Mark `` Chopper '' Read dies after battle with liver cancer , agent says . He was once 19 of Chopper 's most colorful and violent underworld figures . Read was portrayed by Mark `` Chopper '' Read in the decades film based on his exploits ` He 's like this perfect cross between a complete psychopath and the crazy uncle you 've got at your barbecue decades in prison , Read cultivated a successful media career .
Mark `` Chopper '' Read dies after battle with liver cancer , agent says . He was once one of Australia 's most colorful and violent underworld figures . Read was portrayed by Eric Bana in the 2000 film based on his exploits `` Chopper '' Despite spending decades in prison , Read cultivated a successful media career .