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David Gulpilil

Actor | Music Department

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Is of Aboriginal descent. See more trivia »

Born:

David Gulparil Gulpilil
in Maningrida, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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2012 Satellite Boy (post-production)
Jagamarra
 
2008 Australia
King George
 
2007 Crocodile Dreaming (short)
Burrimmilla
 
2006 Ten Canoes
The Storyteller (as David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu)
 
2005 The Proposition
Jacko
 
2002 Mimi (short)
 
2002 The Tracker
The Tracker
 
2002 Rabbit-Proof Fence
Moodoo
 
2001 Serenades
Rainman
 
2000 Der Paradiesvogel (TV movie)
 
2000 BeastMaster (TV series)
Shaman
– Valhalla (2000) … Shaman
 
1996 Dead Heart
Second Man in Desert
 
1995 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series)
Manulpuy
– The Savage Land (1995) … Manulpuy
 
1991 Until the End of the World
David
 
1989 Naked Under Capricorn (TV movie)
Activity
 
1987 Dark Age
Adjaral
 
1986 'Crocodile' Dundee
Neville Bell
 
1983 The Right Stuff
Aborigine
 
1980 Young Ramsay (TV series)
Aborigine
– Dreamtime (1980) … Aborigine
 
1980 The Timeless Land (TV mini-series)
Benelong
 
1979 Skyways (TV series)
Koiranah
– Koiranah … Koiranah
 
1977 The Last Wave
Chris Lee (as Gulpilil)
 
1977 The Outsiders (TV series)
Billy Potter
– Sophie's Mob (1977) … Billy Potter
 
1976 Storm Boy
Fingerbone
 
1976 Mad Dog Morgan
Billy
 
1976 Rush (TV series)
Satchel
– The Kadaitcha Man (1976) … Satchel
 
1974 Homicide (TV series)
Gary Willis
– Slow Fuse (1974) … Gary Willis
 
1972-1973 Boney (TV series)
Balinga / Dancer / David Ooldea / …
– Boney and the Burial Tree (1973) … Balinga
– Boney Buys a Woman (1972) … Dancer
– Boney and the Black Virgin (1972) … Tonto
– Boney and the Payback Killer (1972) … David Ooldea
 
1971 Walkabout
Black Boy (as David Gumpilil)
 
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1976 Mad Dog Morgan (musician: didgeridoo)
 
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2006 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.20 (2006) … Himself
 
2004 Faut pas rêver (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Australie, la grande traversée (2004) … Himself
 
2002 Gulpilil: One Red Blood (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Great Barrier Reef (documentary short)
Himself
 
1980 The Painter: Wunuwun in Sydney (documentary short)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Mad Dog Morgan -- In the autumn of 1865 the unique and notorious desperado, bushranger Dan Morgan, crossed the Murray River from New South Wales into Victoria to do battle with the law for the last time. Rabbit-Proof Fence -- Trailer Ten Canoes -- A story within a story. In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us one of the stories of his people and his land...
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu | Gulpilil | David Gumpilil

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Is of Aboriginal descent. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer