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Sep 13, 2022 · Actor, musician and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder Uncle Jack Charles is mourned as a cheeky, tenacious "father of black theatre", after his death in Melbourne aged 79, following a stroke.
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Sep 20, 2022 · MELBOURNE, Australia — Jack Charles, one of Australia’s leading Indigenous actors and activists, who has been called the “grandfather of Aboriginal theater” and who spent years in prison for...
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Jack Charles (5 September 1943 – 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.
- Uncle Jack Charles
- 5 September 1943, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- 1970–2022
- 13 September 2022 (aged 79), Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Sep 13, 2022 · Celebrated Aboriginal Australian actor Uncle Jack Charles has died aged 79. Charles starred in prominent Australian films in a career spanning decades and is lauded by many as the grandfather...
- Tiffanie Turnbull
Sep 13, 2022 · Indigenous actor, musician, artist and activist Uncle Jack Charles has died at the age of 79. His publicist confirmed on Tuesday morning Charles had suffered a stroke and died at Royal...