Jack Charles, also known as Uncle Jack Charles, was an Australian stage and screen actor and activist, known for his advocacy for Aboriginal people. He was involved in establishing the first Indigenous theatre in Australia, co-founding Nindethana Theatre with Bob Maza in Melbourne in 1971. His film credits include the Australian film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), among others, and more recently appeared in TV series Cleverman (2016) and Preppers (2021).
Charles holding his record in 2019
Namila Benson, Jack Charles and Baker Boy at Night With Uncle Jack at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, November 2021
Jack Charles and Archie Roach at "A Night with Uncle Jack", 2019
Robert Lewis Maza, known as Bob Maza, was an Aboriginal Australian actor, playwright and activist.
Addressing a protest at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, July 1972