David Gulpilil
Known for acting · Born 1 July 1953 · Died 29 November 2021 · aged 68 · Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
44 credits
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
Australia
2008
Walkabout
1971
Crocodile Dundee
1986
The Last Wave
1977
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002
The Tracker
2002
Charlie's Country
2013
Cargo
2017
Mad Dog Morgan
1976
Goldstone
2016
Storm Boy
1977
Ten Canoes
2006
Acting (40)
2025Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile DundeeSelfFilm
2025Journey Home, David GulpililSelf (archive footage)Film
2023Faraway DownsKing George · 6 episodesSeries
2021My Name Is GulpililSelfFilm
2019Storm BoyFingerbone Bill's DadFilm
2017CargoDakuFilm
2016GoldstoneJimmyFilm
2016MESSiAHFilm
2015Another CountrySelf / NarratorFilm
2014The LeftoversChristopher Sunday · 2 episodesSeries
2013Charlie's CountryCharlieFilm
2012Satellite BoyJagamarraFilm
2008AustraliaKing GeorgeFilm
2006Ten CanoesThe StorytellerFilm
2006Crocodile DreamingBurrimmillaFilm
2005The PropositionJackoFilm
2003Following the Rabbit-Proof FenceHimselfFilm
2002Rabbit-Proof FenceMoodooFilm
2002The TrackerThe TrackerFilm
2002Gulpilil: One Red BloodSelfFilm
2002MimiGranddadFilm
2001SerenadesRainmanFilm
1999BeastMasterShamanSeries
1996Dead HeartSecond Man in DesertFilm
1994The Man from Snowy RiverManulpuySeries
1991Until the End of the WorldDavidFilm
1987Dark AgeAdjaralFilm
1986Crocodile DundeeNeville BellFilm
1983The Right StuffAborigineFilm
1980Walkabout to HollywoodSelfFilm
1978Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My MotherSelfFilm
19783 Dances GulpililDancerFilm
1977The Last WaveChris LeeFilm
1977Storm BoyFingerboneFilm
1976Mad Dog MorganBillyFilm
1976To Shoot a Mad DogSelfFilm
1975The Rainbow SerpentFilm
1973Showing Melbourne to ManingridaDavid GulpililFilm
1973No Bag LimitSelf - DancerFilm
1971WalkaboutBlack BoyFilm
Directing (1)
1973Showing Melbourne to ManingridaDirector, ProducerFilm
Production (1)
2021My Name Is GulpililProducerFilm
Writing (2)
2015Another CountryWriterFilm
2013Charlie's CountryWriterFilm