---
name: "Ernie Dingo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernie-dingo"
fi1m_id: "ernie-dingo"
imdb_id: "nm0227669"
tmdb_id: 57593
wikidata_id: "Q3057304"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 July 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:23:30.235165+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ernie Dingo

## Identity

Ernie Dingo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ernie-dingo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ernie-dingo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0227669
- **TMDB ID:** 57593
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3057304
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Dingo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3057304, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57593

Actor. Born 31 July 1956 in Bullardoo, Western Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1956, Bullardoo, Western Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Dingo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3057304, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57593

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Crocodile Dundee II*](https://film.one/film/crocodile-dundee-ii.md) (44)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ernie Dingo is an Australian actor, comedian and television presenter. Born on 31 July 1956 at Bullardoo Station in Western Australia, he is a Yamatji man from the Murchison region.

His film roles include Charlie in *Crocodile Dundee II* (1988), Burt in *Until the End of the World* (1991) and Uncle Tadpole in *Bran Nue Dae* (2009). Earlier screen work encompasses the title role in the telemovie *Tudawali* (1987) and an appearance in *The Fringe Dwellers* (1987). He has also appeared in series such as *Mystery Road* (2018) and *Heartbreak High* (1994).

Dingo received the Member of the Order of Australia and is designated an Australian National Living Treasure. He collaborated with Richard Walley on the first public Welcome to Country ceremony in Perth in 1976.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Crocodile Dundee II* (1988), Fi1m 44, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/crocodile-dundee-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kangaroo* (2025), as Dave
- *Big Backyard Quiz* (2024), series, Actor
- *Boar* (2018), as Ernie
- *Mystery Road* (2018), series, as Keith Groves
- *Australia Day* (2017), as Floyd Mackenzie
- *Horizon - Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation* (2015), as 主演
- *First Footprints* (2013), series, as Narrator
- *Bran Nue Dae* (2009), as Tadpole
- *Always Greener* (2001), series, as Rooster (Voice)
- *Somewhere in the Darkness* (1999), as Cowboy Joe
- *The Echo of Thunder* (1998), as Neil
- *Kings in Grass Castles* (1998), series, as Jimmy
- *Dead Heart* (1996), as David
- *A Weekend in the Country* (1996), as Rupert
- *Rainbow's End* (1995), as Harvey
- *Heartland* (1994), series, Actor
- *Heartbreak High* (1994), series, as Vic Morris
- *Blackfellas* (1993), as Percy
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Actor
- *Clowning Around 2* (1993), as Jack Merrick
- *Mr. Electric* (1993), as Bill
- *Oondamooroo* (1992), as Ernie Dingo
- *Mr Neal Is Entitled to Be an Agitator* (1991), as Mr. Neal
- *Clowning Around* (1991), as Jack Merrick
- *Clowning Around* (1991), series, as Jack Merrick
- *Until the End of the World* (1991), as Burt
- *The Saint: Fear in Fun Park* (1989), as Tour Guide
- *Fast Forward* (1989), series, Actor
- *Dolphin Cove* (1989), series, Actor
- *Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller* (1988), as Dave
- *Tudawali* (1988), as Robert Tudawali
- *Crocodile Dundee II* (1988), as Charlie — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/crocodile-dundee-ii.md)
- *The Dirtwater Dynasty* (1988), series, as Billy senior / Billy / Kadaicha Man
- *A Waltz Through the Hills* (1988), as Frank Smith
- *Rafferty's Rules* (1987), series, as Wayne Williams
- *The Fringe Dwellers* (1986), as Phil
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Eric
- *The Blue Lightning* (1986), as Pekeri
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Neil
- *Outback Wildlife Rescue*, series, Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Member of the Order of Australia 1990: Member of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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