I first saw David Gulpilil in The Last Wave. There was also Walkabout and of course The Right Stuff, among many other films. I always enjoyed his characters.
Thank you, sir, for one of the biggest laughs I’ve had at the movies:
Neville Bell: Oh no, you can’t take my photograph.
Sue Charlton: Oh, I’m sorry, you believe it will take your spirit away.
Neville Bell: No, you got lens-cap on it.
RIP, Nev.
‘Walkabout’ left a lasting impression on me as a school boy. Learning later that Gulpilil was the real deal, and really could go into the bush with woomera and boomerang, and make meat, was way, way cool.