John Meillon

John Meillon

Birthday: 1934-05-01

Deathday: 1989-08-11

Place of birth: Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0576851

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

Played in movies:

The Longest Day

Score: 7.6

The Valiant

Score: 7.5

Wake in Fright

Score: 7.3

Billy Budd

Score: 7.3

Walkabout

Score: 7.3

Guns at Batasi

Score: 7.1

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Score: 6.8

The Sundowners

Score: 6.7

The Wild Duck

Score: 6.7

The Running Man

Score: 6.7

On the Beach

Score: 6.6

Watch It, Sailor!

Score: 6.5

The Dove

Score: 6.5

The Picture Show Man

Score: 6.4

Crocodile Dundee

Score: 6.4

Offbeat

Score: 6.1

633 Squadron

Score: 6.1

The Dunera Boys

Score: 6.0

The Man in the Iron Mask

Score: 6.0

The Blue Lightning

Score: 6.0

Ride a Wild Pony

Score: 6.0

They're a Weird Mob

Score: 5.9

Crocodile Dundee II

Score: 5.8

King Solomon's Mines

Score: 5.7

Dead Man's Chest

Score: 5.7

Sunstruck

Score: 5.5

The Cars That Ate Paris

Score: 5.5

Frenchman's Farm

Score: 5.3

Heatwave

Score: 5.2

The Everlasting Secret Family

Score: 4.9

The Camel Boy

Score: 4.8

Cairo

Score: 4.7

Outback Bound

Score: 3.0

Sidecar Racers

Score: 2.5

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

Score: 0.0

Born to Run

Score: 0.0

Tripe

Score: 0.0

Sucker Bait

Score: 0.0

Death Trap

Score: 0.0

Shimmering Light

Score: 0.0

Bullseye

Score: 0.0

The Fourth Wish

Score: 0.0

Rope

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Riptide

Score: 9.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Man of the World

Score: 7.0

The Third Man

Score: 6.7

Over There

Score: 6.6

The Dismissal

Score: 6.0

Armchair Theatre

Score: 5.8

Armchair Theatre

Score: 5.8

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Score: 5.6

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Score: 5.6

One Step Beyond

Score: 5.6

The Evil Touch

Score: 5.5

Father, Dear Father

Score: 5.0

The Troubleshooters

Score: 5.0

No Hiding Place

Score: 3.7

Scales of Justice

Score: 0.0

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?

Score: 0.0