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David Gulpilil
Acting

David Gulpilil

40 titles on file · died at 68 · Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia · IMDb ↗

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

Filmography · 35

The Leftovers
TV ★ 3.8

The Leftovers

2014 · Christopher Sunday

BeastMaster
TV ★ 3.2

BeastMaster

1999 · Shaman

The Man from Snowy River
TV ★ 3.5

The Man from Snowy River

1994 · Manulpuy

Faraway Downs
TV ★ 3.5

Faraway Downs

2023 · King George

Crocodile Dundee
Film ★ 3.2

Crocodile Dundee

1986 · Neville Bell

The Right Stuff
Film ★ 3.7

The Right Stuff

1983 · Aborigine

Australia
Film ★ 3.3

Australia

2008 · King George

Cargo
Film ★ 3.2

Cargo

2017 · Daku

Until the End of the World
Film ★ 3.4

Until the End of the World

1991 · David

Walkabout
Film ★ 3.6

Walkabout

1971 · Black Boy

Storm Boy
Film ★ 3.6

Storm Boy

2019 · Fingerbone Bill's Dad

The Proposition
Film ★ 3.5

The Proposition

2005 · Jacko

Rabbit-Proof Fence
Film ★ 3.5

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002 · Moodoo

The Last Wave
Film ★ 3.3

The Last Wave

1977 · Chris Lee

Goldstone
Film ★ 3.0

Goldstone

2016 · Jimmy

Dark Age
Film ★ 2.9

Dark Age

1987 · Adjaral

Journey Home, David Gulpilil
Film

Journey Home, David Gulpilil

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Storm Boy
Film ★ 3.5

Storm Boy

1977 · Fingerbone

Ten Canoes
Film ★ 3.4

Ten Canoes

2006 · The Storyteller

Mad Dog Morgan
Film ★ 2.9

Mad Dog Morgan

1976 · Billy

Charlie's Country
Film ★ 3.5

Charlie's Country

2013 · Charlie

Walkabout to Hollywood
Film

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980 · Self

My Name Is Gulpilil
Film ★ 3.2

My Name Is Gulpilil

2021 · Self

Dead Heart
Film ★ 2.9

Dead Heart

1996 · Second Man in Desert

Another Country
Film ★ 3.1

Another Country

2015 · Self / Narrator

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Film ★ 3.9

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

2025 · Self

Serenades
Film ★ 2.7

Serenades

2001 · Rainman

The Tracker
Film ★ 3.3

The Tracker

2002 · The Tracker

Crocodile Dreaming
Film

Crocodile Dreaming

2006 · Burrimmilla

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
Film

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

1978 · Self

Satellite Boy
Film ★ 3.0

Satellite Boy

2012 · Jagamarra

Mimi
Film ★ 2.8

Mimi

2002 · Granddad

MESSiAH
Film

MESSiAH

2016

Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Film ★ 3.4

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

2002 · Self

To Shoot a Mad Dog
Film ★ 3.5

To Shoot a Mad Dog

1976 · Self

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