Ross Thompson (actor)

{{short description|Australian actor}}

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Ross Thompson is an Australian actor.

Major screen roles he has played include Bellbird as Terry Hill,{{Citation | last= Musgrove | first= Nan | title= Some surprises in store for "Bellbird" | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45651468| periodical= The Australian Women's Weekly | date= 22 May 1974}} The Chain Reaction as Heinrich Schmidt, Punishment as prison warder Mike Rogers{{Citation | last= Manning | first= Fiona | title= Ross Thompson's a devil for punishment! | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57568715 | periodical= The Australian Women's Weekly | date= 1 October 1980}} Carson's Law as Robert Carson,{{Citation | last= Stoddart | first= Patrick | title= Series about female lawyer in the 1920s | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116388632 | periodical= The Canberra Times | date= 6 February 1984}} In 1966 he starred in two Australian plays on television, The Pigeon which was filmed for ABC TV's Australian Playhouse{{Citation | last= Musgrave | first= Nan | title= Brave, new venture | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44024274 | periodical= The Australian Women's Weekly | date= 4 May 1966}} and Point of Departure from Wednesday Theatre.{{Citation | last= P. | first= J. | title= Wartime romance | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 20 June 1966}}{{Citation | last= | first= | title= ((no title)) | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 23 June 1966}}

Thompson has a long theatre career{{Citation | title =Ross Thompson | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3074 }} working on the likes of The Promise (1968, Independent Theatre){{Citation | last= | first= | title= "The Promise" | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263110662 | periodical= The Australian Jewish Times | date= 11 April 1968}}{{Citation | last= Kippax | first= H. G. | title= A comedy from Russia | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 3 April 1968}}{{Citation | title = The Promise | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/13793 }} The Steal Away Home (1988, Studio Theatre),{{Citation | last= Weiniger | first= Peter | title= Lament for a lost home and a lost land | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 11 February 1988}}{{Citation | title = Steal Away Home / The Serpent's Fall | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/479 }} The Freedom of the City (1992, National (St Kilda)),{{Citation | last= Radic | first= Leonard | title= When a civil protest turns into tragedy | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 8 May 1992}}{{Citation | title = The Freedom of the City | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/15933 }} Remember Ronald Ryan (1994, Merlyn Theatre){{Citation | last= Kohn | first= Peter | title=Prison drama set around Ryan's hanging | url= | periodical= The Australian Jewish News | date= 7 October 1994}}{{Citation | title = Remember Ronald Ryan | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/26375 }} and Abide With Me (1999, La Mama){{Citation | last= Ross | first= Dina | title= Cliffhanger that never takes the plunge | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 4 June 1999}}{{Citation | title = Abide With Me | publisher = AusStage | url = https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/147859 }}