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Serpentorslair Staff · December 26, 2024

Farewell to Burt: The Iconic Crocodile Dundee Star and Wildlife Ambassador

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Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everybody. Burt, the renowned saltwater crocodile who gained international fame for his role in the 1986 film “Crocodile Dundee”, has died at the age of 90. He passed away peacefully over the weekend at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia, where he had resided since 2008. Captured in the 1980s from the Reynolds River in Australia’s Northern Territory, Burt was named after actor Burt Reynolds. His brief yet memorable appearance in Crocodile Dundee—where he lunged from the water in a scene with actress Linda Kozlowski—left a…