John Meillon
43 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1934
- Died
- Aug 11, 1989 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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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.
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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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John Meillon: movies and TV shows
Acting (64)
- 2005 Over There · TV
- 1989 Tripe
as Father
- 1988 Outback Bound
as Nobby
- 1988 Crocodile Dundee II
as Walter Reilly
- 1988 The Everlasting Secret Family
as The Judge
- 1987 Bullseye
as Merritt
- 1986 Crocodile Dundee
as Walter Reilly
- 1986 The Blue Lightning
as Dr. William Giles
- 1986 Frenchman's Farm
as Bill Dolan
- 1986 King Solomon's Mines
as Captain John Good (voice)
- 1985 The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos
- 1985 The Dunera Boys
as Brig. Templeton
- 1984 The Camel Boy
as (voice)
- 1984 The Wild Duck
as Old Ackland
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982 Heatwave
as Freddy Dwyer
- 1980
- 1978 Shimmering Light
as Eric Stuart
- 1978
- 1977 Born to Run
as Delaney
- 1977 The Picture Show Man
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym
- 1976 The Fourth Wish
as Casey
- 1975 Inn of the Damned
as George Parr
- 1975 Ride a Wild Pony
as Charles E. Quayle
- 1975 Sidecar Racers
as Ocker
- 1974 The Cars That Ate Paris
as Mayor
- 1974 The Dove
as Tim
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971 Wake in Fright
as Charlie
- 1971 Walkabout
as Man
- 1969
- 1968
- 1966
- 1966 They're a Weird Mob
as Dennis
- 1965 Sucker Bait
as Dr. Sheffield
- 1965 Dead Man's Chest
as Johnnie Gordon
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964 Guns at Batasi
as Aussie
- 1964 633 Squadron
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
- 1963 The Running Man
as Jim Jerome
- 1963 Cairo
as willy
- 1962 Billy Budd
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
- 1962 Death Trap
as Ross Williams
- 1962
- 1962 The Longest Day
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
- 1962 The Valiant
as Bedford
- 1961
- 1961 Watch It, Sailor!
as Albert Tufnell
- 1961
- 1961 The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pte. Smith
- 1961 Offbeat
as Johnny Hemick
- 1960 The Sundowners
as Bluey Brown
- 1960
- 1959 On the Beach
as Ralph Swain
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1957
- 1956
- 1954
Talk shows and appearances (1)
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