<P> Paul Hogan , AM ( born 8 October 1939 ) is an Australian comedian , actor and television presenter . 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 outback adventurer Michael `` Crocodile '' Dundee in Crocodile Dundee ( 1986 ) , the first in the Dundee film franchise . </P>
who was the actor who played crocodile dundee
Paul Hogan , AM