David Ngoombujarra

David Ngoombujarra
Born	David Bernard Starr 27 June 1967(1967-06-27) Meekatharra, Western Australia
Died	17 July 2011(2011-07-17) (aged 44) Fremantle, Western Australia
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)
• The Circuit (TV series) (2007)
• The Adventures of Roman Pilgrim (2005)
• Ned Kelly (2003)
• Kangaroo Jack (2003)
• "Yamajti Man" (2003) Narrator
• Black and White (2002)
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
• Serenades (2001)
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
• The Missing (1999)
• Harry's War (1999)
• No Way to Forget (1996)
• Dallas Doll (1994)
• Day of the Dog (aka Blackfellas) (1993)
• Young Einstein (1988)
• Breaking Loose (1988)

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. ^ ^{a b} Prior, Flip (19 July 2011). "Actor with the winning smile found dead at 44". http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9870006/actor-with-the-winning-smile-found-dead-at-44/. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Aboriginal actor David Ngoombujarra found dead in park". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 2011-07-19. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/story-e6frewz0-1226097753099. 
3. ^ "Aborigine actor David Ngoombujarra dies". BBC News. 2011-07-19. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14214187. 

External links

• David Ngoombujarra at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Ngoombujarra, David
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	27 June 1967
Place of birth	Meekatharra, Western Australia
Date of death	16 July 2011
Place of death	Fremantle, Western Australia