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Jack Charles (born 5 September 1943) is an Australian Aboriginal actor, musician, potter, and Aboriginal elder. His screen credits include the landmark Australian film ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith''〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077318/fullcredits#cast〕 (1978), ''Bedevil'' (1993), ''Blackfellas'' (1993), ''Tom White'' (2004) and ''Pan'' (2015), among others.〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153048/〕 ==Life and career== Born at Cummeragunja Mission on the Murray River, Charles was raised in a boys' home in Box Hill, suburban Melbourne, where he was the only Indigenous child. Charles was involved in establishing Indigenous theatre in Australia.〔Documented in 'Bastardy'〕 In 1971 he co-founded, with Bob Maza, Nindethana ('place for a corroboree') at The Pram Factory in Melbourne, Australia's first Indigenous theatre group. Their first hit play was called ''Jack Charles is Up and Fighting''. In 2010, Ilbijerri Theatre staged his one-man show called ''Jack Charles v The Crown'', at the Melbourne Festival.〔 In 1972, Charles auditioned for the role of the Australian Indigenous title character in the television show ''Boney'' but was knocked back because they were "looking for an actor with blue eyes." The job went to New Zealand-born James Laurenson, an actor of Sri Lankan descent.〔 In 1974, Charles played Bennelong in the stage production of ''Cradle of Hercules'' which was presented at the Sydney Opera House as part of its opening season. Also in the cast was a very young David Gulpilil. In 2012 Charles performed in the Sydney Festival production ''I am Eora''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 I am Eora )〕 Stage work includes Jack Davis' play ''No Sugar'' for the Black Swan Theatre Company in Perth. Charles was the subject of Amiel Courtin-Wilson's 2008 documentary ''Bastardy''〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1310363/〕 which followed him for seven years. The film's tagline describes him as: "Addict. Homosexual. Cat burglar. Actor. Aboriginal." The film was in the official selection for Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney and Sheffield Doc/Fest film festivals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Charles (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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