Name: Jack Thompson
Date of Birth: 31 August 1940 Educated at the University of Queensland. Adopted brother of television presenter and producer, Peter Thompson. Made honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). [2002] First establishing himself in a number of Australian TV series ("Spyforce" (1971)) in the early 70s, he later was honored with the Order of Australia for his contributions to the Australian film industry and has been Australian's Good Will Ambassador to the United Nations for a number of years. ... In 1994, the Film Critics Circle of Australia named him Best Actor for his work as a father adjusting to his gay son in The Sum of Us (1994) opposite Russell Crowe. Veteran Australian leading character star whose versatile skills earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actor award from the Australian Film Institute for his performance in Bruce Beresford's internationally acclaimed film 'Breaker' Morant (1980). His brother is the movie reviewer Peter Thompson. Father of Patrick Thompson. He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film industry. Read more Jack Thompson movies (actor)User Comments |
