- 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.
- Adopted brother of television presenter and producer Peter Thompson.
- First establishing himself in a number of Australian television series (Spyforce (1971)) in the early 1970s, he later was honored with the Order of Australia for his contributions to the Australian film industry and has been Australian's Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations for a number of years.
- 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).
- Educated at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland.
- Once owned Hotel Gearin in Katoomba, Blue Mountains; he sold the hotel in June 2011.
- Father of Patrick Thompson.
- He was awarded a star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame in Randwick, New South Wales on March 13, 2011.
- Made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) (2002).
- He was awarded the AM (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film industry.
- Posed nude for Australia's Cleo magazine in 1972. He was paid $400 for the spread and he was the magazine's first male nude centerfold.
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