Acting
David Gulpilil
EN, DE cinema · 36 credits
Born
1 July 1953
Died
29 November 2021 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Also known as David Gumpilil · David Dalaithngu · David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM
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
Filmography
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
as Self (archive footage)
My Name Is Gulpilil
as Self, Producer
Storm Boy
as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
Cargo
as Daku
Goldstone
as Jimmy
Another Country
as Self / Narrator, Writer
Charlie's Country
as Charlie, Writer
Satellite Boy
as Jagamarra
Australia
as King George
Ten Canoes
as The Storyteller
Crocodile Dreaming
as Burrimmilla
The Proposition
as Jacko
Rabbit-Proof Fence
as Moodoo
The Tracker
as The Tracker
Mimi
as Granddad
Serenades
as Rainman
Dead Heart
as Second Man in Desert
Dark Age
as Adjaral
Crocodile Dundee
as Neville Bell
The Right Stuff
as Aborigine
Storm Boy
as Fingerbone
The Last Wave
as Chris Lee
Mad Dog Morgan
as Billy
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
1973
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
as David Gulpilil, Director, Producer
No Bag Limit
1973
No Bag Limit
as Self - Dancer
Walkabout
as Black Boy