David Gulpilil
Acting Born Jul 1, 1953 Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- The Leftovers (2014) as Christopher Sunday
- The Man from Snowy River (1994) as Manulpuy
- BeastMaster (1999) as Shaman
- Crocodile Dundee (1986) as Neville Bell
- Faraway Downs (2023) as King George
- Walkabout (1971) as Black Boy
- The Right Stuff (1983) as Aborigine
- Australia (2008) as King George
- The Proposition (2005) as Jacko
- Cargo (2017) as Daku
- Storm Boy (2019) as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
- Until the End of the World (1991) as David
- Goldstone (2016) as Jimmy
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) as Moodoo
- Dark Age (1987) as Adjaral
- The Last Wave (1977) as Chris Lee
- Ten Canoes (2006) as The Storyteller
- Dead Heart (1996) as Second Man in Desert
- Mad Dog Morgan (1976) as Billy
- The Tracker (2002) as The Tracker
- Journey Home, David Gulpilil (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Storm Boy (1977) as Fingerbone
- Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee (2025) as Self
- Satellite Boy (2012) as Jagamarra