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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-07-01

Day of Death

2021-11-29 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Also Known As

David Gumpilil

David Dalaithngu

David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM

David Gulpilil

Biography

David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM, known professionally as David Gulpilil and posthumously for cultural reasons as David Dalaithngu for three days, was an Aboriginal Australian (Yolŋu) actor and dancer, known for the films Walkabout, Storm Boy, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and The Tracker.

Known For

Acting

Australia

2008

Australia

as

King George

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

Rabbit-Proof Fence

as

Moodoo

Crocodile Dundee

1986

Crocodile Dundee

as

Neville Bell

The Tracker

2002

The Tracker

as

The Tracker

Ten Canoes

2006

Ten Canoes

as

The Storyteller

Walkabout

1971

Walkabout

as

Black Boy

Storm Boy

1977

Storm Boy

as

Fingerbone

Mad Dog Morgan

1976

Mad Dog Morgan

as

Billy

The Last Wave

1977

The Last Wave

as

Chris Lee

Serenades

2001

Serenades

as

Rainman

Satellite Boy

2012

Satellite Boy

as

Jagamarra

The Proposition

2005

The Proposition

as

Jacko

Charlie's Country

2013

Charlie's Country

as

Charlie

Dark Age

1987

Dark Age

as

Adjaral

Dead Heart

1996

Dead Heart

as

Second Man in Desert

Another Country

2015

Another Country

as

Self / Narrator

3 Dances Gulpilil

1978

3 Dances Gulpilil

as

Dancer

Goldstone

2016

Goldstone

as

Jimmy

Crocodile Dreaming

2006

Crocodile Dreaming

as

Burrimmilla

MESSiAH

2016

MESSiAH

as

The Right Stuff

1983

The Right Stuff

as

Aborigine

Cargo

2017

Cargo

as

Daku

Mimi

2002

Mimi

as

Granddad

Faraway Downs

Faraway Downs

as

King George

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

as

Christopher Sunday

Production

Crew

Directing