How old was Jack Thompson in his first movie: Wake in Fright?
Jack Thompson was 29 in Wake in Fright when he played the character 'Dick'.
That was over 53 years ago in 1971.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 83, and has starred in 85 movies in total, 83 of those since Wake in Fright was released.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Wake in Fright, I think Jack Thompson looks:
Did you know?
- Director Ted Kotcheff has worked with Jack Thompson just once in his career.
- Jack Thompson's first movie was as 'Dick' in Wake in Fright, released in 1971 when he was 29
- Wake in Fright scores 7.36 out of 10 on TMDB.
