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David Gulpilil
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 68
Also known asDavid Gumpilil, David Dalaithngu, David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AMGenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn01/07/1953Born inArnhem Land, Northern Territory, AustraliaDied29/11/2021 (aged 68)Died inMurray BridgeCauselung cancerWikidataQ731111 ↗TMDb#53023 ↗

David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil was a Yolngu Indigenous Australian actor and dancer. He was known for his roles in the films Walkabout (1971), Storm Boy (1976), The Last Wave (1977), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), The Tracker (2002) and Australia (2008).

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile DundeeMovieSelf72
2023Faraway DownsSeriesKing George70
2021My Name Is GulpililMovieSelf68
2015Another CountryMovieSelf / Narrator62
2014The LeftoversSeriesChristopher Sunday61
2013Charlie's CountryMovieCharlie60
2012Satellite BoyMovieJagamarra59
2008AustraliaMovieKing George55
2006Ten CanoesMovieThe Storyteller53
2005The PropositionMovieJacko52
2003Following the Rabbit-Proof FenceMovieHimself50
2002Rabbit-Proof FenceMovieMoodoo49
2002The TrackerMovieThe Tracker49
2002Gulpilil: One Red BloodMovieSelf49
2002MimiMovieGranddad49
2001SerenadesMovieRainman48
1999BeastMasterSeriesShaman46
1991Until the End of the WorldMovieDavid38
1986Crocodile DundeeMovieNeville Bell33
1983The Right StuffMovieAborigine30
1980Walkabout to HollywoodMovieSelf27
1978Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My MotherMovieSelf25
1977The Last WaveMovieChris Lee24
1977Storm BoyMovieFingerbone24
1976Mad Dog MorganMovieBilly23
1976To Shoot a Mad DogMovieSelf23
1971WalkaboutMovieBlack Boy18