He also spent periods of his life as an itinerant drinking and sleeping in parks in the northern Australian city of Darwin and stints in prison for alcohol-fueled offenses. “It is with deep sadness that I share with the people of South Australia the passing of an iconic, once-in-a-generation artist who shaped the history of Australian film and Aboriginal representation on screen," South Australia state Premier Steven Marshall said.Īn accomplished didgeridoo player, Gulpilil mixed with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.
He was often described as a bridge between Indigenous Australia and the outside world who never fit comfortably in either place. Gulpilil found his widest audiences with his roles in the 1986 hit film “Crocodile Dundee” and in director Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 epic “Australia” in a career that spanned five decades. (Nikki Short/AAP Image via AP) Nikki Short/AP Show More Show LessĬANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia’s most acclaimed Indigenous actor, David Gulpilil, has died of lung cancer, a government leader said on Monday. Gulpilil has died of lung cancer, a government leader said on Monday, Nov. Mark Baker/AP Show More Show Less 7 of7 David Gulpilil poses on the red carpet at the 2015 AFI AACTA Awards at the Star in Sydney, Thursday, Jan.
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Mark Baker/AP Show More Show Less 6 of7 FILE - Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, right, stands with actors Hugh Jackman, left, Nicole Kidman, center, and Brandon Walters, second right, following a press conference for their latest movie "Australia" in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP) Dan Himbrechts/AP Show More Show Less 5 of7 FILE - Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, second right, film director Baz Luhrmann, second left, walks with actors Brandon Walters left, and Nicole Kidman right, following a press conference for their latest movie, Australia, in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. Mark Baker/AP Show More Show Less 4 of7 Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, winner of the Red Ochre, the major award at the 6th National Indigenous Arts Awards, poses for a photograph at The Sydney Opera House, Sydney on Monday, May 27, 2013. Francesco Proietti/AP Show More Show Less 3 of7 FILE - Australian actors from left, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters and director Baz Luhrmann, right, applaud as Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, second right, arrives for a press conference for their latest movie "Australia" in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP) Dan Himbrechts/AP Show More Show Less 2 of7 FILE - Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, left, and Dutch-Australian movie director Rolf De Heer smile during a photocall in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 1 of7 Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, winner of the Red Ochre, the major award at the 6th National Indigenous Arts Awards, poses for a photograph at The Sydney Opera House, Sydney on Monday, May 27, 2013.
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