David Gulpilil

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Australia (2008) — King George
2. Crocodile Dundee (1986) — Neville Bell
3. Cargo (2017) — Daku
4. The Leftovers (2014) — Christopher Sunday
5. The Right Stuff (1983) — Aborigine
6. The Proposition (2005) — Jacko
7. Walkabout (1971) — Black Boy
8. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) — Moodoo
9. Until the End of the World (1991) — David
10. The Last Wave (1977) — Chris Lee
11. Storm Boy (2019) — Fingerbone Bill's Dad
12. Goldstone (2016) — Jimmy
13. Ten Canoes (2006) — The Storyteller
14. Faraway Downs (2023) — King George
15. The Tracker (2002) — The Tracker
16. BeastMaster (1999) — Shaman
17. Charlie's Country (2013) — Charlie
18. Mad Dog Morgan (1976) — Billy
19. Dark Age (1987) — Adjaral
20. Storm Boy (1977) — Fingerbone
21. The Man from Snowy River (1994) — Manulpuy
22. Satellite Boy (2012) — Jagamarra
23. Dead Heart (1996) — Second Man in Desert
24. Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002) — Self
25. My Name Is Gulpilil (2021) — Self
26. Serenades (2001) — Rainman
27. Another Country (2015) — Self / Narrator
28. Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee (2025) — Self
29. Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2003) — Himself
30. Mimi (2002) — Granddad
31. To Shoot a Mad Dog (1976) — Self
32. Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother (1978) — Self
33. Showing Melbourne to Maningrida (1973) — David Gulpilil
34. The Rainbow Serpent (1975)
35. 3 Dances Gulpilil (1978) — Dancer
36. Crocodile Dreaming (2006) — Burrimmilla
37. MESSiAH (2016)
38. Walkabout to Hollywood (1980) — Self
39. Journey Home, David Gulpilil (2025) — Self (archive footage)
40. No Bag Limit (1973) — Self - Dancer

Directed

1. Showing Melbourne to Maningrida (1973) — Director