Acting
David Gulpilil
Also Known As: David Gumpilil, David Dalaithngu, David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM
Birth Date
July 1, 1953
Death Date
November 29, 2021
(passed away at 68)
Place of Birth
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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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.
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The Leftovers
Christopher Sunday
2014 • 2 episodes
BeastMaster
Shaman
1999 • 1 episode
The Man from Snowy River
Manulpuy
1994 • 1 episode
Crocodile Dundee
Neville Bell
1986
Faraway Downs
King George
2023 • 6 episodes
Australia
King George
2008
The Right Stuff
Aborigine
1983
Cargo
Daku
2017
The Proposition
Jacko
2005
Walkabout
Black Boy
1971
Until the End of the World
David
1991
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Moodoo
2002
Storm Boy
Fingerbone Bill's Dad
2019
The Last Wave
Chris Lee
1977
Goldstone
Jimmy
2016
Ten Canoes
The Storyteller
2006
The Tracker
The Tracker
2002
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Self (archive footage)
2025
Storm Boy
Fingerbone
1977
Dark Age
Adjaral
1987