Steve Dodd

Biography

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/

Known For

Kadaicha
Kadaicha
Wind
Wind
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Filmography

2010 Broken Sun
as Aboriginal Man
2007 September
as Aboriginal Elder #2 (as Steve 'Mullawalla' Dodd)
1999 The Matrix
as Blind Man
1999 Wind
as Old Aboriginal Man
1992 Deadly
as Kummengu
1990 Quigley Down Under
as Kunkurra
1988 Evil Angels
as Nipper Winmatti
1988 Kadaicha
as Billinudgel
1987 Ground Zero
as Freddy Tjapalijarri
1987 The Facts of Life Down Under
as Aborigine One
1986 The Flying Doctors
as Manguana
1986 The Flying Doctors
as Winjin
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
as Mr. Joe
1983 Chase Through the Night
as Narli
1981 Gallipoli
as Billy Snakeskin
1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Tabidgi
1952 Kangaroo
as Sailor (uncredited)
1950 Bitter Springs
as Aborigine (uncredited)
1946 The Overlanders
as Aborigine (uncredited)