Acting

David Gulpilil

Born July 1, 1953Died November 29, 2021 (68)AustraliaArnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia40 creditsIMDb

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

Australia2008 · as King George
Crocodile Dundee1986 · as Neville Bell
Walkabout1971 · as Black Boy
Cargo2017 · as Daku
Rabbit-Proof Fence2002 · as Moodoo
The Last Wave1977 · as Chris Lee
The Tracker2002 · as The Tracker
Charlie's Country2013 · as Charlie
Goldstone2016 · as Jimmy
The Right Stuff1983 · as Aborigine
Mad Dog Morgan1976 · as Billy
Ten Canoes2006 · as The Storyteller
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The Leftovers2014 · as Christopher Sunday · 2 ep
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The Man from Snowy River1994 · as Manulpuy · 1 ep
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BeastMaster1999 · as Shaman · 1 ep
Crocodile Dundee1986 · as Neville Bell
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Faraway Downs2023 · as King George · 6 ep
The Right Stuff1983 · as Aborigine
Australia2008 · as King George
The Proposition2005 · as Jacko
Until the End of the World1991 · as David
Cargo2017 · as Daku
Walkabout1971 · as Black Boy
Rabbit-Proof Fence2002 · as Moodoo
Storm Boy2019 · as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
Journey Home, David Gulpilil2025 · as Self (archive footage)
Goldstone2016 · as Jimmy
The Last Wave1977 · as Chris Lee
Mad Dog Morgan1976 · as Billy
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee2025 · as Self
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence2003 · as Himself
My Name Is Gulpilil2021 · as Self
Ten Canoes2006 · as The Storyteller
The Tracker2002 · as The Tracker
Charlie's Country2013 · as Charlie
Satellite Boy2012 · as Jagamarra
To Shoot a Mad Dog1976 · as Self
Dark Age1987 · as Adjaral
Gulpilil: One Red Blood2002 · as Self
Dead Heart1996 · as Second Man in Desert
Storm Boy1977 · as Fingerbone
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother1978 · as Self
No Bag Limit1973 · as Self - Dancer
Another Country2015 · as Self / Narrator
Walkabout to Hollywood1980 · as Self
Mimi2002 · as Granddad
3 Dances Gulpilil1978 · as Dancer
Crocodile Dreaming2006 · as Burrimmilla