David Gulpilil
Acting
Born July 1, 1953 — Died November 29, 2021
From Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Also known as David Gumpilil, David Dalaithngu, David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM
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.
Filmography
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Self (archive footage)
2025
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Self
20257.8
My Name Is Gulpilil
Self
20216.4
Storm Boy
Fingerbone Bill's Dad
20197.1
Cargo
Daku
20176.4
Goldstone
Jimmy
20166.0
MESSiAH
2016
Another Country
Self / Narrator
20156.2
Charlie's Country
Charlie
20137.0
Satellite Boy
Jagamarra
20126.0
Australia
King George
20086.6
Ten Canoes
The Storyteller
20066.7
Crocodile Dreaming
Burrimmilla
2006
The Proposition
Jacko
20057.0
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Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Himself
20038.0
Mimi
Granddad
20025.5
The Tracker
The Tracker
20026.7
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Self
20026.8
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Moodoo
20027.0
Serenades
Rainman
20015.4
Dead Heart
Second Man in Desert
19965.8
Until the End of the World
David
19916.7
Dark Age
Adjaral
19875.7
Crocodile Dundee
Neville Bell
19866.5
The Right Stuff
Aborigine
19837.4
Walkabout to Hollywood
Self
1980
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3 Dances Gulpilil
Dancer
1978
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
Self
1978
The Last Wave
Chris Lee
19776.7
Storm Boy
Fingerbone
19777.0
Mad Dog Morgan
Billy
19765.9
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Self
19767.0
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The Rainbow Serpent
1975
—
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
David Gulpilil
1973
—
No Bag Limit
Self - Dancer
1973
Walkabout
Black Boy
19717.3