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David Gulpilil

Born 1953-07-01

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

Australia 2008 · 6.6 Cargo 2017 · 6.3 Crocodile Dundee 1986 · 6.6 The Proposition 2005 · 7.3 Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 · 7.4 Walkabout 1971 · 7.6 The Last Wave 1977 · 6.9 Goldstone 2016 · 6.6 Faraway Downs 2023 · 7.0 The Tracker 2002 · 7.3 Charlie's Country 2013 · 7.3 Mad Dog Morgan 1976 · 6.1 Dark Age 1987 · 6.0 Storm Boy 1977 · 6.9 My Name is Gulpilil 2021 · 7.1 Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee 2025 · 7.8