Acting
David Gulpilil
Born July 1, 1953 · Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia · Died November 29, 2021
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
6.6
Australia
King George
6.7
Crocodile Dundee
Neville Bell
6.3
Cargo
Daku
8.3
The Leftovers
Christopher Sunday
7.8
The Right Stuff
Aborigine
7.3
The Proposition
Jacko
7.6
Walkabout
Black Boy
7.4
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Moodoo
6.8
Until the End of the World
David
6.9
The Last Wave
Chris Lee
6.9
Storm Boy
Fingerbone Bill's Dad
6.6
Goldstone
Jimmy
6.9
Ten Canoes
The Storyteller
7.3
The Tracker
The Tracker
7.0
Faraway Downs
King George
6.2
BeastMaster
Shaman
7.3
Charlie's Country
Charlie, Writer
6.1
Mad Dog Morgan
Billy
6.1
Dark Age
Adjaral
6.9
Storm Boy
Fingerbone
Filmography
- 2025Journey Home, David GulpililSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2025Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile DundeeSelfMovie
- 2023Faraway DownsKing GeorgeSeries
- 2021My Name Is GulpililSelf, ProducerMovie
- 2019Storm BoyFingerbone Bill's DadMovie
- 2017CargoDakuMovie
- 2016GoldstoneJimmyMovie
- 2016MESSiAHMovie
- 2015Another CountrySelf / Narrator, WriterMovie
- 2014The LeftoversChristopher SundaySeries
- 2013Charlie's CountryCharlie, WriterMovie
- 2012Satellite BoyJagamarraMovie
- 2008AustraliaKing GeorgeMovie
- 2006Ten CanoesThe StorytellerMovie
- 2006Crocodile DreamingBurrimmillaMovie
- 2005The PropositionJackoMovie
- 2003Following the Rabbit-Proof FenceHimselfMovie
- 2002MimiGranddadMovie
- 2002The TrackerThe TrackerMovie
- 2002Gulpilil: One Red BloodSelfMovie
- 2002Rabbit-Proof FenceMoodooMovie
- 2001SerenadesRainmanMovie
- 1999BeastMasterShamanSeries
- 1996Dead HeartSecond Man in DesertMovie
- 1994The Man from Snowy RiverManulpuySeries
- 1991Until the End of the WorldDavidMovie
- 1987Dark AgeAdjaralMovie
- 1986Crocodile DundeeNeville BellMovie
- 1983The Right StuffAborigineMovie
- 1980Walkabout to HollywoodSelfMovie
- 19783 Dances GulpililDancerMovie
- 1978Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My MotherSelfMovie
- 1977The Last WaveChris LeeMovie
- 1977Storm BoyFingerboneMovie
- 1976Mad Dog MorganBillyMovie
- 1976To Shoot a Mad DogSelfMovie
- 1975The Rainbow SerpentMovie
- 1973Showing Melbourne to ManingridaDavid Gulpilil, Director, ProducerMovie
- 1973No Bag LimitSelf - DancerMovie
- 1971WalkaboutBlack BoyMovie