She says, “I’m sorry, you believe it will take your spirit way,” to which he replies, “Nah, you got lens cap on.” In one scene, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asked if she can take his photo, to which he says no. In the 1986 film “Crocodile Dundee,” which was the second highest grossing film in the United States that year, Dalaithgnu played Mick Dundee’s comical Aboriginal friend. He played a lead role in the critically acclaimed film “Storm Boy” in 1976, and stole the screen in the 1977 film “The Last Wave” with his performance as a tribal Aboriginal man. The legendary actor, who appeared in films such as “Walkabout,” “Storm Boy,” “Crocodile Dundee,” and “Rabbit-Proof Fence” succumbed to the illness on Monday after being diagnosed in 2017.īorn in 1953 in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Dalaithngu had a traditional upbringing, and after his coming of age, was initiated into the Mandipingu tribal group of the Yolngu people.Īccording to a website honouring the actor, he became a skilled tribal dancer and caught the eye of British film maker Nicolas Roeg, who cast the then sixteen-year-old in a leading role in his motion picture “Walkabout,” which first screened in 1970.ĭalaithgnu became an instant celebrity due to his on-screen charisma, and went on to have a successful film career spanning 50 years. Famous Australian Indigenous actor, dancer, and artist David Dalaithngu has died of lung cancer at his home in Murray Bridge, South Australia aged 68.
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