Jimmy Little
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1937
- Died
- April 2, 2012
- Movies
- 9
Description taken from English Wikipedia.
James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 1937 – 2 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales.
Little started his professional career in 1951, as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, which spanned six decades. For many years he was the main Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene. His music was influenced by Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and American country music artist Jim Reeves. His gospel song "Royal Telephone" (1963) sold over 75,000 copies, and his most popular album, Messenger, peaked at No. 26 in 1999 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1999 | Somewhere in the Darkness | The Bushman |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Peter |
| 1990 | Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy | Singer |
| 1961 | Shadow of the Boomerang | Johnny |
| 1956 | Fright | Joe the Bartender |
| 1953 | Taxi | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Sleeping City | Police Det. Travers (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Eadie Was a Lady | Jim Tuttle |
| 1944 | Hey, Rookie | Bert Pfeiffer |
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