David Gulpilil Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

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.

David Gulpilil Career Highlights

• Known for The Leftovers, BeastMaster, Crocodile Dreaming, Ten Canoes, Walkabout, and My Name Is Gulpilil.
• Credits include actors, production, writing, and directing.
• Recent listed credits include Journey Home, David Gulpilil, Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee, Faraway Downs, and My Name Is Gulpilil.

David Gulpilil Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

44

Birth Date

1953-07-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

David Gulpilil Known For

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  The Leftovers
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  BeastMaster
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  Crocodile Dreaming
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  Ten Canoes
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  Walkabout
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  My Name Is Gulpilil

David Gulpilil Movies and Credits

• actors (8 credits)

  • Journey Home, David Gulpilil

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Faraway Downs

    King George

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • My Name Is Gulpilil

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Storm Boy

    Fingerbone Bill's Dad

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Cargo

    Daku

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Goldstone

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • MESSiAH

    actor

    actors
    2016

• production (2 credits)

  • My Name Is Gulpilil

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    producer

    production
    1973

• writing (2 credits)

  • Another Country

    writer

    writing
    2015
  • Charlie's Country

    writer

    writing
    2013

• directing (1 credits)

  • Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

    director

    directing
    1973

David Gulpilil Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB