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John Meillon
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 55
GenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn01/05/1934Born inMosman, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied11/08/1989Died inSydneyCausediseaseWikidataQ441661TMDb#42841

John Meillon 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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Filmography63 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile DundeeMovieSelf91
2005Over ThereSeries71
1989TripeMovieFather55
1988Crocodile Dundee IIMovieWalter Reilly54
1988The Everlasting Secret FamilyMovieThe Judge54
1988Outback BoundMovieNobby54
1987BullseyeMovieMerritt53
1986Crocodile DundeeMovieWalter Reilly52
1986Frenchman's FarmMovieBill Dolan52
1986King Solomon's MinesMovieCaptain John Good (voice)52
1986The Blue LightningMovieDr. William Giles52
1985The Dunera BoysMovieBrig. Templeton51
1985The Man in the Iron MaskMoviePorthos51
1984The Camel BoyMovie(voice)50
1984The Wild DuckMovieOld Ackland50
1983The DismissalSeriesSir John Kerr49
1983Scales of JusticeSeriesBarnes49
1982HeatwaveMovieFreddy Dwyer48
1978Father, Dear FatherSeriesGeorge Randall44
1978Shimmering LightMovieEric Stuart44
1977The Picture Show ManMovieMaurice 'Pop' Pym43
1977Born to RunMovieDelaney43
1976The Fourth WishMovieCasey42
1975Inn of the DamnedMovieGeorge Parr41
1975Ride a Wild PonyMovieCharles E. Quayle41
1975Sidecar RacersMovieOcker41
1974The Cars That Ate ParisMovieThe Mayor40
1974The DoveMovieTim40
1973The Evil TouchSeries39
1972SunstruckMovie38
1971WalkaboutMovieMan37
1971Wake in FrightMovieCharlie37
1969RiptideSeriesLuke Russell35
1968Skippy the Bush KangarooSeries'Nimble' Norris34
1966They're a Weird MobMovieDennis32
1966My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?Series32
1965Out of the UnknownSeriesDr. Sheffield31
1965Dead Man's ChestMovieJohnnie Gordon31
1965The TroubleshootersSeriesConway31
1965Sucker BaitMovieDr. Sheffield31
1964Guns at BatasiMovieAussie30
1964633 SquadronMovieFlight Lieutenant Gillibrand30
1963CairoMoviewilly29
1963The Running ManMovieJim Jerome29
1962The Longest DayMovieRAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)28
1962Man of the WorldSeriesMajor Teong28
1962Billy BuddMovieNeil Kincaid, Maintopman28
1962The ValiantMovieBedford28
1962Death TrapMovieRoss Williams28
1961Drama 61-67SeriesTeddy27
1961The Long and the Short and the TallMoviePte. Smith27
1961OffbeatMovieJohnny Hemick27
1961Watch It, Sailor!MovieAlbert Tufnell27
1960The SundownersMovieBluey Brown26
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreSeriesMalory26
1959No Hiding PlaceSeries25
1959One Step BeyondSeriesHenry Soames25
1959The Third ManSeriesBill25
1959On the BeachMovieRalph Swain25
1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesSeriesJohnnie Gordon25
1957RopeMovie23
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesMichael Beckford22
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesDelaney20