David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Acting

July 1, 1953 – November 29, 2021 (aged 68)

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

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
Movie
Journey Home, David Gulpilil2025 · Self (archive footage)
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Movie
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee2025 · Self
Faraway Downs
Series
Faraway Downs2023 · King George
My Name Is Gulpilil
Movie
My Name Is Gulpilil2021 · Self
Storm Boy
Movie
Storm Boy2019 · Fingerbone Bill's Dad
Cargo
Movie
Cargo2017 · Daku
Goldstone
Movie
Goldstone2016 · Jimmy
MESSiAH
Movie
MESSiAH2016
Another Country
Movie
Another Country2015 · Self / Narrator
The Leftovers
Series
The Leftovers2014 · Christopher Sunday
Charlie's Country
Movie
Charlie's Country2013 · Charlie
Satellite Boy
Movie
Satellite Boy2012 · Jagamarra
Australia
Movie
Australia2008 · King George
Ten Canoes
Movie
Ten Canoes2006 · The Storyteller
Crocodile Dreaming
Movie
Crocodile Dreaming2006 · Burrimmilla
The Proposition
Movie
The Proposition2005 · Jacko
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence2003 · Himself
Mimi
Movie
Mimi2002 · Granddad
He & She
Series
He & She2002 · The Tracker
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Movie
Gulpilil: One Red Blood2002 · Self
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Movie
Rabbit-Proof Fence2002 · Moodoo
Serenades
Movie
Serenades2001 · Rainman
The First Wives Club
Movie
The First Wives Club1999 · Shaman
Be My Cat
Series
Be My Cat1996 · Second Man in Desert
The Man from Snowy River
Series
The Man from Snowy River1994 · Manulpuy
Until the End of the World
Movie
Until the End of the World1991 · David
Cambalacho
Series
Cambalacho1987 · Adjaral
Running Scared
Series
Running Scared1986 · Neville Bell
The Right Stuff
Movie
The Right Stuff1983 · Aborigine
Walkabout to Hollywood
Movie
Walkabout to Hollywood1980 · Self
3 Dances Gulpilil
Movie
3 Dances Gulpilil1978 · Dancer
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
Movie
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother1978 · Self
My Lover's Secret
Series
My Lover's Secret1977 · Chris Lee
Storm Boy
Movie
Storm Boy1977 · Fingerbone
Mad Dog Morgan
Movie
Mad Dog Morgan1976 · Billy
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Movie
To Shoot a Mad Dog1976 · Self
The Rainbow Serpent
Movie
The Rainbow Serpent1975
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
Movie
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida1973 · David Gulpilil
No Bag Limit
Movie
No Bag Limit1973 · Self - Dancer
Walkabout
Movie
Walkabout1971 · Black Boy