David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

1953-07-01 Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia 38 Credits

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.

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Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Journey Home, David Gulpilil

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A powerful record of grief, community and ceremony in which the renowned Indigenous actor is laid to rest on his Homeland of Gupulul in Arnhem Land, N...

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

2025

as Self

Acting

Nearly 40 years on, Crocodile Dundee remains Australia’s biggest film—what made it a cultural icon, and why does it still mean so much today?

My Name Is Gulpilil

My Name Is Gulpilil

2021

as Self

6.2
Acting

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.

My Name Is Gulpilil

My Name Is Gulpilil

2021

Producer

6.2
Producing

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.

Cargo

Cargo

2017

as Daku

6.4
Acting

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.

Goldstone

Goldstone

2016

as Jimmy

6.0
Acting

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths ...

MESSiAH

MESSiAH

2016

Acting

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly...

Another Country

Another Country

2015

as Self / Narrator

5.8
Acting

In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story of when his people's way of life was derailed by o...

Another Country

Another Country

2015

Writer

5.8
Writing

In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story of when his people's way of life was derailed by o...

Charlie's Country

Charlie's Country

2013

as Charlie

7.1
Acting

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the prop...

Charlie's Country

Charlie's Country

2013

Writer

7.1
Writing

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the prop...

Satellite Boy

Satellite Boy

2012

as Jagamarra

5.9
Acting

When his grandfather's drive-in cinema and home in the outback town of Wyndham is threatened with demolition, a twelve-year-old Aboriginal boy must jo...

Australia

Australia

2008

as King George

6.6
Acting

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to pro...

Ten Canoes

Ten Canoes

2006

as The Storyteller

6.8
Acting

A story within a story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt. A ...

Crocodile Dreaming

Crocodile Dreaming

2006

as Burrimmilla

Acting

Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis. ...

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

as Jacko

7.0
Acting

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...

Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence

2003

as Himself

8.0
Acting

This documentary follows Phillip Noyce as he tries to find three aboriginal girls able to act in his film Rabbit Proof Fence. The film sees a cast of ...

Mimi

Mimi

2002

as Granddad

5.5
Acting

A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life.

The Tracker

The Tracker

2002

as The Tracker

6.9
Acting

Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission t...

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

Gulpilil: One Red Blood

2002

as Self

6.6
Acting

An hour-long documentary on the life and career of actor David Gulpilil.

Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

as Moodoo

7.0
Acting

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

Serenades

Serenades

2001

as Rainman

5.0
Acting

Set in the 1890s in the central desert region of Australia, 'Serenades' tells the tale of Jila who is conceived when her Afghan cameleer father wins h...

Dead Heart

Dead Heart

1996

as Second Man in Desert

6.0
Acting

Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives...

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

1991

as David

6.8
Acting

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Pa...

Dark Age

Dark Age

1987

as Adjaral

5.6
Acting

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local popul...

Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee

1986

as Neville Bell

6.4
Acting

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a ...

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

1983

as Aborigine

7.4
Acting

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history b...

Walkabout to Hollywood

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980

as Self

Acting

Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The fi...

3 Dances Gulpilil

1978

as Dancer

Acting

David Gulpilil performs three Aboriginal dances, Emu, Kangaroo and Fish. The first two are solo performances by Gulpilil and are closer to mime than d...

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

1978

as Self

Acting

Exploring the relationship between Aboriginal people and their land (including the Dreaming, sacred places), this film was inspired by Silas Roberts’ ...

The Last Wave

The Last Wave

1977

as Chris Lee

6.7
Acting

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the ...

Storm Boy

Storm Boy

1977

as Fingerbone

6.9
Acting

Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native l...

Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan

1976

as Billy

6.0
Acting

The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

To Shoot a Mad Dog

To Shoot a Mad Dog

1976

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the making of the Australian feature Mad Dog Morgan (1976).

The Rainbow Serpent

1975

Acting

A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which communicate the signi...

Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

1973

as David Gulpilil

Acting

In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban audiences, Gulpilil returned the favour by paying a ...

Showing Melbourne to Maningrida

1973

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

In 1973, fresh from his performance in Walkabout, a film that brought outback landscapes to urban audiences, Gulpilil returned the favour by paying a ...

Walkabout

Walkabout

1971

as Black Boy

7.3
Acting

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot the...