John Meillon

John Meillon

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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. 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

Acting

1988

1987

1987

1986

1986

The Blue Lightning
Movie

Dr. William Giles

1985

The Dunera Boys
Movie

Brig. Templeton

1984

1983

The Dismissal
Tv

Sir John Kerr

1982

Heatwave
Movie

Freddy Dwyer

1978

1978

Father, Dear Father
Tv

George Randall

1977

The Picture Show Man
Movie

Maurice 'Pop' Pym

1975

1975

Ride a Wild Pony
Movie

Charles E. Quayle

1973

1972

1965

Sucker Bait
Movie

Dr. Sheffield

1964

633 Squadron
Movie

Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand

1963

1963

1962

Billy Budd
Movie

Neil Kincaid, Maintopman

1962

Death Trap
Movie

Ross Williams

1962

The Longest Day
Movie

RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

1962

1961

1961

Offbeat
Movie

Johnny Hemick

1960

1959

1959

One Step Beyond
Tv

Henry Soames

Infos

Full Name
John Meillon
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
5/1/1934
Date of Death
8/11/1989