Ernest Ashley Dingo est un acteur australien d'origine aborigène, né le 31 juillet 1956 à Murchison (Australie-Occidentale). Il est de la tribu Wiradjuri.

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Ernie Dingo married Sally Butler, then a sales representative for 2Day FM, in 1989. Dingo discovered in 2004 that he had a daughter, named Zoe, from a brief relationship before his marriage. He also has a daughter called Alyssa Wallwork and his wife also raised another grandchild Jurra, as well as their 16-year-old adopted daughter Wilara. In his appearance on Family Confidential Dingo revealed that Wilara's father was another aboriginal actor who was related to him. Sally Dingo has authored two books about her husband and family, 2000's Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids and Dingo, The Story of our Mob in 1997. They live in the suburb of Warrandyte, 24 kilometres northeast of Melbourne.

Dingo is a prominent supporter of Australian rules football, and in particular the Australian Football League's West Coast Eagles & he sings their team song before every home game. He was on the selection committee for the Indigenous Team of the Century.