Steve Dodd Biography

Fast Facts

• Was honored with a Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sydney Opera House in 2013
• Was the first Aboriginal from South Australia to sign up for military service during the Korean War
• Got his start after actor Chips Rafferty noticed him in a rodeo performance at Mt․ Isa and offered him a role in his film "Bitter Springs․"
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Riptide" in 1969
• Worked as a stockman, rodeo rider, and horse breaker before becoming an actor
• Best known for his role as Billy Snakeskin in "Gallipoli" and as Tabidgi in "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith․"
• Had small roles in Australia-based international productions like "The Matrix," "The Coca-Cola Kid," and "Quigley Down Under․"