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John Meillon

Actor | * 05/01/1934 († 55, 08/11/1989) | Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
John Meillon, ( MEL-yon; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989), 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. He appeared in several Australian New Wave films including Wake in Fright and The Cars That Ate Paris. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and ...

Walkabout

PG

1971 | 3.7/5 | 1h 35min
Adventure, Drama
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Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under. ...

Crocodile Dundee II

PG

1988 | 2.9/5 | 1h 50min
Adventure, Comedy
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After a bad gamble, a schoolteacher is stuck in an outback town whose eccentric inhabitants are only too eager to turn him into one of their own. ...

Wake in Fright

R

1971 | 3.7/5 | 1h 54min
Drama, Thriller
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When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotia ...

Crocodile Dundee

PG-13

1986 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Adventure, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for John Meillon

Officer of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with John Meillon as Actor(40)

as Father1989 Tripe
as Walter Reilly1988 Crocodile Dundee II
as Nobby1988 Outback Bound
as The Judge1988 The Everlasting Secret Family
as Merritt1987 Bullseye
as Bill Dolan1987 Frenchman's Farm
as Walter Reilly1986 Crocodile Dundee
as Captain John Good (voice)1986 King Solomon's Mines
as Dr. William Giles1986 The Blue Lightning
as Brig. Templeton1985 The Dunera Boys
as Porthos1985 The Man in the Iron Mask
1984 The Camel Boy
as Old Ackland1984 The Wild Duck
as Sir John Kerr1983 The Dismissal
1982 Heatwave
as Eric Stuart1978 Shimmering Light
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym1977 The Picture Show Man
as Delaney1977 Born to Run
as Casey1976 The Fourth Wish
as Ocker1975 Sidecar Racers
as Charles E. Quayle1975 Ride a Wild Pony
as The Mayor1974 The Cars That Ate Paris
as Tim1974 The Dove
1972 Sunstruck
as Charlie1971 Wake in Fright
as Man1971 Walkabout
as Dennis1966 They're a Weird Mob
as Johnnie Gordon1965 Dead Man's Chest
as Aussie1964 Guns at Batasi
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand1964 633 Squadron
as willy1963 Cairo
as Jim Jerome1963 The Running Man
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman1962 Billy Budd
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)1962 The Longest Day
1962 Death Trap
as Albert Tufnell1961 Watch It, Sailor!
as Pte. Smith1961 The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Johnny Hemick1961 Offbeat
as Bluey Brown1960 The Sundowners
as Ralph Swain1959 On the Beach

TV Shows/Series with John Meillon as Actor(10)

2005 Over There
as Barnes1983 Scales of Justice
1973 The Evil Touch
as Nimble Norris1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as 'Nimble' Norris1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1966 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
1962 Man of the World
as Henry Soames1959 One Step Beyond
1959 The Third Man
1959 No Hiding Place

Citizenship: Australia
Born: Tuesday, 05/01 1934 (May) in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
Died: Friday, 08/11 1989 (August) in Sydney (aged: 55)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): June Salter
John Meillon frequently works together with these people:
Paul Hogan (7x, Actor)
Peter Ustinov (5x, Actor)
Ferdy Mayne (4x, Actor)
Phillip Noyce (4x, Crew)
Nicolas Roeg (4x, Crew)
Don Chaffey (4x, Crew)
Arthur Dignam (4x, Actor)
John Cornell (4x, Crew)
Martin Benson (4x, Actor)
Robert Bettles (4x, Cast)
Lee Robinson (4x, Crew)
Sally Mckenzie (4x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:241994, Added: 08/07/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024