Chopper Read |Australia's most notorious criminal met Hector | Hector Classics

'He's a f**king nutcase' is how Chopper Read described Hector after meeting him. Mark 'Chopper' Read, served time after being convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, arson, impersonating a police officer, assault and attempted murder. He was sentenced to 13 years in jail for attempting to kidnap a County Court judge at gunpoint. In 2006 he showed Hector the art he was working on and gave him a tour of Melbourne.
His life was immortalised in the film Chopper and In the history of criminal Melbourne, no single word has ever imparted as much fear as Chopper. For the bulk of his career, Mr. Read was what is known as a headhunter, robbing and extorting fellow criminals. He says he lived by a moral code that precluded abusing or stealing from civilians.

[@zenthomas9180]

Great stuff Hector meeting Chopper, don’t forget back in the 1970s Pentridge Prison was notorious & H Division was the worst part of it & have no doubt that Chopper ran H Division, a real old school criminal & a hard tough man was Chopper......Rest in peace Big Mark🙏🏻

[@justinparkerthewildwolf6394]

Good old chopper, its a shame he's not around now days

[@anthonylynch4737]

Brilliant Legend .Bana portrayed him perfect in the film..

[@TheAlmightyClipse]

"Brisbane is full of idiots" - no truer words have been said. I'm a Melbournian born and bred and I've been up here since the end of 2016, so 7 years or so and he's on the money.

[@JohnMcMahon.]

When Chopper Read calls you a Nutcase. 🤣

[@ianmulhall768]

Surprised he wasn't selling the fresh air outside

[@HectorIRL]

😂

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Hahaha.....I'm predicting that when the Labor party gets back into Federal Govt they'll bring in a Oxygen Tax!

[@trship6274]

Prophetic words. Maybe not oxygen yet, but everyone’s futures for sure.

[@MrPaulwaters]

BRILLIANT 😂😂😎😎

[@baka120y4]

Nice one Hector!

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Oh jesus, I miss Mr Chopper Read. He possesed a unique and enjoyable type of humour. Direct and no shit just apt descriptions and you knew where you stood with him. And he's right about NSW, kick the bastards out of the Federation (which us Victorians created) and never let the low lifes back.

[@JoeyDavies777]

Don’t use Christ’s name in vain you filthy maggot

[@GRACEORT]

He’s definitely a likeable Rogue. Love watching him too. Over here in England there was a very similar guy by the name of Paul Sykes (Sykesy) from Wakefield. Often referred to as the Hardest Prisoner in the U.K. back in the 70s/80s. If you haven’t heard of him search him on KZbin. You’ll be hooked

[@jacintaedwards1123]

@@GRACEORT Hahaha......Yeah I don't care whether people labeled Chopper in a bad way, I know which side he was on. And Paul Sykes? I will googlehim now. Interesting. And the Cray brothers too. 👌

[@jacintaedwards1123]

@@GRACEORT He was a debt collector also. And they are making a movie about him. Its sad when people spend so much of their life in prison then die in hospital. not much freedom.

[@THEGLORYRISING]

victoria named a queen with your aerial ping pong in tight shorts and singlets. chopper was raised in sydney, NSW, where there's real sport and real footy

[@lukechapman8359]

I agree with chop on the Guinness

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

Guinness is just well marketed and that's all. One of the lower end stouts out there.

[@DublinDan]

​@@TheTwoFingeredBulldog nah Guinness is lovely.Yoy get a great pints in certain pubs in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

[@sambhavanshivan5457]

Mark read is a true gentleman he eliminated all the bad guys that's what he did

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Yes, And I'm thankful for that. only thing is he forget about the 1.3 million morons in adelaide...........too big a job! lol

[@gailday3781]

❤️

[@Skye-md5pt]

If talking was a crime Mark Read would have had thousands and thousands of convictions.

[@mikegleed5842]

What I do is legal but what I get away with is criminal! 😂👌

[@Eggnoodlesandketchup3]

Chopper liked the interviewer

[@katieb8511]

Gold 🤣💜💜

[@acmlsrtvxacmlsrtvx3059]

Gold gold gold "

[@Jesse-B]

Chopper was honest to a fault and had the heart to back it up, the crime and punishment industry fears that. Good to hear the mother tongue being spoken in Melbourne old son, me granddad was born in Tipperary, but the only thing I remember is slainte.

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Oh yeah I agree. That Hector guy suprised me when I first watched the video, I recognised that it was Gaelic or Celtic. My ancestors were from Scotland, Wales and Ireland.......The Campbells (McDuffs), The Newtons and the Carricks so I am full Celtic and very proud of it. There are so many Irish people living in Melbourne and they seem to love it. My parents were into those old songs like Tipperary and other war time tunes. I'll have to find out more about this Hector fellow, he seems like a good bloke!

[@shaynewest8757]

The guy was a complete bullshit artist

[@gailday3781]

🍀❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

[@craigkaschan4822]

They screwed him on the movie. He didn’t get an invite to the premiere because he would have called them out on all the stuff he didn’t do.

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Hahahahaha..........yeqh probably right. aside from the violent incidents that took place the man himself I found interesting, uncomplicated, entertaining and quite clever. I wish he was still with us. I loved his humour. R.I.P Mr Read.

[@shaynewest8757]

He wrote a heap of books about shit he didnt do.

[@jacintaedwards1123]

@@shaynewest8757 How do you know he didn't do them? How do we really know anyone? I still liked him because he was unique, direct and a Victorian. so all good!

[@jacintaedwards1123]

@@shaynewest8757 I have a copy of 'Chopper 9 1/2 The Popcorn Gangster' . I enjoyed it.

[@shaynewest8757]

@@jacintaedwards1123 How do I know? He s admitted that 90% of his crime stories are made up or exaggerated, honestly how naive are you?

[@Tor010]

Im stoned....what language is this?

[@afc2285]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Irish

[@gailday3781]

The Guinness in Australia was the worst hangover 👍🌙🍀➕🔫🥊😀❤️

[@jacintaedwards1123]

Actually I have a Guinness Extra Stout (Aust version) every couple of weeks and I don't mind it. Anythings better than Coopers Stout!

[@gailday3781]

🌙🍀🇮🇪🥊🌙🍀➕👍

[@paddyd8936]

I don’t know why , I like him , grew my movember like his moustache, people asked my why ? I said cause it’s like chopper read’s , they couldn’t understand why I’d do that cause he was dangerous, maybe he was ! I was drinking in the Leinster arms in maynooth since I was 14 , anyone could get in , was great crac !

[@Guillermo_Carratero]

What language is this ffs?

[@DublinDan]

Irish

[@isntimportant]

C'mon - you're messing with me. This isn't a real language this guy with the bad hair is speaking at the start!

[@JoeyDavies777]

He was a liar

[@jacintaedwards1123]

And you knew him well? I doubt it!

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good bloody yarn

[@djizzah]

exaggerator perhaps, theres a difference

[@Skye-md5pt]

I knew him very well I spent time with him in Turana and Pentridge I knew him when he was playing god to teeny bobbers. He was a liar and couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. As for the killings he claimed to have done they were wet dreams he was a liar but he was good at that but then he was a lousy criminal so he made a living out of stories that nobody could prove were lies. Which is clever to a point because if Mark claimed I shot so and so the guy who did do the shooting isn't go to call him out on it. Mark was a give up he would lag anyone to the filth that is why nobody in their right mind would tell him the time of day. I don't want to upset any ones hero worship but he was all talk no action. Still I give him some kudos as he had the media and others eating out of his hand and he made a living out of it and looked after his missus and his son.

[@Daniel26448]

Chopper had balls of steel & wasn't scared of anyone in his prime.Fact.