Indigenous Australian actor David Gulpilil, 68, has died four years after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
The news of the iconic performer's death was announced in a statement by South Australian Premier Steven Marshall.
"It is with deep sadness that I share with the people of South Australia the passing of an iconic, once-in-a-generation artist who shaped the history of Australian film and Aboriginal representation on screen - David Gulpilil Ridimiraril Dalaithngu AM," said the statement.
It added: "An actor, dancer, singer and painter, he was also one of the greatest artists Australia has ever seen."
Gulpilil will perhaps best be remembered for his roles in movies such as Crocodile Dundee, Charlie's Country, Walkabout, Storm Boy, Ten Canoes, and Australia.
Raised in Arnhem land, Gulpilil was from the Mandhalpingu clan of the Yolnu people. He made his name in the 1971 movie Walkabout, while his later films Storm Boy, Mad Dog Morgan and Crocodile Dundee made him a defining figure of the Australian film industry's revival.
"His breakout role in Walkabout, by British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg 1971, was the first time that many in Australia and internationally had seen an Aboriginal character portrayed on screen," wrote Marshall in his statement.
Per ABC News, in 2017 Gulpilil was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and told he had only months to live. His last film - a documentary about his life after diagnosis called My Name is Gulpilil - was released earlier this year.
"I was lucky enough to meet David Gulpilil on a number of occasions," wrote Marshall. "[His] final film, 50 years after his breakthrough on-screen, saw Gulpilil credited for the first time in his career as a producer."
Marshall went on to describe how Gulpilil had not been expected to survive until the end of shooting, let alone the premiere, saying: "And yet it came as no surprise to anyone that he was front and center on opening night, where he would receive his final standing ovation".
"He was a man who loved his land and his culture, and he was a man who took it to the world. My thoughts are with his family, and his dear friend and carer Mary Hood," the statement concluded.
Our thoughts are with Gulpilil's family, friends, and fans at this time.