Hogan's breakout role was that of "Mick" in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. He followed that role in 1988 with Crocodile Dundee II, and in 2001 with Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The character made him popular in the USA, with phrases like "You call that a knife? This is a knife!" entering the lexicon. Hogan was troubled that the character was perceived as a cross between Chuck Norris and John Rambo. He was offered roles along those lines which he turned down. He didn't like the violent aspect of those roles and was quite outspoken about this:
The movie scene is screaming out for the movie hero who doesn't kill 75 people... less of those commandos, terminators, ex-terminators and squashers. Mick's a good role model. There's no malice in the fellow and he's human. He's not a wimp or a sissy just because he doesn't kill people.
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