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John Meillon
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John Meillon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-05-01,Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gender
Male
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Meillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

7.3

Billy Budd
1962-11-12

They're a Weird Mob

6.019

They're a Weird Mob
1966-08-18

7.2

Wake in Fright
1971-07-21

5

Sidecar Racers
1975-04-30

Crocodile Dundee II

5.9

Crocodile Dundee II
1988-05-19

Crocodile Dundee

6.447

Crocodile Dundee
1986-09-26

7.307

Walkabout
1971-07-01

The Picture Show Man

6.545

The Picture Show Man
1977-05-05

6.176

633 Squadron
1964-04-06

The Cars That Ate Paris

5.548

The Cars That Ate Paris
1974-10-10

5.208

Heatwave
1982-03-08

Ride a Wild Pony

6.577

Ride a Wild Pony
1975-11-02

6.2

Offbeat
1961-01-01

6.682

The Dove
1974-06-16

Frenchman's Farm

6

Frenchman's Farm
1986-02-17

7

The Wild Duck
1984-03-05

5.375

The Camel Boy
1984-05-08

0

Rope
1957-08-21

6

Sunstruck
1972-12-22

8.333

The Valiant
1962-06-13

The Fourth Wish

10

The Fourth Wish
1976-07-16

9

Bullseye
1987-06-01

7.117

Guns at Batasi
1964-10-30

Shimmering Light

9

Shimmering Light
1978-12-12

6.753

The Sundowners
1960-12-08

Dead Man's Chest

6

Dead Man's Chest
1965-10-27

6.5

Death Trap
1962-10-01

5.5

Outback Bound
1988-10-11

The Blue Lightning

6.667

The Blue Lightning
1986-05-07

9

Sucker Bait
1965-11-15

10

Tripe
1989-01-28

6.676

On the Beach
1959-12-17

King Solomon's Mines

6

King Solomon's Mines
1986-01-01

The Man in the Iron Mask

6

The Man in the Iron Mask
1985-12-31

The Dunera Boys

7.3

The Dunera Boys
1985-10-03

5.111

Cairo
1963-07-17

The Everlasting Secret Family

5

The Everlasting Secret Family
1988-03-10

Watch It, Sailor!

7

Watch It, Sailor!
1961-08-14

The Longest Day

7.6

The Longest Day
1962-09-25

The Long and the Short and the Tall

6.9

The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961-02-28

8

Born to Run
1977-10-13

The Running Man

6.7

The Running Man
1963-10-01

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

7.8

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025-03-27

Inn of the Damned

4.375

Inn of the Damned
1975-11-13

6

The Evil Touch
1973-06-19

6.667

Over There
2005-11-13

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?

8

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
1966-09-01

One Step Beyond

5.667

One Step Beyond
1959-01-20

No Hiding Place

4.75

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

7.182

The Third Man
1959-10-02

9

Riptide
1969-02-06

Scales of Justice

7

Scales of Justice
1983-09-20

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The Troubleshooters

7.333

The Troubleshooters
1965-07-07

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Father, Dear Father

7

Father, Dear Father
1978-06-25

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

6

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968-02-05

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

6

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968-02-05

7

The Dismissal
1983-03-06

Man of the World

7.2

Man of the World
1962-09-29

0

Drama 61-67
1961-03-19

0

Drama 61-67
1961-03-19

Out of the Unknown

7.125

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

Armchair Mystery Theatre

9

Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960-06-05

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

7.5

Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959-03-01