Rod Ansell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian bushman who inspired the "Crocodile" Dundee films
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Place of Birth: Murgon, Queensland, Australia
About Rod Ansell
- Rodney William Ansell (1 October 1954 – 3 August 1999) was an Australian cattle grazier and a buffalo hunter.
- Described to be from "the bush", Ansell became famous in 1977 after he was stranded in extremely remote country in the Northern Territory, and the story of his survival for 56 days with limited supplies became news headlines around the world.
- Consequently, he served as the inspiration for Paul Hogan's character in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee.
- In 1999, he was killed in a police shootout.
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