John Meillon
Acting • Born 1934-05-01 – Died 1989-08-11
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Meillon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
64 credits
Billy Budd
Movie • 1962
Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
They're a Weird Mob
Movie • 1966
Dennis
Wake in Fright
Movie • 1971
Charlie
Sidecar Racers
Movie • 1975
Ocker
Crocodile Dundee II
Movie • 1988
Walter Reilly
Crocodile Dundee
Movie • 1986
Walter Reilly
The Picture Show Man
Movie • 1977
Maurice 'Pop' Pym
Walkabout
Movie • 1971
Man
633 Squadron
Movie • 1964
Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
The Cars That Ate Paris
Movie • 1974
The Mayor
Heatwave
Movie • 1982
Freddy Dwyer
Ride a Wild Pony
Movie • 1975
Charles E. Quayle
Offbeat
Movie • 1961
Johnny Hemick
The Dove
Movie • 1974
Tim
Frenchman's Farm
Movie • 1986
Bill Dolan
The Wild Duck
Movie • 1984
Old Ackland
The Camel Boy
Movie • 1984
(voice)
Rope
Movie • 1957
Sunstruck
Movie • 1972
The Valiant
Movie • 1962
Bedford
The Fourth Wish
Movie • 1976
Casey
Bullseye
Movie • 1987
Merritt
Guns at Batasi
Movie • 1964
Aussie
Shimmering Light
Movie • 1978
Eric Stuart
The Sundowners
Movie • 1960
Bluey Brown
Dead Man's Chest
Movie • 1965
Johnnie Gordon
Death Trap
Movie • 1962
Ross Williams
Outback Bound
Movie • 1988
Nobby
The Blue Lightning
Movie • 1986
Dr. William Giles
Sucker Bait
Movie • 1965
Dr. Sheffield
Tripe
Movie • 1989
Father
On the Beach
Movie • 1959
Ralph Swain
King Solomon's Mines
Movie • 1986
Captain John Good (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie • 1985
Porthos
The Dunera Boys
Movie • 1985
Brig. Templeton
Cairo
Movie • 1963
willy
The Everlasting Secret Family
Movie • 1988
The Judge
Watch It, Sailor!
Movie • 1961
Albert Tufnell
The Longest Day
Movie • 1962
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
The Long and the Short and the Tall
Movie • 1961
Pte. Smith
Born to Run
Movie • 1977
Delaney
The Running Man
Movie • 1963
Jim Jerome
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
Movie • 2025
Self
Inn of the Damned
Movie • 1975
George Parr
The Evil Touch
TV • 1973
Over There
TV • 2005
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
TV • 1966
One Step Beyond
TV • 1959
Henry Soames
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
The Third Man
TV • 1959
Bill
Riptide
TV • 1969
Luke Russell
Scales of Justice
TV • 1983
Barnes
The Troubleshooters
TV • 1965
Conway
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Michael Beckford
Armchair Theatre
TV • 1956
Harry Hopkins
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Delaney
Father, Dear Father
TV • 1978
George Randall
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV • 1968
Nimble Norris
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV • 1968
'Nimble' Norris
The Dismissal
TV • 1983
Sir John Kerr
Man of the World
TV • 1962
Major Teong
Drama 61-67
TV • 1961
Jim Driscoll
Drama 61-67
TV • 1961
Teddy
Out of the Unknown
TV • 1965
Dr. Sheffield