Gerry Skilton (born 12 March 1945) 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'' is a 1986 action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and American actress Linda Kozlowski as reporter Sue Charlton. Inspired by the true-life ex ...

'', ''

Crocodile Dundee II ''Crocodile Dundee II'' is a 1988 action comedy film and the second installment of the ''Crocodile Dundee'' film series. It is a sequel to '' Crocodile Dundee'' (1986) and was followed by ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (2001). Actors Pau ...

'', and ''

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (also known as ''Crocodile Dundee III'') is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. It is the sequel to '' Crocodile Dundee II'' (1988) and the third and final installm ...

''. With permission from

Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

, 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. Among other roles, Skilton played Wayne Churchill in the 1986 Australian mini-series ''

Cyclone Tracy Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small but developing easterly storm was or ...

'', 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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skilton, Gerry Living people Australian male film actors 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)