Fans have mourned the death of Burt the crocodile in the 1986 blockbuster Crocodile Dundee.
Burt, the 5.1-metre 700kg monster crocodile from the comedy adventure film, who starred alongside Paul Hogan, died in captivity in Darwin.
He was thought to have been over 90 years old.
Crocosaurus Cove, a crocodile herpetarium and aquarium attraction which had kept Burt in captivity since 2008, announced the reptile’s death on Monday.
‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Burt, the iconic saltwater crocodile and star of the Australian classic Crocodile Dundee,’ the facility posted on its Facebook page.
‘Burt passed away peacefully over the weekend, estimated to be over 90 years old, marking the end of an incredible era.’
Crocosaurus Cove plans to honour Burt’s legacy with a commemorative sign at the attraction.
But which of Burt’s co-stars have outlived him? And where are they now?
Crocosaurus Cove, the facility where the reptile lived in captivity since 2008, announced Burt’s death on Monday
Crocosaurus Cove, the facility where the reptile lived in captivity since 2008, announced Burt’s death on Monday
Paul Hogan
Before becoming the star of Crocodile Dundee, Paul made his name in the talent show New Faces, performing as a tapdancing knife thrower.
The reclusive 85-year-old has been married three times – including to his co-star Linda Kozlowski until 2014.
Hogan was also married twice to Nolene Edwards, the mother of five of his children. When they split it was described as Australia’s ugliest celebrity divorce.
The couple could be set for a reunion next year, when a 4K Encore Cut of the movie hits theatres.
In 2003, Hogan was investigated for tax evasion and fraud for seven years before he was finally cleared.
He claims he still gets questioned by fans over whether he spent time behind bars.
Paul Hogan, 85, who starred as Mick Dundee in the instant classic, pictured in 2024
Paul shares Chance, his youngest child, with with ex-wife and former co-star Linda Kozlowski. All pictured in 2013
Speaking in 2014, he said: ‘Some people still say, ‘I thought you went to jail, Hoges’,’ he said in a live cross from Cairns, Queensland to the show. ‘No, I didn’t go to jail, I wasn’t ever charged!’
‘I was investigated for like five or six years by the crime commission, the tax office, the IRS in America, the FBI and after five or six years they said: ‘Urgh we won’t be charging you, we’ve got nothing,”
Making light of the matter, he joked: ‘Just take my word for it, I did them like a dinner!’
Paul keeps a low profile, but two years ago was seen in a rare public appearance after an angry note was left to homeless people camping outside his mansion in Venice, Los Angeles, The Sun reported.
The letter, which the actor denied writing, was pinned to the gates of the £2.86million pad and read: ‘THIS IS MY HOME NOT YOURS.’
Linda Kozlowski
In the movie, Linda’s character Sue Charlton was a reporter tasked with writing a profile about Mick Dundee, before she unexpectedly falls in love with him.
In remarkably simialr circumstances, the two fell in love on set of the iconic film while Hogan – 19 years Kozlowski’s senior – was still married to wife Noelene Edwards.
Kozlowski became a top box office star after making a major splash in the hit 1986 film Crocodile Dundee alongside her ex-husband Paul Hogan, now 85
Linda Kozlowski appears to be enjoying a more low-key lifestyle nearly 25 years after leaving Hollywood for good
The couple wed in 1990, welcomed son Chance eight years later, and divorced in 2014.
Chance, now 26, is currently living with his father in Venice, California. Chance is no stranger to scandal – after all, his parents’ relationship was one of the biggest tabloid stories of the late 1980s.
Last month Hogan was reported to be ‘worried sick’ about his son after concerning photos continue to emerge of his youngest child.
Chance was recently spotted looking disheveled as he loitered in a back alley close to his father’s lavish Venice Beach home.
His online behavior has also become more erratic, sparking further concerns.
He recently shared a bizarre video of himself ominously claiming something is about to ‘begin’ as he bared his inflamed gums to the camera.
Linda’s won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Crocodile Dundee, but after that, she struggled to land big parts and quit acting to be a mother.
She now lives a serene life in bucolic Ojai, California, alongside her second husband, Moulay Hafid Baba, and their four-year-old Golden Retriever, Thaddeus.
Steve Rackman
Steve Rackham (right, as a gym manager later in life) was not an actor by trade but was instead one of Australia’s most famous pro-wrestler, ‘Crusher’
Before his appearance as ‘Donk’, Steve Rackman was a wrestler who used the name ‘Crusher’, and famously fought Andre the Giant before a 10,000-strong crowd.
Having appeared in dozens of ads and several films, he was cast in Crocodile Dundee when his agent answered a call saying ‘send me a tape or show reel and your CV of the ugliest, loud mouthed, mongrel looking wrestlers’.
‘Before I knew it, I was in all the movies. I was either perfect for the role, or just plain lucky,’ he said years later.
After appearing in three Crocodile Dundee films, Rackman stepped away from the limelight and opened several gyms, which he sold to retire in 2010.
David Gulpilil
Indigenous actor and artist David Gulpilil suffered financial hardship in the years before his death, after giving away most of his money to members of his family and the community.
Generous: Despite starring in iconic Australian films such as Storm Boy, Ten Canoes, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Crocodile Dundee and The Tracker, Gulpilil was never a wealthy man because he would often donate his earnings to others. Pictured: Gulpilil and his wife, Miriam Ashley
Gulpilil won global fame for his performance in Crocodile Dundee, but was a suprising star of the screen due to his upbringing.
He was raised with the Yolngu people in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, away from western influence.
As an actor he appeared in iconic Australian films like Storm Boy, Charlie’s Country, Ten Canoes, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and The Tracker.
But it was a small role as Neville Bell in Crocodile Dundee that earned him fans around the world for his memorable scene opposite Paul Hogan in the 1986 classic.
Despite his success, Gulpilil was never a wealthy man because he would often donate his earnings to others.
The multi-talented performer was immortalised in an Archibald Prize-winning portrait in 2004 and once danced for Queen Elizabeth at the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973.
However, drinking took a toll on Gulpilil in the last decade of his life.
Gulpilil was sentenced to a year in jail in 2011 after breaking his wife Miriam Ashley’s arm with a broom in a drunken fight.
In 2006, he was charged with carrying an offensive weapon after drawing a machete during an altercation but was later cleared as the blade was deemed useful for cultural purposes.
Gulpilil was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2017. He died four years later aged 68.
Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson appearing on Dancing With The Stars on US TV earlier this year
VelJohnson played the limo driver Gus in Crocodile Dundee and is also known for appearances in two Die Hard films, Turner & Hooch, That’s So Raven and Family Matters.
The personal life of the 72-year-old is not well known, he is not known to have ever married or have any children.
In 2017, a website falsely claimed he had died of a heart attack in an internet death hoax.
This year, he appeared on Dancing With The Stars – The US version of Strictly Come Dancing.
He was eliminated in the show’s second week.
John Meillon
John Meillon’s role as Mick’s business partner was among his last in a illustrious 30-year career before he died in 1989 of liver cirrhosis aged 55
While most of Crocodile Dundee’s stars were at the beginning of their careers, Meillon’s roles as Mick’s business partner in both the film and its sequel were among his last.
The well-known Australian star had an illustrious 30-year career behind him as a prolific character actor, most notably in My Name’s McGooley, What’s Yours?
He had appeared in radio plays since he was a boy, toured with Shakespeare companies and even received an OBE for services to theatre in the Queen’s honours list in 1979.
Meillon died of liver cirrhosis in 1989 aged 55.
Mark Blum
American actor Mark Blum scored one of his early roles playing Sue’s editor and love interest back in the U.S. and went on to have a productive TV career
The American actor scored one of his early roles playing Sue’s editor and love interest back in the U.S.
He went on to have a productive TV career, playing a journalist again soon after in Capital News and then had guest star roles on dozens of major TV shows, with consistent work over three decades.
He also starred in numerous Broadway plays, including in Gore Vidal’s The Best Men in two runs more than a decade apart.
Mark died from complications related to coronavirus in 2020 at the age of 69.
Caitlin Clarke
The actress who played Simone, a friendly sex worker in Crocodile Dundee ,had enjoyed her breakthrough role as Valerian in the film Dragonslayer just a year earlier.
In the 1990s she returned to the theatre and starred in Titanic: The Musical on Broadway.
Clarke was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2000, she moved home to Pittsburgh where she taught theatre at the university until her sad death in 2004 at the age of 52.
John Snyder
John Snyder’s (right in 2013) scene-stealing role was among the prolific American actor’s first screen appearances before he launched a successful TV career
Snyder has now carved out a profitable niche as a voiceover artist, providing English dubs to Japanese animation series and movies.
The scene-stealing role was among the prolific American actor’s first screen appearances before he launched a successful TV career.
After a decade as a guest star in numerous U.S. TV shows, he carved out a profitable niche as a voiceover artist, providing English dubs to Japanese animation series and movies.
He also lent his voice to a dozen video games and popped up in various stage plays.
