John Meillon
Acting
Born: May 1, 1934 · Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: August 11, 1989 (aged 55)
Highest Rated
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
Known for
Crocodile Dundee
1986
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
The Longest Day
1962
Walkabout
1971
Wake in Fright
1971
On the Beach
1959
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974
Billy Budd
1962
633 Squadron
1964
The Sundowners
1960
The Running Man
1963
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Photos (1)
Movies (41)
Crocodile Dundee
Walter Reilly
The Longest Day
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Crocodile Dundee II
Walter Reilly
On the Beach
Ralph Swain
Walkabout
Man
Wake in Fright
Charlie
The Cars That Ate Paris
Mayor
The Running Man
Jim Jerome
633 Squadron
Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
Billy Budd
Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
The Sundowners
Bluey Brown
The Long and the Short and the Tall
Pte. Smith
They're a Weird Mob
Dennis
Guns at Batasi
Aussie
The Dove
Tim
Ride a Wild Pony
Charles E. Quayle
Inn of the Damned
George Parr
The Picture Show Man
Maurice 'Pop' Pym
The Blue Lightning
Dr. William Giles
The Valiant
Bedford
The Everlasting Secret Family
The Judge
Sidecar Racers
Ocker
The Wild Duck
Old Ackland
King Solomon's Mines
Captain John Good (voice)
Dead Man's Chest
Johnnie Gordon
Watch It, Sailor!
Albert Tufnell
The Man in the Iron Mask
Porthos
Heatwave
Freddy Dwyer
The Dunera Boys
Brig. Templeton
Sunstruck
1972
Cairo
willy
Shimmering Light
Eric Stuart
Bullseye
Merritt
Offbeat
Johnny Hemick
Frenchman's Farm
Bill Dolan
Born to Run
Delaney
Death Trap
Ross Williams
Sucker Bait
Dr. Sheffield
Outback Bound
Nobby
The Fourth Wish
Casey
The Camel Boy
(voice)
TV Shows (19)
One Step Beyond
Henry Soames · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
2 eps
The Troubleshooters
Conway · 1 eps
The Third Man
Bill · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Dr. Sheffield · 1 eps
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
'Nimble' Norris · 1 eps
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Nimble Norris · 1 eps
Over There
2005
The Wonderful World of Disney
Delaney · 2 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Johnnie Gordon · 1 eps
Man of the World
Major Teong · 1 eps
Riptide
Luke Russell · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Harry Hopkins · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Michael Beckford · 1 eps
The Evil Touch
1 eps
Father, Dear Father
George Randall · 1 eps
The Dismissal
Sir John Kerr · 3 eps
Timelapse
Premier Dakin · 12 eps
Scales of Justice
Barnes · 3 eps
