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John Meillon
Biography:
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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.
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Tripe as Father | 1989-01-28 |
Outback Bound as Nobby | 1988-10-11 |
Crocodile Dundee II as Walter Reilly | 1988-05-19 |
The Everlasting Secret Family as The Judge | 1988-03-10 |
Bullseye as Merritt | 1987-06-01 |
Crocodile Dundee as Walter Reilly | 1986-09-26 |
The Blue Lightning as Dr. William Giles | 1986-05-07 |
Frenchman's Farm as Bill Dolan | 1986-02-17 |
King Solomon's Mines as Captain John Good (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
The Man in the Iron Mask as Porthos | 1985-12-31 |
The Dunera Boys as Brig. Templeton | 1985-10-03 |
The Camel Boy as (voice) | 1984-05-08 |
The Wild Duck as Old Ackland | 1984-03-05 |
The Dismissal as Sir John Kerr | 1983-03-06 |
Heatwave as Freddy Dwyer | 1982-03-08 |
Shimmering Light as Eric Stuart | 1978-12-12 |
Born to Run as Delaney | 1977-10-13 |
The Picture Show Man as Maurice 'Pop' Pym | 1977-05-05 |
The Fourth Wish as Casey | 1976-07-16 |
Ride a Wild Pony as Charles E. Quayle | 1975-11-02 |
Sidecar Racers as Ocker | 1975-04-30 |
The Cars That Ate Paris as The Mayor | 1974-10-10 |
The Dove as Tim | 1974-06-16 |
Sunstruck | 1972-12-22 |
Wake in Fright as Charlie | 1971-07-21 |
Walkabout as Man | 1971-07-01 |
They're a Weird Mob as Dennis | 1966-08-18 |
Sucker Bait as Dr. Sheffield | 1965-11-15 |
Dead Man's Chest as Johnnie Gordon | 1965-10-27 |
Guns at Batasi as Aussie | 1964-10-30 |
633 Squadron as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand | 1964-04-06 |
The Running Man as Jim Jerome | 1963-10-01 |
Cairo as willy | 1963-07-17 |
Billy Budd as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman | 1962-11-12 |
Death Trap | 1962-10-01 |
The Longest Day as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited) | 1962-09-25 |
The Valiant as Bedford | 1962-06-13 |
Watch It, Sailor! as Albert Tufnell | 1961-08-14 |
The Long and the Short and the Tall as Pte. Smith | 1961-02-28 |
Offbeat as Johnny Hemick | 1961-01-01 |
The Sundowners as Bluey Brown | 1960-12-08 |
On the Beach as Ralph Swain | 1959-12-16 |
Rope | 1957-08-21 |