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John Meillon
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…
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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
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- 2025
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2005
Over There
TV show
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1989
Tripe
Movie Father
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1988
Outback Bound
Movie Nobby
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1988
Crocodile Dundee II
Movie Walter Reilly
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1988
The Everlasting Secret Family
Movie The Judge
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1987
Bullseye
Movie Merritt
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1986
Crocodile Dundee
Movie Walter Reilly
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1986
The Blue Lightning
Movie Dr. William Giles
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1986
Frenchman's Farm
Movie Bill Dolan
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1986
King Solomon's Mines
Movie Captain John Good (voice)
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1985
The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie Porthos
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1985
The Dunera Boys
Movie Brig. Templeton
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1984
The Camel Boy
Movie (voice)
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1984
The Wild Duck
Movie Old Ackland
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1983
Scales of Justice
TV show Barnes
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1983
The Dismissal
TV show Sir John Kerr
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1982
Heatwave
Movie Freddy Dwyer
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1980
Timelapse
TV show Premier Dakin
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1978
Shimmering Light
Movie Eric Stuart
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1978
Father, Dear Father
TV show George Randall
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1977
Born to Run
Movie Delaney
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1977
The Picture Show Man
Movie Maurice 'Pop' Pym
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1976
The Fourth Wish
Movie Casey
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1975
Inn of the Damned
Movie George Parr
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1975
Ride a Wild Pony
Movie Charles E. Quayle
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1975
Sidecar Racers
Movie Ocker
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1974
The Cars That Ate Paris
Movie Mayor
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1974
The Dove
Movie Tim
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1973
The Evil Touch
TV show
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1972
Sunstruck
Movie
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1971
Wake in Fright
Movie Charlie
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1971
Walkabout
Movie Man
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1969
Riptide
TV show Luke Russell
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1968
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV show Nimble Norris
- 1966
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1966
They're a Weird Mob
Movie Dennis
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1965
Sucker Bait
Movie Dr. Sheffield
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1965
Dead Man's Chest
Movie Johnnie Gordon
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1965
Out of the Unknown
TV show Dr. Sheffield
