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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.
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actor · 2014
- Centenary Medal · 2001
- Member of the Order of Australia · 1987
- Red Ochre Award
Filmography23 titles
The Leftovers
2014as Christopher Sunday
2014as Christopher Sunday
The Right Stuff
1983as Aborigine
1983as Aborigine
Walkabout
1971as Black Boy
1971as Black Boy
Storm Boy
2019as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
2019as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
Charlie's Country
2013as Charlie
2013as Charlie
The Proposition
2005as Jacko
2005as Jacko
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002as Moodoo
2002as Moodoo
Storm Boy
1976as Fingerbone
1976as Fingerbone
Faraway Downs
2023as King George
2023as King George
The Tracker
2002as The Tracker
2002as The Tracker
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
1994as Manulpuy
1994as Manulpuy
Ten Canoes
2006as The Storyteller
2006as The Storyteller
Until the End of the World
1991as David
1991as David
The Last Wave
1977as Chris Lee
1977as Chris Lee
Australia
2008as King George
2008as King George
BeastMaster
1999as Shaman
1999as Shaman
Cargo
2017as Daku
2017as Daku
Crocodile Dundee
1986as Neville Bell
1986as Neville Bell
Another Country
2015as Self / Narrator
2015as Self / Narrator
My Name Is Gulpilil
2021as Self
2021as Self
Goldstone
2016as Jimmy
2016as Jimmy
Mad Dog Morgan
1976as Billy
1976as Billy
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
2025as Self (archive footage)
2025as Self (archive footage)