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David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil AM (1 July 1953 – 29 November 2021) was an Australian actor and dancer. He was known for his roles in the films Walkabout (1971), Storm Boy (1976), The Last Wave (1977), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), The Tracker (2002), and Australia (2008).
Walkabout is a 1971 adventure survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil. Edward Bond wrote the screenplay, which is loosely based on the 1959 novel by James Vance Marshall.
He a member of the Marika family, and is also a son by lore of the actor David Gulpilil (who died in 2021). [3] [4] His mother was noted artist Ms. D. (Djerrkngu) Eunice Yunupingu (c.1945–2022), [5] [6] whose sisters included artists Gulumbu Yunupingu, Barrupu Yunupingu, and Nancy Gaymala Yunupingu. [7] among others.
Gulpilil was diagnosed with lung cancer four years ago. He was 68. The Australian actor was a pioneering indigenous performer with talents including acting, singing and painting.
Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous actor, David Gulpilil, has died of lung cancer, a government leader said on Monday. Gulpilil found his widest audiences with his roles in the 1986 hit film ...
My Name is Gulpilil was directed by Australian filmmaker Molly Reynolds. [1] It was mostly shot in 2017, with the expectation that Gulpilil (who died in November 2021) would not live much longer. [6] The use of Gulpilil's name in the title, potentially problematic in Aboriginal culture after his death, was a deliberate choice by the actor. [7]
David Gulpilil, an actor who who lit up the screen in his 1971 debut film “Walkabout” and recently starred in a biographical documentary about his remarkable
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