
John Meillon
Born
1934-05-01
Place of birth
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1989-08-11
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 h...
Known for

Crocodile Dundee
Walter Reilly

Crocodile Dundee II
Walter Reilly

The Longest Day
RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)

Walkabout
Man

Wake in Fright
Charlie

On the Beach
Ralph Swain

The Cars That Ate Paris
The Mayor

Billy Budd
Neil Kincaid, Maintopman

633 Squadron
Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand

The Sundowners
Bluey Brown

The Running Man
Jim Jerome

The Wonderful World of Disney
Delaney

Over There
TV Series

Guns at Batasi
Aussie

The Long and the Short and the Tall
Pte. Smith