The Indigenous actor, who was in his late 60s when he died, helped shape the history of Australian film

Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, one of Australia’s greatest artists, has died four years after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

“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 – David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu,” the South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, said in a statement on Monday night.

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Source: The Guardian