John Meillon
Acting
1934-05-01 · 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
Filmography
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025 · Movie
Over There
2005 · Series
Tripe
1989 · Movie
Outback Bound
1988 · Movie
Crocodile Dundee II
1988 · Movie
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988 · Movie
Bullseye
1987 · Movie
Crocodile Dundee
1986 · Movie
The Blue Lightning
1986 · Movie
Frenchman's Farm
1986 · Movie
King Solomon's Mines
1986 · Movie
The Man in the Iron Mask
1985 · Movie
The Dunera Boys
1985 · Movie
The Camel Boy
1984 · Movie
The Wild Duck
1984 · Movie
Scales of Justice
1983 · Series
The Dismissal
1983 · Series
Heatwave
1982 · Movie
Timelapse
1980 · Series
Shimmering Light
1978 · Movie
Father, Dear Father
1978 · Series
Born to Run
1977 · Movie
The Picture Show Man
1977 · Movie
The Fourth Wish
1976 · Movie
Inn of the Damned
1975 · Movie
Ride a Wild Pony
1975 · Movie
Sidecar Racers
1975 · Movie
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · Movie
The Dove
1974 · Movie
The Evil Touch
1973 · Series
Sunstruck
1972 · Movie
Wake in Fright
1971 · Movie
Walkabout
1971 · Movie
Riptide
1969 · Series
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968 · Series
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
1966 · Series
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · Movie
Sucker Bait
1965 · Movie
Dead Man's Chest
1965 · Movie
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Series
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Series
Guns at Batasi
1964 · Movie
633 Squadron
1964 · Movie
The Running Man
1963 · Movie
Cairo
1963 · Movie
Billy Budd
1962 · Movie
Death Trap
1962 · Movie
Man of the World
1962 · Series
The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
The Valiant
1962 · Movie
A Chance of Thunder
1961 · Series
Watch It, Sailor!
1961 · Movie
Drama 61-67
1961 · Series
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · Movie
Offbeat
1961 · Movie
The Sundowners
1960 · Movie
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
On the Beach
1959 · Movie
The Third Man
1959 · Series
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959 · Series
One Step Beyond
1959 · Series
Rope
1957 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series