David Ngoombujarra

David Ngoombujarra
Born David Bernard Starr
(1967-06-27)27 June 1967
Meekatharra, Western Australia
Died 17 July 2011(2011-07-17) (aged 44)
Fremantle, Western Australia
Occupation Actor

David Ngoombujarra (27 June 1967 – 17 July 2011) was an Indigenous Australian actor of the Yamatji people. Born David Bernard Starr in Meekatharra, Western Australia, his acting career spanned over two decades from the 1980s to the present; he won three Australian Film Institute Awards.[1] On 17 July 2011 he was found in a park in Fremantle, and taken to Fremantle Hospital where he was pronounced dead.[1][2][3]

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Prior, Flip (19 July 2011). "Actor with the winning smile found dead at 44". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Aboriginal actor David Ngoombujarra found dead in park". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 2011-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Aborigine actor David Ngoombujarra dies". BBC News. 2011-07-19.


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