Jack Charles
Australian actor · Australia · On the map · Actors · Lived 1943 to 2022 · aged 79
Jack Charles, also known as Uncle Jack Charles, was an Australian stage and screen actor and activist, known for his advocacy for Aboriginal people. He was involved in establishing the first Indigenous theatre in Australia, co-founding Nindethana Theatre with Bob Maza in Melbourne in 1971.
Jack Charles is read about 38 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 1 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Reef SchoolSeries, 2022Murray the Eel (voice)
AblazeFilm, 20222021
PreppersSeries, Monty
Back to the OutbackFilm, 2021Greg, the Head Frill Neck (voice)2020
The SoundSeries2019
True History of the Kelly GangFilm, Waiter2015
Black ChookFilm, Black Ghost2014
The Agony of the MindFilm2013
Mystery RoadFilm, Old Boy2012
WoodleySeries, Vern2009
The Last SupperFilm, The Thin Man2008
BastardyFilm, Himself2005
We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the YearFilm, Aboriginal Elder2004
Tom WhiteFilm1993
BedevilFilm, Rick1982
Women of the SunSeries, Peter1978
The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithFilm, Harry Edwards1973Dimboola: The Stage PlayFilm, Mutton1943Born5 September 1943People around Jack
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Back to the Outback 2021
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978
Mystery Road 2013
Pan 2015
True History of the Kelly Gang 2019
Filmography 21
26 credits on file
Television 5
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About this person
His film credits include the Australian film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), among others, and more recently appeared in TV series Cleverman (2016) and Preppers (2021).
