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person_profile-John Meillon

John Meillon Died at age: 55

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Meillon

Date of Birth:

May 01, 1934

Country of birth:

Australia

Died:

Aug 11, 1989

Biography of

John Meillon

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    John Meillon  (1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989) was an legendary Australian actor, most widely known outside Australia for his role as Walter Reilly in the films Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee II. He also voiced Victoria Bitter beer commercials until his death.

    Meillon was born in Mosman, Sydney. He began his acting career at the age of eleven in the ABC's radio serial "Stumpy", and made his first stage appearance the following year. He joined the Shakespeare Touring Company when he was sixteen. Like many actors of his generation from 1959 to 1965 he worked in England.

    He had a recurring role in the TV series My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?. He featured in two episodes of "Skippy" in 1968 and 1969 appearing as "Nimble Norris". In 1976 he won the AFI Award for Best Actor for his role of 'Casey' in the film The Fourth Wish (1976).

    With his rich baritone, Meillon was used extensively in voice over work- the most famous being his work as the "you can get it any old how" Victoria Bitter narrator.

    He married Australian actress June Salter in 1958. They were divorced in 1971. They had one son, John Meillon, Jr. He then married actress Bunny Gibson ("Rita the Eta Eater") on 5 April 1972: they also had a son.

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Filmography of

John Meillon

Found 38 Movies in total

Outback Bound

Nobby ( Actor )

... 1988

Crocodile Dundee II

Walter Reilly ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1988

Bullseye

Merritt ( Actor )

... 1987

Crocodile Dundee

Walter Reilly ( Actor )

... 1986

The Blue Lightning

Dr. William Giles ( Actor )

... 1986

Frenchman's Farm

Bill Dolan ( Actor )

... 1986

King Solomon's Mines

Captain John Good (voice) ( Actor )

... 1986

The Man in the Iron Mask

Porthos ( Actor )

... 1985

The Dunera Boys

Brig. Templeton ( Actor )

... 1985

The Camel Boy

(voice) ( Actor )

... 1984

The Wild Duck

Old Ackland ( Actor )

... 1984

The Dismissal

Sir John Kerr ( Actor )

... 1983

... 1982

The Picture Show Man

Maurice 'Pop' Pym ( Actor )

... 1977

The Fourth Wish

Casey ( Actor )

... 1976

Ride a Wild Pony

Charles E. Quayle ( Actor )

... 1975

Sidecar Racers

Ocker ( Actor )

... 1975

The Cars That Ate Paris

The Mayor ( Actor )

... 1974

The Dove

Tim ( Actor )

... 1974

... 1972

Wake in Fright

Charlie ( Actor )

... 1971

Walkabout

Man ( Actor )

... 1971

They're a Weird Mob

Dennis ( Actor )

... 1966

Dead Man's Chest

Johnnie Gordon ( Actor )

... 1965

Guns at Batasi

Aussie ( Actor )

... 1964

633 Squadron

Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand ( Actor )

... 1964

The Running Man

Jim Jerome ( Actor )

... 1963

Cairo

willy ( Actor )

... 1963

Billy Budd

Neil Kincaid, Maintopman ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1962

The Longest Day

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

The Valiant

Bedford ( Actor )

... 1962

Watch It, Sailor!

Albert Tufnell ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

Offbeat

Johnny Hemick ( Actor )

... 1961

The Sundowners

Bluey Brown ( Actor )

... 1960

On the Beach

Ralph Swain ( Actor )

... 1959