David Gulpilil

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Aboriginal Australian person Yolngu person actor dancer film actor human television actor

David Gulpilil was a renowned Yolngu Australian actor and dancer celebrated for bringing Indigenous Australian stories and culture to international cinema through films such as Walkabout, Storm Boy, and Rabbit-Proof Fence.

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Chris Lee – David Gulpilil 1
Jamie Gulpilil 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian person ⓘ
Yolngu person ⓘ
actor ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970 ⓘ
awardReceived AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role NERFINISHED ⓘ
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Best Actor award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Member of the Order of Australia ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
countryOfBirth Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1953-07-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2021-11-29 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yolngu NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Gulpilil NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork dance ⓘ
film ⓘ
television ⓘ
fullName David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Indigenous Australian cinema ⓘ
givenName David NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificTitle AM NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor bringing Yolngu culture to international audiences ⓘ
portraying Indigenous Australian characters ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Yolngu Matha NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRole David in Walkabout NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fingerbone Bill in Storm Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charlie’s Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crocodile Dundee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rabbit-Proof Fence NERFINISHED ⓘ
Storm Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ten Canoes NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Last Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Tracker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Walkabout NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
cultural ambassador ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Arnhem Land NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Rabbit-Proof Fence → castMember → David Gulpilil ⓘ
The Last Wave → characterPlayedBy → David Gulpilil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chris Lee – David Gulpilil
Ten Canoes → narrator → David Gulpilil ⓘ
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role → notableRecipient → David Gulpilil ⓘ
Crocodile Dundee → starring → David Gulpilil ⓘ
Ten Canoes → starring → David Gulpilil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jamie Gulpilil
The Last Wave → starring → David Gulpilil ⓘ
The Proposition → stars → David Gulpilil ⓘ