David Gulpilil, star of Crocodile Dundee and widely considered to be Australia’s most celebrated Indigenous actor, had died aged 68 from lung cancer.
He also appeared in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia alongside Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout and Netflix’s Cargo with Martin Freeman.
Gulpilil received significant critical acclaim and an AACTA Award for Best Actor for his performance in Charlie’s Country.
Around the same time the actor was diagnosed with lung cancer and subsequently retired from acting.