David Gulpilil
Date of birth: 1953-07-01
Place of birth: Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: David Gumpilil, David Dalaithngu, David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM
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.
Movie Credits
Australia
2008-11-18
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002-02-04
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domesti
Crocodile Dundee
1986-09-26
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit
The Tracker
2002-08-08
Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering
Ten Canoes
2006-06-29
A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tel
Walkabout
1971-07-01
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son int
Storm Boy
1977-07-28
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search
Mad Dog Morgan
1976-07-09
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the
The Last Wave
1977-12-15
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process lear
Serenades
2001-05-31
Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who i
Satellite Boy
2012-09-08
When his grandfather's drive-in cinema and home in the outback town of Wyndham is threatened with de
To Shoot a Mad Dog
1976-01-01
A documentary about the making of the Australian feature Mad Dog Morgan (1976).
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003-04-15
This documentary follows Phillip Noyce as he tries to find three aboriginal girls able to act in his
Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
1978-01-01
Exploring the relationship between Aboriginal people and their land (including the Dreaming, sacred
The Proposition
2005-10-06
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his
Charlie's Country
2013-10-12
Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more dif
Dark Age
1987-05-21
In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodil
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
1973-01-01
In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban au
The Rainbow Serpent
1975-07-13
A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the R
Dead Heart
1996-09-08
Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simme
Another Country
2015-07-29
In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story
3 Dances Gulpilil
1978-06-06
David Gulpilil performs three Aboriginal dances, Emu, Kangaroo and Fish. The first two are solo perf
Until the End of the World
1991-09-12
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who
Goldstone
2016-07-07
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry
Crocodile Dreaming
2006-01-01
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
2002-04-05
An hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil.
MESSiAH
2016-06-01
In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than the
The Right Stuff
1983-10-20
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to
Cargo
2017-10-06
After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father stru
My Name Is Gulpilil
2021-05-27
Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey th
Mimi
2002-11-01
A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life
Walkabout to Hollywood
1980-02-11
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Austra
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025-03-27
Nearly 40 years on, Crocodile Dundee remains Australia’s biggest film—what made it a cultural icon,
Journey Home, David Gulpilil
2025-10-30
A powerful record of grief, community and ceremony in which the renowned Indigenous actor is laid to