David Gulpilil

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

44

Birth Date

1953-07-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Known For

• 

  Crocodile Dundee
• 

  Journey Home, David Gulpilil
• 

  Charlie's Country
• 

  The Tracker
• 

  My Name Is Gulpilil
• 

  Another Country

Credits

• actors (39 credits)

  • Journey Home, David Gulpilil

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Faraway Downs

    King George

    actor

    actors

    - Chapter Six: War (2023) ... King George actor actors

    - Chapter Five: Betrayal (2023) ... King George actor actors

    - Chapter Four: Romance (2023) ... King George actor actors

    - Chapter Three: Adventure (2023) ... King George actor actors

    - Chapter Two: Secrets (2023) ... King George actor actors
    2023
  • My Name Is Gulpilil

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Storm Boy

    Fingerbone Bill's Dad

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Cargo

    Daku

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Goldstone

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • MESSiAH

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Another Country

    Self / Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Leftovers

    - The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother) (2017) ... Christopher Sunday actor actors

    - Crazy Whitefella Thinking (2017) ... Christopher Sunday actor actors
    2014
  • Charlie's Country

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Satellite Boy

    Jagamarra

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Australia

    King George

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Ten Canoes

    The Storyteller

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Crocodile Dreaming

    Burrimmilla

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Proposition

    Jacko

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Mimi

    Granddad

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Tracker

    The Tracker

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Gulpilil: One Red Blood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence

    Moodoo

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Serenades

    Rainman

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Dead Heart

    Second Man in Desert

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Man from Snowy River

    - The Savage Land (1995) ... Manulpuy actor actors
    1994
  • Until the End of the World

    David

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Dark Age

    Adjaral

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Crocodile Dundee

    Neville Bell

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Right Stuff

    Aborigine

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Walkabout to Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • 3 Dances Gulpilil

    Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Last Wave

    Chris Lee

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Storm Boy

    Fingerbone

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Mad Dog Morgan

    Billy

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • To Shoot a Mad Dog

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Rainbow Serpent

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • No Bag Limit

    Self - Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    David Gulpilil

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Walkabout

    Black Boy

    actor

    actors
    1971

• production (2 credits)

  • My Name Is Gulpilil

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    producer

    production
    1973

• writing (2 credits)

  • Another Country

    writer

    writing
    2015
  • Charlie's Country

    writer

    writing
    2013

• directing (1 credits)

  • Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    director

    directing
    1973