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Steve Dodd

Steve Dodd

Actor · 1928 – 2014 · Dodnadatta, Australia

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/

Movies17

  • Movie8.3

    The Matrix

    1999 · 28K votes

  • Movie6.7

    Quigley Down Under

    1990 · 443 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Evil Angels

    1988 · 229 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Gallipoli

    1981 · 570 votes

  • Movie5.4

    The Coca-Cola Kid

    1985 · 63 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Bitter Springs

    1950 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.3
  • Movie5.7

    Kangaroo

    1952 · 9 votes

  • Movie7.5
  • Movie6.8

    Ground Zero

    1987 · 8 votes

  • Movie5.8

    September

    2007 · 4 votes

  • Movie4.0

    Kadaicha

    1988 · 12 votes

  • Movie6.0

    The Overlanders

    1946 · 23 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Broken Sun

    2010 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Deadly

    1992 · 1 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Wind

    1999 · 1 votes

Series1

  • TV6.6

    The Flying Doctors

    1986 · 17 votes