
John Meillon
Known for ActingBorn 1934-05-01Died 1989-08-11Mosman, 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 WikipediaRead more
Movies & web series
Tripe
★ 10.0View details →
Tripe
1989 · Movie
★ 10.0View details →
The Fourth Wish
1976 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Bullseye
1987 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Shimmering Light
1978 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Riptide
1969 · Series
★ 9.0View details →
Sucker Bait
1965 · Movie
Armchair Mystery Theatre
★ 9.0View details →
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
★ 7.8View details →
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025 · Movie
★ 8.3View details →
The Valiant
1962 · Movie
★ 8.0View details →
Born to Run
1977 · Movie
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
★ 8.0View details →
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
1966 · Series
★ 7.9View details →
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
★ 7.6View details →
The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
The Dunera Boys
1985 · Movie
★ 7.5View details →
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959 · Series
★ 7.3View details →
Walkabout
1971 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
Wake in Fright
1971 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
Billy Budd
1962 · Movie
★ 7.0View details →
The Wild Duck
1984 · Movie
★ 7.0View details →
Scales of Justice
1983 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
The Dismissal
1983 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
Man of the World
1962 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
The Third Man
1959 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
Father, Dear Father
1978 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
Guns at Batasi
1964 · Movie
★ 6.7View details →
Over There
2005 · Series
★ 7.0View details →
Watch It, Sailor!
1961 · Movie
★ 6.7View details →
The Blue Lightning
1986 · Movie
★ 6.9View details →
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Movie
★ 6.7View details →
The Dove
1974 · Movie
★ 6.8View details →
The Sundowners
1960 · Movie
★ 6.7View details →
The Running Man
1963 · Movie
★ 6.6View details →
Ride a Wild Pony
1975 · Movie
★ 6.5View details →
The Picture Show Man
1977 · Movie
★ 6.4View details →
Crocodile Dundee
1986 · Movie
★ 6.7View details →
On the Beach
1959 · Movie
★ 6.5View details →
Death Trap
1962 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
Frenchman's Farm
1986 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
King Solomon's Mines
1986 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
The Man in the Iron Mask
1985 · Movie
★ 6.2View details →
633 Squadron
1964 · Movie
★ 6.2View details →
Offbeat
1961 · Movie
★ 5.9View details →
Crocodile Dundee II
1988 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
The Evil Touch
1973 · Series
★ 6.0View details →
Sunstruck
1972 · Movie
★ 6.0View details →
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968 · Series