Biography
Jack Charles (5 September 1943 β 13 September 2022), 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. 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).
He spent many decades in and out of prison and as a heroin addict, which he ascribed largely to trauma that he experienced as a child, as one of the Stolen Generations. In later life he became a mentor for Aboriginal youth in the prison system along with musician Archie Roach, and was revered as an elder. As a gay man, Charles was considered a gay icon and role model for LGBTQI+ Indigenous youth.
Among other awards and honours, he was Victorian Senior Australian of the Year in 2015, and Male Elder of the Year in the 2022 National NAIDOC Week Awards.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 22
self 6
TV Shows 4
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Reef School (2022)
The Lake of Scars (2022)
Ablaze (2022)
Back to the Outback (2021)
Preppers (2021)
The Sound (2020)
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
The Art of Incarceration (2019)
Pan (2015)
Black Chook (2015)
The Agony of the Mind (2014)
The Darkside (2013)
Yagan (2013)
Mystery Road (2013)
Woodley (2012)
Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun (2009)
The Last Supper (2009)
Bastardy (2008)
We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (2005)
Tom White (2004)
Blackfellas (1993)
Bedevil (1993)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Dimboola: The Stage Play (1973)
Life After Man
The Future of Everything (Unlimited Ducks)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1943-09-05
Deathday2022-09-13 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceMelbourne, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsUncle Jack Charles
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