Mark "Chopper" Read

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Mark "Chopper" Read was a notorious Australian criminal and author whose violent exploits and darkly comic persona made him a prominent figure in Australian crime folklore.

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Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read 3
Mark "Chopper" Read canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian criminal
Australian writer
author
criminal
film
human
basedOn Chopper: From the Inside
causeOfDeath liver cancer
convictedOf armed robbery
assault
kidnapping
countryOfCitizenship Australia
countryOfOrigin Australia
dateOfBirth 1954-11-17
dateOfDeath 2013-10-09
describedAs notorious Australian criminal and author
ethnicity Australian
genre crime fiction
crime film
true crime
hasAdaptation Chopper
surface form: Chopper (2000 film)
hasChild Charlie Read
Roy Read
knownFor autobiographical crime books
darkly comic public persona
violent criminal activities
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Mark Brandon Read
nickname Chopper
notableEvent claimed involvement in multiple violent crimes
had parts of his ears cut off while in prison
spent many years in Victorian prisons
notableWork Chopper 2: Hits and Memories
Chopper
surface form: Chopper: From the Inside
occupation author
criminal
stand-up comedian
participatedIn Australian media interviews about crime
placeOfBirth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
placeOfDeath Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
portrayedBy Eric Bana
residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
spouse Margaret Cassar
Mary-Ann Hodge
subjectOf Australian crime folklore

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Eric Bana portrayed Mark "Chopper" Read
Andrew Dominik subjectOfFilm Mark "Chopper" Read
Chopper basedOn Mark "Chopper" Read
this entity surface form: Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Chopper mainSubject Mark "Chopper" Read
this entity surface form: Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
Chopper portrays Mark "Chopper" Read
this entity surface form: Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read