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Australian actor Jack Thompson was born John Hadley Payne on August 31, 1940 in Manly, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. Outside of Oz, he is best known for his appearances in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Breaker Morant, The Man from Snowy River, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. "'Breaker' Morant" in which he played a military defense attorney defending three soldiers accused of murder during the Boer War... See full bio »

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John Hadley Payne
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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2013 Mystery Road (post-production)
 
2013 The Great Gatsby
Dr. Walter Perkins
 
2013 Blinder
Coach Chang
 
2013 Around the Block
Mr. O'Donnell
 
2012 Rake (TV series)
Justice Beesdon
– R vs. Fenton (2012) … Justice Beesdon
 
2011 The Forgotten Men (short)
Publican
 
2011 The Telegram Man (short)
Bill Williams
 
2011 Oakie's Outback Adventures
Orpheus
 
2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Harris
 
2009 Mao's Last Dancer
Judge Woodrow Seals
 
2009 The Karenskys (TV movie)
Max Karensky
 
2008 Australia
Kipling Flynn
 
2008 Leatherheads
Harvey
 
2008 Ten Empty
Bobby Thompson
 
2007 December Boys
Bandy
 
2007 The Manual (short)
Professor Grey
 
2007 Bastard Boys (TV movie)
Tony Tully
 
2006 The Good German
Congressman Breimer
 
2006 Tryst Cosmos (short)
Storyteller
 
2005 Feed
Richard
 
2005 Man-Thing
Frederic Schist
 
2004 Oyster Farmer
Skippy
 
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Jack Jones
 
2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Cliegg Lars
 
2001 Original Sin
Alan Jordan
 
2001 South Pacific (TV movie)
Captain George Brackett
 
2001 Yolngu Boy
Policeman (as Gurkula)
 
2001 My Brother Jack (TV movie)
Bernard Brewster
 
2000 The Magic Pudding
Buncle (voice)
 
1999 Feeling Sexy
Magazine Vendor (uncredited)
 
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sonny Seiler
 
1997 Under the Lighthouse Dancing
Harry
 
1997 Excess Baggage
Alexander
 
1996 McLeod's Daughters (TV movie)
Jack McLeod
 
1996 Last Dance
The Governor
 
1996 The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (TV movie)
The Judge
 
1996 Broken Arrow
Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
 
1995 A Woman of Independent Means (TV mini-series)
Sam Garner
 
1995 Der Flug des Albatros
Mike
 
1994 Resistance
Mr. Wilson
 
1994 Girl (TV movie)
Victor Martin
 
1994 The Sum of Us
Harry Mitchell
 
1994 The Dwelling Place (TV mini-series)
Richard
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Richard
 
1993 Ruby Cairo
Ed, Feed the World Foundation Manager
 
1993 A Far Off Place
John Ricketts
 
1992 Wind
Jack Neville
 
1992 Turtle Beach
Ralph
 
1990 After the Shock (TV movie)
Fireman
 
1989 Trouble in Paradise (TV movie)
Jake
 
1989 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (TV movie)
Irvine
 
1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (TV movie)
Tom Campbell Black
 
1987 Ground Zero
Trebilcock
 
1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice (TV movie)
Aubrey Dubose
 
1987 The Riddle of the Stinson (TV movie)
Bernard O'Reilly
 
1986 The Last Frontier (TV movie)
Nick Stenning
 
1986 Short Circuit
Party Guest
 
1985 Burke & Wills
Robert O'Hara Burke
 
1985 Flesh+Blood
Hawkwood
 
1984 Waterfront (TV mini-series)
Maxey Woodbury
 
1983 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Group Capt. Hicksley
 
1983 It's a Living
Passenger
 
1982 Bad Blood
Stan Graham
 
1982 The Letter (TV movie)
Robert Crosbie
 
1982 A Woman Called Golda (TV movie)
Ariel
 
1982 The Man from Snowy River
Clancy
 
1982 A Shifting Dreaming (TV movie)
 
1980 The Club
Laurie Holden
 
1980 The Earthling
Ross Daley
 
1980 Breaker Morant
Maj. J.F. Thomas
 
1979 The Journalist
Simon Morris
 
1978 Because He's My Friend (TV movie)
Geoff
 
1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Rev. Neville
 
1976 Jeremy and Teapot (short)
Narrator
 
1976 Mad Dog Morgan
Detective Manwaring
 
1976 Caddie
Ted
 
1975 Armchair Cinema (TV series)
Vic Parkes
– Tully (1975) … Vic Parkes
 
1975 That Lady from Peking
Flunky
 
1975 Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
 
1975 Sunday Too Far Away
Foley
 
1974 'Jock' Petersen
Tony Petersen
 
1970-1974 Homicide (TV series)
Det Sgt Jack Beck / Jack Skinner / Kevin Ford / …
– Time and Tide (1974) … Det Sgt Jack Beck
– Mother Superior (1973) … Ray Enright
– All Correct (1970) … Kevin Ford
– The Doll (1970) … Jack Skinner
 
1973-1974 The Evil Touch (TV series)
Evan / Hammer / Stockman
– Kadaitcha Country (1974) … Stockman
– Scared to Death (1973) … Evan (as Jack Thomson)
– George (1973) … Hammer
 
1974 Marijuana: Possession and the Law
 
1974 Human Target (TV movie)
Anderson
 
1973 Elephant Boy (TV series)
Chuck Ryder
– Conservation Man (1973) … Chuck Ryder
 
1971-1973 Spyforce (TV series)
Erskine
– The Trail (1973) … Erskine
– The Murder (1973) … Erskine
– The Rolls That Went to War (1973) … Erskine
– The Misfits (1973) … Erskine
– The Journey (1973) … Erskine
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1973 Ryan (TV series)
Brian Duncan / John Mitchell
– Where Thunder Sleeps (1973) … Brian Duncan
– But When She Was Bad (1973) … John Mitchell
 
1972-1973 Matlock Police (TV series)
Robbo / Ron Cook
– Squaring Off (1973) … Robbo
– Cook's Endeavour (1972) … Ron Cook
 
1973 Libido
Ken (segment "Family Man, The")
 
1973 Boney (TV series)
Jack / Red Kelly
– Boney and the Kelly Gang (1973) … Red Kelly
– Boney and the Strangler (1973) … Jack
 
1973 Linehaul (TV movie)
Dave Morgan
 
1972 Behind the Legend (TV series)
Charles Kingsford-Smith (1972)
 
1972 Over There (TV series)
Corporal Harry Logan
– The Lord Sends the Food and the Devil Sends the Cook (1972) … Corporal Harry Logan
 
1971 Wake in Fright
Dick
 
1970 Division 4 (TV series)
Charlie Penn
– A Trip to the City (1970) … Charlie Penn
 
1970 The Rovers (TV series)
Bill / Kenneth Baker
– A Place of My Own (1970) … Bill
– Wright's Peak (1970) … Kenneth Baker
 
1970 Skippy (TV series)
Stefan Imard
– High Fashion (1970) … Stefan Imard
 
1970 Woobinda, Animal Doctor (TV series)
Lenny
– Lenny (1970) … Lenny
 
1970 Silo 15 (TV movie)
Hank O'Donnell
 
1969 Riptide (TV series)
Ted / Wally
– Flight of the Curlew (1969) … Ted
– Hagan's Kingdom (1969) … Wally
 
1969 Personnel, or People?
 
1968 Motel (TV series)
Bill Burke
– Episode #1.132 (1968) … Bill Burke
– Episode #1.134 (1968) … Bill Burke
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013 Around the Block (executive producer)
 
2005 Feed (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2008 Australia (musician: harmonica)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 Meet the Team (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (37 titles)
2010 Inside Film Awards (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #12.1 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Oh My God (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006-2009 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Adults Only 20 to 01: World's Most Daring Movies (2009) … Himself
– Magnificent Movies (2006) … Himself
– Memorable Movie Characters (2006) … Himself
– Great Aussie Movies (2006) … Himself
 
2009 Australians Hit Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
2008/I The Apology (documentary short)
Narrator
 
2008 Top Gear Australia (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
– Bowls of Thunder (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 September 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Find My Family (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Jack Thompson in Conversation: The Making of Ground Zero (short)
Himself
 
2008 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack Thompson (2008) … Himself
 
2007 In the Line of Fire (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Whaledreamers (documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
2005 Graham Kennedy: Farewell to the King (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.14 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Colony (TV series documentary) (voice)
 
2005 Gallipoli: The Untold Stories (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Black Soldier Blues (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Other Voices (voice)
 
2003 Meet the Team (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Outlawed: The Real Ned Kelly (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Oztrek (documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Gulpilil: One Red Blood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Ray Martin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2001) … Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The Great Wall of Iron (TV series documentary)
Himself/Presenter
 
1988 Wild About Wilderness (documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Kakadu (TV movie)
Himself - Host & Narrator
 
1983 Australian Movies to the World (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Earth First: The Struggle to Save Australia's Rainforest (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter & Narrator
 
1980 Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Give Trees a Chance: The Story of Terania Creek
Himself - Presenter
 
1977 The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 The Norman Gunston Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Making of 'Sunday' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1971 Where Dead Men Lie
Himself - Commentator (voice)
 

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1999: Australian TV commercials for Bank Of Melbourne. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Gurkula | Jack Thomson

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

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. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo