
TV miniseries
1986
The Last Frontier
Nick Stenning
TV movie
1987
The Riddle of the Stinson
Bernard O'Reilly
TV movie
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Aubrey Dubose
TV movie
1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
Tom Campbell Black
TV movie
1989
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Irvine
TV movie
1989
Trouble in Paradise
Jake
TV movie
1990
After the Shock
Fireman
TV movie
1994
The Dwelling Place
Richard
TV miniseries
1994
Girl
Victor Martin
TV movie
1995
A Woman of Independent Means
Sam Garner
TV miniseries
1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Judge
TV movie
1996
McLeod's Daughters
Jack McLeod
TV movie
2001
My Brother Jack
Bernard Brewster
TV movie
2001
South Pacific
Capt. George Brackett
TV movie
2007
Bastard Boys
Tony Tully
TV movie
2007
South Side Story
Himself
Narrator
2009
The Karenskys
Max Karensky
TV movie
2012
Rake
Mr Justice Beesdon
Episode: "R vs. Fenton"
2013
Camp
Jack Jessup
Episode: "Harvest Moon"
2014
Devil's Playground
Cardinal Constantine Neville
TV miniseries
2025
Sam Pang Tonight
Himself
Talkshow

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