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Tom E. Lewis (traditional name: Balang Lewis; 25 August 1958 – 10 May 2018) was an Australian actor and musician. He was an Indigenous Australian from the Murrungun people. His first major role was the title role in the 1978 Fred Schepisi film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.
Tommy Lewis. Actor: The Proposition. Tom E. Lewis was born and raised in South Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory amongst the Murrungun tribe where today their lands are federally protected. For much of his early life he worked as a bricklayer and stockman in order to make ends meet.
- January 1, 1
- Northern Territory, Australia
- January 1, 1
- Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Aboriginal actor and musician Tom E Lewis has been described as being happy and 'full of energy' before his sudden death from natural causes in the Northern Territory on Thursday night. Lewis, 59, was perhaps best knows for playing the title role as a 20-year-old in the 1978 Fred Schepisi film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.
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May 11, 2018 · The Territory actor, also known as Tom E. Lewis, was best known for his title role in the 1978 film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, and had since been involved in 20 films and more than 20 theatre productions. He most recently appeared in the film Goldstone in 2016.
May 11, 2018 · RENOWNED Northern Territory actor and musician Tom E. Lewis has died, aged 59. The Murrungun man, 59, was born in Ngukurr on the Roper River and is understood to have died at Katherine Hospital ...
May 11, 2018 · Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis — who starred in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and A Town Like Alice — has died at the age of 59 in Katherine.
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Actor: The Proposition. Tom E. Lewis was born and raised in South Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory amongst the Murrungun tribe where today their lands are federally protected. For much of his early life he worked as a bricklayer and stockman in order to make ends meet.
