David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Acting

Birthday

1953/07/01

Day of death

2021/11/29 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Also know 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.

Acting
Australia
6.6

(2008) Australia

as King George

Rabbit-Proof Fence
7.0

(2002) Rabbit-Proof Fence

as Moodoo

Crocodile Dundee
6.4

(1986) Crocodile Dundee

as Neville Bell

The Tracker
6.8

(2002) The Tracker

as The Tracker

Ten Canoes
6.8

(2006) Ten Canoes

as The Storyteller

Walkabout
7.3

(1971) Walkabout

as Black Boy

Storm Boy
6.9

(1977) Storm Boy

as Fingerbone

Mad Dog Morgan
6.0

(1976) Mad Dog Morgan

as Billy

The Last Wave
6.7

(1977) The Last Wave

as Chris Lee

Serenades
5.0

(2001) Serenades

as Rainman

Satellite Boy
5.9

(2012) Satellite Boy

as Jagamarra

To Shoot a Mad Dog
0.0

(1976) To Shoot a Mad Dog

as Self

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
8.0

(2003) Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

as Himself

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
0.0

(1978) Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

as Self

The Proposition
7.0

(2005) The Proposition

as Jacko

Charlie's Country
7.1

(2013) Charlie's Country

as Charlie

Dark Age
5.8

(1987) Dark Age

as Adjaral

0.0

(1973) Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

as David Gulpilil

0.0

(1975) The Rainbow Serpent

as ---

Dead Heart
6.0

(1996) Dead Heart

as Second Man in Desert

Another Country
5.8

(2015) Another Country

as Self / Narrator

0.0

(1978) 3 Dances Gulpilil

as Dancer

Bis ans Ende der Welt
6.8

(1991) Until the End of the World

as David

Goldstone
6.0

(2016) Goldstone

as Jimmy

Crocodile Dreaming
0.0

(2006) Crocodile Dreaming

as Burrimmilla

Gulpilil: One Red Blood
6.6

(2002) Gulpilil: One Red Blood

as Self

MESSiAH
0.0

(2016) MESSiAH

as ---

The Right Stuff
7.4

(1983) The Right Stuff

as Aborigine

Cargo
6.4

(2017) Cargo

as Daku

My Name Is Gulpilil
6.2

(2021) My Name Is Gulpilil

as Self

Mimi
5.5

(2002) Mimi

as Granddad

Walkabout to Hollywood
0.0

(1980) Walkabout to Hollywood

as Self

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
0.0

(2025) Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

as Self

Faraway Downs
6.9

(2023) Faraway Downs

as King George

The Man from Snowy River
6.6

(1994) The Man from Snowy River

as Manulpuy

The Leftovers
7.6

(2014) The Leftovers

as Christopher Sunday