He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won a Golden Globe award for his performance as outback adventurer Michael `` Crocodile '' Dundee in '' `` Crocodile '' Dundee '' ( 1986 ) , the first in the Dundee series film franchise .
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won a Golden Globe award for his performance as Michael `` Crocodile '' Dundee in '' `` Crocodile '' Dundee '' ( 1986 ) .