Gary Foley

Gary Foley

Australian activist (1950–)

Gary Edward Foley is an Aboriginal Australian activist of the Gumbaynggirr people, academic, writer and actor. He is best known for his role in establishing the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra in 1972 and for establishing an Aboriginal Legal Service in Redfern in the 1970s. He also co-wrote and acted in the first Indigenous Australian stage production, Basically Black.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 1 film (1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1977 Backroads Phillip Noyce 60 min