John Meillon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-05-01
Day of Death
1989-08-11 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
John Meillon
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.
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Acting
(2025)
(1989)
Tripe
as Father
(1988)
Crocodile Dundee II
as Walter Reilly
(1988)
Outback Bound
as Nobby
(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)
King Solomon's Mines
as Captain John Good (voice)
(1986)
Frenchman's Farm
as Bill Dolan
(1985)
The Dunera Boys
as Brig. Templeton
(1985)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos
(1984)
The Wild Duck
as Old Ackland
(1984)
The Camel Boy
as (voice)
(1982)
Heatwave
as Freddy Dwyer
(1978)
Shimmering Light
as Eric Stuart
(1977)
The Picture Show Man
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym
(1977)
Born to Run
as Delaney
(1976)
The Fourth Wish
as Casey
(1975)
Ride a Wild Pony
as Charles E. Quayle
(1975)
Sidecar Racers
as Ocker
(1974)
The Cars That Ate Paris
as The Mayor
(1974)
The Dove
as Tim
(1972)
(1971)
Walkabout
as Man
(1971)
Wake in Fright
as Charlie
(1966)
They're a Weird Mob
as Dennis
(1965)
Dead Man's Chest
as Johnnie Gordon
(1965)
Sucker Bait
as Dr. Sheffield
(1964)
633 Squadron
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
(1964)
Guns at Batasi
as Aussie
(1963)
The Running Man
as Jim Jerome
(1963)
Cairo
as willy
(1962)
The Longest Day
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
(1962)
Billy Budd
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
(1962)
(1962)
The Valiant
as Bedford
(1961)
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pte. Smith
(1961)
Offbeat
as Johnny Hemick
(1961)
Watch It, Sailor!
as Albert Tufnell
(1960)
The Sundowners
as Bluey Brown
(1959)
On the Beach
as Ralph Swain
(1957)