Acting · Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia · Born July 1, 1953
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.
MovieJourney Home, David Gulpilil
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLove of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025
as Self
TVFaraway Downs
2023
as King George
MovieMy Name Is Gulpilil
2021
as Self
MovieStorm Boy
2019
as Fingerbone Bill's Dad
MovieCargo
2017
as Daku
MovieGoldstone
2016
as Jimmy
MovieMESSiAH
2016
MovieAnother Country
2015
as Self / Narrator
TVThe Leftovers
2014
as Christopher Sunday
MovieCharlie's Country
2013
as Charlie
MovieSatellite Boy
2012
as Jagamarra
MovieAustralia
2008
as King George
MovieTen Canoes
2006
as The Storyteller
MovieCrocodile Dreaming
2006
as Burrimmilla
MovieThe Proposition
2005
as Jacko
Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003
as Himself
MovieMimi
2002
as Granddad
MovieThe Tracker
2002
as The Tracker
MovieGulpilil: One Red Blood
2002
as Self
MovieRabbit-Proof Fence
2002
as Moodoo
MovieSerenades
2001
as Rainman
TVBeastMaster
1999
as Shaman
MovieDead Heart
1996
as Second Man in Desert
TVThe Man from Snowy River
1994
as Manulpuy
MovieUntil the End of the World
1991
as David
MovieDark Age
1987
as Adjaral
MovieCrocodile Dundee
1986
as Neville Bell
MovieThe Right Stuff
1983
as Aborigine
MovieWalkabout to Hollywood
1980
as Self
3 Dances Gulpilil
1978
as Dancer
MovieWalya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother
1978
as Self
MovieThe Last Wave
1977
as Chris Lee
MovieStorm Boy
1977
as Fingerbone
MovieMad Dog Morgan
1976
as Billy
MovieTo Shoot a Mad Dog
1976
as Self
The Rainbow Serpent
1975
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida
1973
as David Gulpilil
No Bag Limit
1973
as Self - Dancer
MovieWalkabout
1971
as Black Boy
