Gerry Skilton

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Gerry Skilton is an Australian actor, best known for playing the character Nugget in all three of the Crocodile Dundee series of films: Crocodile Dundee , Crocodile Dundee II , and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles . [1] With permission from Paul Hogan, he reprised the character in 2010 for a proposed outback-adventure reality series Nugget Gets A Life which he self-financed and had hoped to sell to a network. [2] [3]

Among other roles, Skilton played Wayne Churchill in the 1986 Australian mini-series Cyclone Tracy , Corporal Andy Crilley (the ship's cook) in the 1989 British/Australian mini-series The Heroes and Reggie Muddle in the 1996 Australian film Mr. Reliable . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gerry Skilton at IMDb [ better source needed ]
  2. Di Stanley (March 25, 2010). "Nugget strikes rich in Clermont". Central Queensland News. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. Jacquie Mackay (July 9, 2010). "Nugget's a gold digger". ABC Capricornia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 17, 2016.