Tom E. Lewis
Tom E. Lewis (traditional name: Balang Lewis; 25 August 1958 – 10 May 2018) was an Australian-Aboriginal actor and musician.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.224 |
Birthday | 1958-08-25 |
Place of Birth | Ngukurr, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia |
Also Known As | Tommy Lewis, Balang Tom E. Lewis, Tom E Lewis, |
1982
We of the Never Never
5.9/12
Based on the well-loved Australian classic by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, this is the remarkable true story of Jeannie Gunn, a woman who fought to overcome sexu...
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We of the Never Never
2010
Red Hill
6.019/156
Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a priso...
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Red Hill
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
6.8/63
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrif...
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1995
The Life of Harry Dare
0/0
Harry Dare is a shambolic Adelaide private investigator. He’s still not certain why he’s in the business; perhaps to understand his father’s disappear...
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The Life of Harry Dare
1985
The Naked Country
3.5/2
Far North Queensland, 1955. Deep in the untamed frontier tough rancher Lance Dillon and his sensual, but bored wife, battle inhospitable nature to ek...
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The Naked Country
2005
Yellow Fella
7/3
In 1978, Tom Lewis appeared in the Australian feature film, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. The life of the character he played was hauntingly close t...
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Yellow Fella
1995
Vacant Possession
0/0
Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydn...
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Vacant Possession
1987
Slate, Wyn & Me
4/2
Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.
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Slate, Wyn & Me
1983
The City's Edge
0/0
In an effort to come to terms with his father's death, a young man (Weaving) moves into a rooming house amidst the decaying grandeur of Bondi Beach, w...
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The City's Edge
2006
Crocodile Dreaming
0/0
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis....
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Crocodile Dreaming
2007
September
6.1/3
The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.
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September
2016
Goldstone
6/111
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths...
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Goldstone
2017
Finding Maawirrangga
0/0
Tom E Lewis knows he must die with all of his Songs. After years of haunting silence, he returns to his Grandmothers’ country to seek the permission o...
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Finding Maawirrangga
2019
Australia: The Wild Top End
7.8/2
Narrated by Indigenous elder Balang T E Lewis, this inspiring documentary will take you on an adventure to explore the culture and wildlife of Austral...
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Australia: The Wild Top End
2020
The Skin of Others
4/1
A compelling portrait of an extraordinary figure, Aboriginal WWI soldier Douglas Grant, featuring acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom E. Lewis (in h...
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The Skin of Others
2005
The Proposition
7.04/610
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...
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The Proposition
1985
Robbery Under Arms
6.4/5
Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South...
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Robbery Under Arms
1988
Touch the Sun: Top Enders
0/0
Two children get stranded in the desert in Australia's Top End.
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Touch the Sun: Top Enders
1997
Kangaroo Palace
0/0
The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960s London.
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