John Meillon

John Meillon
Meillon in an episode of One Step Beyond (1961)
Born(1934-05-01)1 May 1934
Died11 August 1989(1989-08-11) (aged 55)
Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1945–1988
Spouses
(m. 1958; div. 1971)
Bunny Gibson
(m. 1972)
Children2

John Meillon, OBE (/ˈmɛljən/ MEL-yon; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989),[1] was an Australian character actor known for dramatic as well as comedy roles. He portrayed Walter Reilly in the films Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee II. He also voiced advertisements for Victoria Bitter beer.[2] He appeared in several Australian New Wave films including Wake in Fright and The Cars That Ate Paris.

  1. ^ Giles, Nigel, "Meillon, John (1934–1989)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 26 September 2015
  2. ^ Sinclair, Lara (13 June 2009). "Victoria Bitter douses 'hard-earned thirst' slogan". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.