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

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Acting roles

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