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John Meillon
Actor

John Meillon

Born May 1, 1934 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died August 11, 1989

8 films

​ 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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography 8

Crocodile Dundee II (1988) movie poster
Crocodile Dundee II1988
Crocodile Dundee (1986) movie poster
Crocodile Dundee1986
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) movie poster
The Cars That Ate Paris1974
Wake in Fright (1971) movie poster
Wake in Fright1971
Walkabout (1971) movie poster
Walkabout1971
633 Squadron (1964) movie poster
633 Squadron1964
The Sundowners (1960) movie poster
The Sundowners1960
On the Beach (1959) movie poster
On the Beach1959