Steve Dodd
Birth Name:
Steve Dodd
Birth Place:
Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia
Profession
Actor, Composer, Sound department
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․"