John Meillon

Personal Info

Birthday

May 1, 1934

Day of Death

1989-08-11

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Meillon

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.

Known For

One Step Beyond

The Third Man

The Troubleshooters

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Man of the World

The Wonderful World of Disney

Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee II

Filmography

2025
Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee
as Self
1989
Tripe
as Father
1988
Outback Bound
as Nobby
Crocodile Dundee II
as Walter Reilly
The Everlasting Secret Family
as The Judge
1987
Bullseye
as Merritt
1986
Crocodile Dundee
as Walter Reilly
The Blue Lightning
as Dr. William Giles
Frenchman's Farm
as Bill Dolan
King Solomon's Mines
as Captain John Good (voice)
1985
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos
The Dunera Boys
as Brig. Templeton
1984
The Camel Boy
as (voice)
The Wild Duck
as Old Ackland
1982
Heatwave
as Freddy Dwyer
1978
Shimmering Light
as Eric Stuart
1977
Born to Run
as Delaney
The Picture Show Man
as Maurice 'Pop' Pym
1976
The Fourth Wish
as Casey
1975
Ride a Wild Pony
as Charles E. Quayle
Sidecar Racers
as Ocker
1974
The Cars That Ate Paris
as The Mayor
The Dove
as Tim
1971
Wake in Fright
as Charlie
Walkabout
as Man
1966
They're a Weird Mob
as Dennis
1965
Sucker Bait
as Dr. Sheffield
Dead Man's Chest
as Johnnie Gordon
1964
Guns at Batasi
as Aussie
633 Squadron
as Flight Lieutenant Gillibrand
1963
The Running Man
as Jim Jerome
Cairo
as willy
1962
Billy Budd
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
Death Trap
as Ross Williams
The Longest Day
as RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
The Valiant
as Bedford
1961
Watch It, Sailor!
as Albert Tufnell
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pte. Smith
Offbeat
as Johnny Hemick
1960
The Sundowners
as Bluey Brown
1959
On the Beach
as Ralph Swain