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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
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Home
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On The Ropes
Strick · 4 episodes
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Devil's Playground
Cardinal Neville · 6 episodes
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Blinder
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Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing
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Ten Empty
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December Boys
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Oyster Farmer
Skippy
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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My Brother Jack
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South Pacific
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Yolngu Boy
Policeman
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Under the Lighthouse Dancing
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McLeod's Daughters
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A Woman of Independent Means
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The Dwelling Place
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A Far Off Place
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Resistance
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Trouble in Paradise
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The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
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The Riddle of the Stinson
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Ground Zero
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Kojak: The Price of Justice
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The Last Frontier
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Burke & Wills
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Waterfront
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Bad Blood
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The Letter
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The Club
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The Earthling
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The Journalist
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
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Because He's My Friend
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Mad Dog Morgan
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Caddie
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That Lady from Peking
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Sunday Too Far Away
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Petersen
Tony Petersen
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The Evil Touch
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Where Dead Men Lie
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Appearances13
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Sam Pang Tonight
Self · 1 episode
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My Name Is Gulpilil
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Show Me the Movie!
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
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