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

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Tripe

The Fourth Wish

Riptide

Bullseye

Shimmering Light

Sucker Bait

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

The Valiant

Born to Run

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Longest Day

The Dunera Boys

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Walkabout

The Troubleshooters

Billy Budd

Wake in Fright

Over There

The Wild Duck

Scales of Justice

The Dismissal

Man of the World

The Third Man

Father, Dear Father

Out of the Unknown

Guns at Batasi

Watch It, Sailor!

The Blue Lightning

The Dove

Ride a Wild Pony

The Running Man

Crocodile Dundee

The Long and the Short and the Tall

The Sundowners

On the Beach

The Picture Show Man

Death Trap

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

The Man in the Iron Mask

633 Squadron

Offbeat

Crocodile Dundee II

The Evil Touch

Sunstruck

They're a Weird Mob

King Solomon's Mines