---
name: "Jack Thibeau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-thibeau"
fi1m_id: "jack-thibeau"
imdb_id: "nm0857806"
tmdb_id: 14320
wikidata_id: "Q3805666"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 June 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-02T22:10:42.460594+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack Thibeau

## Identity

Jack Thibeau

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-thibeau
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-thibeau
- **IMDb ID:** nm0857806
- **TMDB ID:** 14320
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3805666
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thibeau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3805666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14320

Actor. Born 12 June 1946 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 June 1946, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1979–1987
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 87 (2), 1980s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $313m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thibeau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3805666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14320

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Escape from Alcatraz*](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md) (82)

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## Biography

Jack Thibeau is an actor. He was born on 12 June 1946 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

He is known for playing Clarence Anglin in the 1979 film *Escape from Alcatraz*. Thibeau appeared in several films starring Clint Eastwood, including *Any Which Way You Can* (1980), *Sudden Impact* (1983) and *City Heat* (1984). Other film credits include *Apocalypse Now* (1979), *48 Hrs.* (1982), *The Hitcher* (1986), *Lethal Weapon* (1987) and *Action Jackson* (1988). He also acted in television series such as *Miami Vice* and had a recurring role as Bugs Moran in *The Untouchables* (1993). Thibeau's acting career spanned 1975 to 1993; he has also worked as a writer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), Fi1m 80, as Sergeant McCaskey — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, as Soldier in Trench — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Clarence Anglin — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, as O'Gar — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1993), series, as George 'Bugs' Moran
- *Murder 101* (1991), as Officer (Roadblock)
- *Off Limits* (1988), Writer
- *Action Jackson* (1988), as Detective Kotterwell
- *Cherry 2000* (1987), as Stubby Man
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), as Sergeant McCaskey — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as John Kogan
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Tommy O'Keefe
- *The Hitcher* (1986), as Trooper Prestone
- *Streets of Justice* (1985), as Zero McKenzie
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as tough guy
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Joe
- *Warning Sign* (1985), as Pisarczyk
- *Love Lives On* (1985), as Mike Carver
- *Kids Don't Tell* (1985), as Donny
- *City Heat* (1984), as Garage Soldier
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Lt. Ray Gilmore — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Sudden Impact* (1983), as Kruger
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), as Detective
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Kelly Stiles
- *Tex* (1982), as Coach Jackson
- *Ms .45* (1981), as Man in Bar
- *Any Which Way You Can* (1980), as Head Muscle
- *1941* (1979), as Stilwell Aide
- *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), as Clarence Anglin — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), as Soldier in Trench — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor

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