![]() ![]() “My thoughts are with his family, and his dear friend and carer Mary Hood.”Ī Mandhalpuyngu man from the Arafura Swamp region in Arnhem Land, Dalaithngu was just 16 when he starred in his breakout role in Nicolas Roeg’s 1971 film Walkabout, one of the first films in what became known as the Australian New Wave. ![]() “It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of an iconic, once-in-a-generation artist who shaped the history of Australian film and Aboriginal representation on screen – David Dalaithngu AM,” he wrote in a statement. A contemporary re-telling of the 1976 iconic family film, Storm Boy will begin principal photography this July across South Australia. The news was confirmed on Monday night by South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, who described the trailblazing actor as a “once-in-a-generation artist”. His death comes after he attended the premiere of documentary My Name Is Gulpililat the Adelaide Festival earlier this year, defying a terminal lung cancer prognosis from 2017 that had only given him six months to live. Jai Courtney: Hideaway Tom Geoffrey Rush: Michael Kingley, Executive Producer Erik Thomson: Malcom Downer Chantal Contouri: Julie Sims David Gulpilil. Legendary Indigenous actor David Dalaithngu, known for his roles in Walkabout, Storm Boy, and Ten Canoes, has died aged 68. Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father.
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