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David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil AM (1 July 1953 – 29 November 2021) was an 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 , The Tracker (both 2002) and Australia (2008).
29 Nov 2021 · David Gulpilil, an Indigenous Australian who found film stardom as a teenager in 1971 when he was featured in “Walkabout” and went on to become Australia’s most famous Aboriginal actor, appearing...
David Gulpilil was more than just Australia’s first great Indigenous actor. He was one of the country’s finest actors from any culture at any time — a charismatic, mesmerising, loose-limbed presence on screen for 50 years from the 1971 film Walkabout to the documentary My Name Is Gulpilil this year.
30 Apr 2024 · Trailblazing actor David Gulpilil was one of the Australian film industry's most recognisable faces, starring in landmark movies including Storm Boy, The Tracker, Crocodile Dundee and Rabbit Proof Fence, prior to his death in 2021, aged 68. Watch. 1m 25s. David Gulpilil featured on the Sydney Opera House.
6 Dis 2021 · One of Australia's greatest actors, David Gulpilil (Kingfisher) Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu, died last week aged 68, following a battle with lung cancer. In accordance with custom he will be...
