What is Jack Charles (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Jack Charles | image = Uncle Jack holding his record.jpg | alt = Charles smiling while holding a record | caption = Uncle Jack holding his record (2019) | other_names = Uncle Jack Charles | birth_date = 1943 | birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia | death_date = 13 September 2022 (aged 79)<!---{{Death date and age|2022|09|13|1943|09|05|df=yes}}---> | death_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | nationality = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician|activist|[[Aboriginal elder]]}} | years_active = 1970–2022 | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Jack Charles''' (1943 – 13 September 2022), also known as '''Uncle Jack Charles''', was an [[Aboriginal Australian]] actor. He was known for his activism for Aboriginal people. His best known roles were in ''[[The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (movie)|The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith]]'' (1978), ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]'' (2016) and ''[[Preppers (TV series)| Preppers]]'' (2021). Charles died of a [[stroke]] on 13 September 2022 in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web | last=Noble | first=Freya | title='Trailblazer and truth teller': Aboriginal elder, author and artist Uncle Jack Charles dies | website=9News | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/uncle-jack-charles-dies-aged-79-aboriginal-elder-activist-author-artist-australia/3523ec3f-6ea2-46eb-8fef-0c0337d16a86 | access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref name= nmeobit>{{cite web | last=Gallagher | first=Alex | title=Uncle Jack Charles, Indigenous actor, musician, activist and senior Elder, has died aged 79 | website=NME | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/uncle-jack-charles-actor-musician-activist-elder-dead-79-3308604 | access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Jack}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Categor