Steve Rackman | |
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Born | United Kingdom |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name | Steve 'Crusher' Rackman |
Steve Rackman is an English-born Australian actor and professional wrestler, best known for his role as Donk in the film Crocodile Dundee . In his professional wrestling career, he wrestled under the ring name of Steve "Crusher" Rackman. Rackman was born in the United Kingdom, and worked as a doorman before he became a professional wrestler. He migrated to Australia in his teens, where he wrestled for World Championship Wrestling (Australia) on the channel Nine Network from 1973 to 1978. [1] [2]
Rackman was a wrestler first, in the 1970s, featuring alongside André the Giant for a number of years before moving into acting. [3]
He was in The Last of the Knucklemen in 1979, Turkey Shoot in 1982, and a string of other movies across the years.
Rackman played the role of Donk three times in the Crocodile Dundee movies – Crocodile Dundee , Crocodile Dundee II and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles .[ citation needed ]