Acting
John Meillon
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
1 May 1934
Died
11 August 1989 (aged 55)
Birthplace
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
Filmography
Tripe
1989
Tripe
as Father
Crocodile Dundee II
as Walter Reilly
Outback Bound
as Nobby
The Everlasting Secret Family
as The Judge
Bullseye
as Merritt
Crocodile Dundee
as Walter Reilly
Frenchman's Farm
as Bill Dolan
The Blue Lightning
as Dr. William Giles
King Solomon's Mines
as Captain John Good (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos
The Dunera Boys
as Brig. Templeton
The Wild Duck
as Old Ackland
The Camel Boy
as (voice)
Heatwave
as Freddy Dwyer
Shimmering Light
as Eric Stuart
The Picture Show Man
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym
Born to Run
as Delaney
The Fourth Wish
as Casey
Sidecar Racers
as Ocker
Ride a Wild Pony
as Charles E. Quayle
Inn of the Damned
as George Parr
The Dove
as Tim
Wake in Fright
as Charlie
Walkabout
as Man
They're a Weird Mob
as Dennis
Dead Man's Chest
as Johnnie Gordon
Sucker Bait
as Dr. Sheffield
633 Squadron
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
Guns at Batasi
as Aussie
Cairo
as willy
The Running Man
as Jim Jerome
Billy Budd
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
The Valiant
as Bedford
Death Trap
as Ross Williams
The Longest Day
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Offbeat
as Johnny Hemick
Watch It, Sailor!
as Albert Tufnell
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pte. Smith
The Sundowners
as Bluey Brown
On the Beach
as Ralph Swain