1934-05-01 ( 90 years old ) in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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Movies
Tripe
1989-01-28
Outback Bound
1988-10-11
Crocodile Dundee II
1988-05-19
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988-03-10
Bullseye
1987-06-01
Crocodile Dundee
1986-09-26
The Blue Lightning
1986-05-07
Frenchman's Farm
1986-02-17
King Solomon's Mines
1986-01-01
The Man in the Iron Mask
1985-12-31
The Dunera Boys
1985-10-03
The Camel Boy
1984-05-08
The Wild Duck
1984-03-05
Heatwave
1982-03-08
Shimmering Light
1978-12-12
Born to Run
1977-10-13
The Picture Show Man
1977-05-05
The Fourth Wish
1976-07-16
Ride a Wild Pony
1975-11-02
Sidecar Racers
1975-04-30
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974-10-10
The Dove
1974-06-16
Sunstruck
1972-12-22
Wake in Fright
1971-07-21
Walkabout
1971-07-01
They're a Weird Mob
1966-08-18
Sucker Bait
1965-11-15
Dead Man's Chest
1965-10-27
Guns at Batasi
1964-10-30
633 Squadron
1964-04-06
The Running Man
1963-10-01
Cairo
1963-07-17
Billy Budd
1962-11-12
Death Trap
1962-10-01
The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The Valiant
1962-06-13
Watch It, Sailor!
1961-08-14
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961-02-28
Offbeat
1961-01-01
The Sundowners
1960-12-08
On the Beach
1959-12-16
Rope
1957-08-21
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