Steve Dodd

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.687

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Jun-1928

Age

(98 years old)

Place of Birth

Dodnadatta, Australia

Also Known As
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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/


Credits

Deadly Deadly (1992) Character: Kummengu
A drama about Aboriginal deaths occurring in police custody.
Wind Wind (1999) Character: Old Aboriginal Man
Australia, 1867. In the bleak high country, a young black tracker and his elderly sergeant follow the trail of a killer, a traditional Indigenous man.
The Facts of Life Down Under The Facts of Life Down Under (1987) Character: Aborigine One
Blair, Tootie, Natalie, Jo, Beverly Ann, and Andy visit the land down under. Blair and Jo are warned of a planned jewel heist; Beverly Ann visits a beau from many years ago; Natalie is stranded in the outback; and Tootie meets a Yale student who pretends to be a young Aborigine.
Chase Through the Night Chase Through the Night (1983) Character: Narli
A group of hardened criminals on the lam take refuge in the badlands of the Australian outback. When they come across a small settlement, they take hostages in case the law shows up, but are outwitted by a supernatural force, a powerful shaman.
Ground Zero Ground Zero (1987) Character: Freddy Tjapalijarri
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginal people to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for a secret that if true, his government has already killed people to keep quiet.
September September (2007) Character: Aboriginal Elder #2 (as Steve 'Mullawalla' Dodd)
The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.
Broken Sun Broken Sun (2010) Character: Aboriginal Man
In 1944, Australia a World War 1 vet encounters an escaped Japanese P.O.W on his rural farm.
Kadaicha Kadaicha (1988) Character: Billinudgel
Teens of Kangaloola High are visited by a skull-faced Aboriginal apparition in their nightmares, and one by one they meet a violent end.
Quigley Down Under Quigley Down Under (1990) Character: Kunkurra
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.
Gallipoli Gallipoli (1981) Character: Billy Snakeskin
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
The Coca-Cola Kid The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) Character: Mr. Joe
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's" persistence is tested he's given a tour of the man's plant, and they begin talking of a joint venture. Things get more complicated when the Coca-Cola man begins falling in love with his temporary secretary, who seems to have connections to the valley.
The Overlanders The Overlanders (1946) Character: Aborigine (uncredited)
It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) Character: Tabidgi
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.
Evil Angels Evil Angels (1988) Character: Nipper Winmatti
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
Kangaroo Kangaroo (1952) Character: Sailor (uncredited)
In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the affection of the rancher's beautiful daughter.
The Matrix The Matrix (1999) Character: Blind Man
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Bitter Springs Bitter Springs (1950) Character: Aborigine (uncredited)
A family buy land set around a water hole in a remote location, that is occupied by native Australians. The two groups clash.



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