David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Known for
Acting
Born
July 1, 1953
Died
November 29, 2021 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

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

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Filmography

2025
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee poster

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

Movie · as Self

2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil poster

Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Faraway Downs poster

Faraway Downs

TV · as King George · 6 eps

2021
My Name Is Gulpilil poster

My Name Is Gulpilil

Movie · as Self

2019
Storm Boy poster

Storm Boy

Movie · as Fingerbone Bill's Dad

2017
Cargo poster

Cargo

Movie · as Daku

2016
Goldstone poster

Goldstone

Movie · as Jimmy

2016
MESSiAH poster

MESSiAH

Movie

2015
Another Country poster

Another Country

Movie · as Self / Narrator

2014
The Leftovers poster

The Leftovers

TV · as Christopher Sunday · 2 eps

2013
Charlie's Country poster

Charlie's Country

Movie · as Charlie

2012
Satellite Boy poster

Satellite Boy

Movie · as Jagamarra

2008
Australia poster

Australia

Movie · as King George

2006
Ten Canoes poster

Ten Canoes

Movie · as The Storyteller

2006
Crocodile Dreaming poster

Crocodile Dreaming

Movie · as Burrimmilla

2005
The Proposition poster

The Proposition

Movie · as Jacko

2003
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Movie · as Himself

2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence poster

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Movie · as Moodoo

2002
The Tracker poster

The Tracker

Movie · as The Tracker

2002
Gulpilil: One Red Blood poster

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

Movie · as Self

2002
Mimi poster

Mimi

Movie · as Granddad

2001
Serenades poster

Serenades

Movie · as Rainman

1999
BeastMaster poster

BeastMaster

TV · as Shaman · 1 ep

1996
Dead Heart poster

Dead Heart

Movie · as Second Man in Desert

1994
The Man from Snowy River poster

The Man from Snowy River

TV · as Manulpuy · 1 ep

1991
Until the End of the World poster

Until the End of the World

Movie · as David

1987
Dark Age poster

Dark Age

Movie · as Adjaral

1986
Crocodile Dundee poster

Crocodile Dundee

Movie · as Neville Bell

1983
The Right Stuff poster

The Right Stuff

Movie · as Aborigine

1980
Walkabout to Hollywood poster

Walkabout to Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1978
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother poster

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

Movie · as Self

1978
3 Dances Gulpilil

3 Dances Gulpilil

Movie · as Dancer

1977
Storm Boy poster

Storm Boy

Movie · as Fingerbone

1977
The Last Wave poster

The Last Wave

Movie · as Chris Lee

1976
Mad Dog Morgan poster

Mad Dog Morgan

Movie · as Billy

1976
To Shoot a Mad Dog poster

To Shoot a Mad Dog

Movie · as Self

1975
The Rainbow Serpent

The Rainbow Serpent

Movie

1973
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

Movie · as David Gulpilil

1973
No Bag Limit

No Bag Limit

Movie · as Self - Dancer

1971
Walkabout poster

Walkabout

Movie · as Black Boy