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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 1, 1934
Died
August 11, 1989
Place of Birth
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
John Meillon
1.7 Popularity
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
Known For
8.0
Self
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
2025
6.5
Over There
2005
🎬
0.0
Father
Tripe
1989
3.0
Nobby
Outback Bound
1988
5.9
Walter Reilly
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
4.6
The Judge
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988
0.0
Merritt
Bullseye
1987
6.4
Walter Reilly
Crocodile Dundee
1986
6.0
Dr. William Giles
The Blue Lightning
1986
5.8
Bill Dolan
Frenchman's Farm
1986
Credits
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
as Self
2025
8.0
Over There
2005
6.5
🎬
Tripe
as Father
1989
0.0
Outback Bound
as Nobby
1988
3.0
Crocodile Dundee II
as Walter Reilly
1988
5.9
The Everlasting Secret Family
as The Judge
1988
4.6
Bullseye
as Merritt
1987
0.0
Crocodile Dundee
as Walter Reilly
1986
6.4
The Blue Lightning
as Dr. William Giles
1986
6.0
Frenchman's Farm
as Bill Dolan
1986
5.8
King Solomon's Mines
as Captain John Good (voice)
1986
5.7
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos
1985
6.0
The Dunera Boys
as Brig. Templeton
1985
6.0
The Camel Boy
as (voice)
1984
4.8
The Wild Duck
as Old Ackland
1984
6.7
Scales of Justice
as Barnes
1983
0.0
The Dismissal
as Sir John Kerr
1983
6.0
Heatwave
as Freddy Dwyer
1982
4.9
Shimmering Light
as Eric Stuart
1978
0.0
Father, Dear Father
as George Randall
1978
5.0
Born to Run
as Delaney
1977
0.0
The Picture Show Man
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym
1977
6.0
The Fourth Wish
as Casey
1976
0.0
Ride a Wild Pony
as Charles E. Quayle
1975
6.4
Sidecar Racers
as Ocker
1975
2.5
The Cars That Ate Paris
as The Mayor
1974
5.5
The Dove
as Tim
1974
6.3
The Evil Touch
1973
5.5
Sunstruck
1972
5.5
Wake in Fright
as Charlie
1971
7.3
Walkabout
as Man
1971
7.3
Riptide
as Luke Russell
1969
9.0
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as 'Nimble' Norris
1968
5.6
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as Nimble Norris
1968
5.6
🎬
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
1966
0.0
They're a Weird Mob
as Dennis
1966
5.9
🎬
Sucker Bait
as Dr. Sheffield
1965
0.0
Dead Man's Chest
as Johnnie Gordon
1965
5.7
The Troubleshooters
as Conway
1965
5.0
Guns at Batasi
as Aussie
1964
7.1
633 Squadron
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
1964
6.1
The Running Man
as Jim Jerome
1963
6.6
Cairo
as willy
1963
4.8
Billy Budd
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
1962
7.3
Death Trap
as Ross Williams
1962
6.5
Man of the World
as Major Teong
1962
7.0
The Longest Day
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
1962
7.6
The Valiant
as Bedford
1962
7.5
Watch It, Sailor!
as Albert Tufnell
1961
6.5
🎬
Drama 61-67
as Jim Driscoll
1961
0.0
🎬
Drama 61-67
as Teddy
1961
0.0
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pte. Smith
1961
6.8
Offbeat
as Johnny Hemick
1961
6.1
The Sundowners
as Bluey Brown
1960
6.7
On the Beach
as Ralph Swain
1959
6.6
The Third Man
as Bill
1959
7.1
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
One Step Beyond
as Henry Soames
1959
5.6
🎬
Rope
1957
0.0
Armchair Theatre
as Harry Hopkins
1956
5.8
Armchair Theatre
as Michael Beckford
1956
5.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Delaney
1954
7.8