David Ngoombujarra
David Ngoombujarra | |
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Born |
David Bernard Starr 27 June 1967 Meekatharra, Western Australia |
Died |
17 July 2011 44) Fremantle, Western Australia | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
David Ngoombujarra (27 June 1967 – 17 July 2011) was an Indigenous Australian actor of the Yamatji people. Born David Bernard Starr in Meekatharra, Western Australia, his acting career spanned over two decades from the 1980s to the present; he won three Australian Film Institute Awards.[1] On 17 July 2011 he was found in a park in Fremantle, and taken to Fremantle Hospital where he was pronounced dead.[1][2][3]
Filmography
- Australia (2008) ... Magarri
- The Circuit (TV series) (2007) ... Harry Pope
- The Adventures of Roman Pilgrim (Short film) (2005)
- Parallax (TV series) (2004) ... Otto
- Ned Kelly (2003) ... Tribesman
- Kangaroo Jack (2003) ... Sr. Sgt. 'Mr Jimmy' Inkamala
- Yamajti Man (2003) ... Narrator
- Black and White (2002) ... Max Stuart
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) ... Rabbit hunter
- Serenades (2001) ... Joseph
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) ... Arthur
- The Missing (1999) ... Willie
- Harry's War (Short film) (1999) ... Harry Saunders
- No Way to Forget (Short film) (1996)
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series) (1995) ... Ninawunda
- Correlli (TV series) (1995) ... Warren 'Budgie' Keating
- Janus (TV series) (1995) ... Ray
- Dallas Doll (1994) ... Storyteller
- Heartland (TV mini-series) (1994) ... Majadi Burunga
- Day of the Dog (aka Blackfellas) (1993) ... Floyd 'Pretty Boy' Davies
- Young Einstein (1988) ... Aboriginal dancer
- Breaking Loose (1988) ... Davie
Awards
- AFI Best Supporting Actor in Television Drama for The Circuit (2007)
- AFI Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Black and White (2002)
- AFI Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Day of the Dog (1993)
References
- 1 2 Prior, Flip (19 July 2011). "Actor with the winning smile found dead at 44". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ "Aboriginal actor David Ngoombujarra found dead in park". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 2011-07-19.
- ↑ "Aborigine actor David Ngoombujarra dies". BBC News. 2011-07-19.
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