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.

Most Famous Work

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The Leftovers

(2014) Christopher Sunday

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Faraway Downs

(2023) King George

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The Man from Snowy River

(1994) Manulpuy

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Walkabout

(1971) Black Boy

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Cargo

(2017) Daku

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The Proposition

(2005) Jacko

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Australia

(2008) King George

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Goldstone

(2016) Jimmy

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	King George	Faraway Downs 2023-11-26 TV Show
2021	Self	My Name Is Gulpilil 2021-05-27 Movie
2017	Daku	Cargo 2017-10-06 Movie
2016	Jimmy	Goldstone 2016-07-07 Movie
	N/A	MESSiAH 2016-06-01 Movie
2015	Self / Narrator	Another Country 2015-07-29 Movie
2014	Christopher Sunday	The Leftovers 2014-06-29 TV Show
2013	Charlie	Charlie's Country 2013-10-12 Movie
2012	Jagamarra	Satellite Boy 2012-09-08 Movie
2008	King George	Australia 2008-11-18 Movie
2006	The Storyteller	Ten Canoes 2006-06-29 Movie
	Burrimmilla	Crocodile Dreaming 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Jacko	The Proposition 2005-10-06 Movie
2003	Himself	Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence 2003-04-15 Movie
2002	Granddad	Mimi 2002-11-01 Movie
	The Tracker	The Tracker 2002-08-08 Movie
	Himself	Gulpilil: One Red Blood 2002-04-05 Movie
	Moodoo	Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002-02-04 Movie
2001	Rainman	Serenades 2001-05-31 Movie
1996	Second Man in Desert	Dead Heart 1996-09-08 Movie
1994	Manulpuy	The Man from Snowy River 1994-09-23 TV Show
1991	David	Until the End of the World 1991-09-12 Movie
1987	Adjaral	Dark Age 1987-05-21 Movie
1986	Neville Bell	Crocodile Dundee 1986-09-26 Movie
1983	Aborigine	The Right Stuff 1983-10-20 Movie
1980	Self	Walkabout to Hollywood 1980-02-11 Movie
1978	Dancer	3 Dances Gulpilil 1978-06-06 Movie
	Self	Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Chris Lee	The Last Wave 1977-12-15 Movie
	Fingerbone	Storm Boy 1977-07-28 Movie
1976	Billy	Mad Dog Morgan 1976-07-09 Movie
	Self	To Shoot a Mad Dog 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	N/A	The Rainbow Serpent 1975-07-13 Movie
1973	David Gulpilil	Showing Melbourne to Maningrida 1973-01-01 Movie
1971	Black Boy	Walkabout 1971-07-01 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	My Name Is Gulpilil 2021-05-27 Movie
1973	Producer	Showing Melbourne to Maningrida 1973-01-01 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Writer	Another Country 2015-07-29 Movie
2013	Writer	Charlie's Country 2013-10-12 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1973	Director	Showing Melbourne to Maningrida 1973-01-01 Movie
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