- He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the arts through the interpretation of Aboriginal culture.
- Gulpilil was raised in the bush and never went to school. He learned the English language solely by listening.
- After his death, his family requested that he should be referred to by the surname Dalaithngu in obituaries and tributes for three days, because of the First Peoples' custom of avoiding naming the dead.
- Father of Jamie Gulpilil.
- He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to service to Australian society through dance and acting.
- At one time taught First Nation dancing at a mission school.
- Winnellie, Northern Territories, Australia (January 2009)
- Is a First Nation person of Australia.
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