Steve Dodd
Skådespelare, Kompositör
1 juni 1928 — 10 november 2014 (86 år)
Stephen Mullawalla Dodd was an Arrente man from Central Australia. As a young man, he worked as a stockhand on cattle stations as a horsebreaker. Steve was also a rodeo rider who appeared at rodeos in many states and was a member of the Rough Riders' Association for many years. He sang and played guitar - mainly country and western as well as folk music. He first appeared in "The Overlanders" (1946. Chips Rafferty noticed him on the set and this opened the door to a small part. Steve appeared in such films as "Bitter Springs" (1950) and "Kangaroo" (1952).
Steve put his acting career on hold and volunteering for service in the Korean War and was the first Aboriginal from South Australia to sign up and go to Korea. After completing his service, Steve returned to his acting career. By 1985, he had 55 combined acting credits in both television and on the silver screen. In 2013, The Deadly Awards presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award and described him as "an actor that created a pathway for others across the entire arts and music sectors to follow, at a time when typecasting stereotypes and discrimination was the 'norm' in Australia's arts industry."
- https://servingcountry.com.au/portfolio/steve/
Steve put his acting career on hold and volunteering for service in the Korean War and was the first Aboriginal from South Australia to sign up and go to Korea. After completing his service, Steve returned to his acting career. By 1985, he had 55 combined acting credits in both television and on the silver screen. In 2013, The Deadly Awards presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award and described him as "an actor that created a pathway for others across the entire arts and music sectors to follow, at a time when typecasting stereotypes and discrimination was the 'norm' in Australia's arts industry."
- https://servingcountry.com.au/portfolio/steve/
Filmography
| 2008 | Broken Sun · as Aboriginal Man |
| 2007 | September · as Aboriginal Elder #2 (as Steve 'mullawalla' Dodd) |
| 2005 | The Alice · as Frank |
| 1999 | The Matrix · as Blind Man |
| 1991 | Deadly · as Kummengu |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under · as Kunkurra |
| 1990 | The Crossing · as Old Spider |
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark · as Nipper Winmatti |
| 1988 | Stones of Death · as Billinudgel |
| 1987 | Ground Zero · as Freddy TjapalijarriPå Plex |
| 1987 | Flight into Hell · as Cast |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under · as Aborigine One |
| 1986 | Short Changed · as Old Drunk |
| 1985 | The Coca-Cola Kid · as Mr. JoePå Plex |
| 1985 | The Flying Doctors · as Manguana |
| 1983 | Carson's Law · as Harry Edwards |
| 1983 | Chase Through the Night · as Narli |
| 1981 | Gallipoli · as Billy Snakeskin |
| 1979 | Golden Soak · as Wolli |
| 1978 | Little Boy Lost · as Tracker Bindi |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith · as TabidgiPå Plex |
| 1976 | The Outsiders (1976) · as Jeremiah |
| 1974 | Rush (1974) · as Billy |
| 1973 | Seven Little Australians · as Tettawonga |
| 1971 | Spyforce · as Jungle Soldier |
| 1969 | S.O.S. Charterboot · as Jacko |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival · as Aboriginal |
| 1964 | Homicide · as Bill Willis |
| 1952 | Kangaroo · as Sailor (uncredited)På Plex |
| 1950 | Bitter Springs · as Aborigine (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Overlanders · as Aborigine (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Bluff · as Composer |