John Meillon Net Worth

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John Meillon Net Worth is
$3 Million

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John Meillon, OBE (1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989) was an Australian character actor, known for many straight as well as comedy roles, he became most widely known internationally however as Walter Reilly in the films "Crocodile" Dundee and "Crocodile" Dundee II. He also voiced Victoria Bitter beer adverts which continued to run with his narration long after his death.

Date Of BirthMay 1, 1934
Died1989-08-10
Place Of BirthMosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ProfessionActor
Spouse"Bunny" Gibson
ChildrenJohn Meillon Jr.
Star SignTaurus
#Fact
1Brother of Bob Meillon.
2In 1980, had a bar named after him at The Oaks pub in Neutral Bay, New South Wales: the 'John Meillon OBE Bar'.
3He pronounced his surname as Mee-Lon, although the misguided public pronounced it Mell-Yun.
4He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the theatre.
5Father of John Meillon Jr.
6Voiced Victoria Bitter (VB) commercials until his death. After his death, his son took over the role briefly, before using computer enhanced voice of John Meillon to voice over the commercials. To this date (14 years after his death), he is still the voice of VB
7Worked in London, England, from 1959 to 1965.
8Joined the Shakespeare Touring Company when he was sixteen.
9Began his acting career at the age of eleven in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's radio serial "Stumpy" - and made his first stage appearance the following year.
John Meillon

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Father, Dear Father in Australia1978TV SeriesGeorge Randall
Harness Fever1977TV MovieDelaney
The Picture Show Man1977Pym
The Outsiders1977TV SeriesBill Picker
The Fourth Wish1976Casey
Luke's Kingdom1976TV SeriesCorporal Morris
Arena1976TV MovieBernie Gold
Rate of Exchange1976Short
Ride a Wild Pony1975Charles E. Quayle
Inn of the Damned1975George Parr
Sidecar Racers1975Ocker
The Cars That Eat People1974The Mayor
The Dove1974Tim
Escape from Singapore1974TV Movie
The Fourth Wish1974TV Mini-SeriesJames Casey
The Evil Touch1973TV SeriesSam Field
Homicide1973TV SeriesConstable Laurie Nolan
The Comedy Game1971-1973TV SeriesLift Mechanic
Sunstruck1972Mick Cassidy
Spyforce1971-1972TV SeriesOwen Davies / John Carpenter
Lane End1972TV Series
Over There1972TV SeriesCyril Kirby
Dynasty1971TV SeriesWalter McGarren Jr.
Walkabout1971Father
Matlock Police1971TV SeriesErnie Parker
Wake in Fright1971Charlie
The Bachelor Gaye1971TV SeriesSid Gaye
Division 41970TV SeriesMorgan
Delta1970TV SeriesJim Garrick
The Link Men1970TV SeriesBert Whitman
The Rovers1970TV SeriesBruce Hunter
Woobinda, Animal Doctor1970TV Series
Skippy1969-1970TV SeriesNimble Norris / 'Nimble' Norris
Riptide1969TV SeriesLuke Russell
Rita and Wally1968TV SeriesWally Stiller
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?1966-1968TV SeriesWally Stiller
ITV Play of the Week1963-1967TV SeriesHalfdeck Escourt / Cpl. Ernest / Steve Moriarty
Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table1966TV Series shortArthur / Various (voice)
They're a Weird Mob1966Dennis
Out of the Unknown1965TV SeriesDr. Sheffield
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre1962-1965TV SeriesJohnnie Gordon / Ross Williams
Riviera Police1965TV SeriesLew Scarsdale
Mogul1965TV SeriesConway
Armchair Mystery Theatre1965TV SeriesMalory
The Worker1965TV SeriesJ.A. Deerfoot
The Recruiting Officer1965TV Movie
A Local Boy1964TV Movie
Guns at Batasi1964Sgt. 'Aussie' Drake
ITV Sunday Night Drama1964TV SeriesPeter
The Third Man1964TV SeriesBill
633 Squadron1964Flight Lt. Gillibrand
First Night1964TV SeriesBluey
ITV Television Playhouse1963TV SeriesStan / Brian Davey
Teletale1963TV SeriesRaymond Parker
Man of the World1963TV SeriesMajor Teong
The Running Man1963Jim Jerome
The Plane Makers1963TV SeriesDavey Rankin
Drama 61-671963TV SeriesTeddy
BBC Sunday-Night Play1963TV Mini-SeriesMr. Rogers
Cairo1963Willy
The Caucasian Chalk Circle1962TV Mini-SeriesAzdak
Billy Budd1962Neil Kincaid - Maintopman
The Longest Day1962RAdm. Alan G. Kirk (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre1961-1962TV SeriesHarry Hopkins
Operation Snatch1962Medical Officer
Compact1962TV SeriesHarvey Flinders
The Valiant1962Bedford
Death Trap1962Ross Williams
A Chance of Thunder1961TV SeriesMartin
One Step Beyond1961TV SeriesHenry Soames
Watch it, Sailor!1961Albert Tufnell
No Hiding Place1960-1961TV SeriesPhil Hayward / Leslie Mason
Jungle Fighters1961Pte. Smith
The Devil Inside1961Johnny Hemick
The Sundowners1960Bluey Brown
A Moon for the Misbegotten1960TV MovieJames Tyrone
Chasing the Dragon1960TV MovieSub-Inspector Martin
Probation Officer1960TV SeriesJohn Reynolds
Inside Story1960TV SeriesGeorge Webster
On the Beach1959Ralph Swain (ashore in San Francisco)
A Tongue of Silver1959TV Movie
Thunder of Silence1959TV MovieEverett
Rope1957TV Movie
Tripe1989ShortFather
Outback Bound1988TV MovieNobby
Crocodile Dundee II1988Walter Reilly
The Everlasting Secret Family1988Judge
Bullseye1987Merritt
Frenchman's Farm1987Bill Dolan
The Blue Lightning1986TV MovieDr. William Giles
Crocodile Dundee1986Walter Reilly
King Solomon's Mines1986TV MovieCaptain John Good (voice)
A Country Practice1985TV SeriesMr. Smith
The Dunera Boys1985TV SeriesBrig. Templeton
The Man in the Iron Mask1985TV MoviePorthos (voice)
The Camel Boy1984voice
The Wild Duck1984Old Ackland
Scales of Justice1983TV Mini-SeriesBarnes
The Dismissal1983TV Mini-SeriesSir John Kerr
Heatwave1982Freddie Dwyer
Timelapse1980TV SeriesPremier Dakin
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1979TV SeriesDelaney
Shimmering Light1978TV MovieEric Stuart
Bit Part1978TV MovieTommy
Tickled Pink1978TV SeriesHarry
Case for the Defence1978TV SeriesRobert Lattimer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Once Upon a Brewery1984Documentary short
The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards1979TV SpecialHimself
The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards1975TV SpecialHimself
Top End1973DocumentaryHimself - Commentator
The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob1966DocumentaryHimself
On Stage1964TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
20 to 12010TV Series documentaryWalter Reilly
Into the Shadows2009DocumentaryHimself
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!2008DocumentaryHimself
Rod Taylor: Return to Oz2005Video
The Celluloid Heroes1995TV MovieHimself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1979TV SeriesCharles E. Quayle

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1989Raymond Longford AwardAustralian Film InstituteThe award was given posthumous.
1984LogieLogie AwardsBest Supporting ActorThe Dismissal (1983)
1979LogieLogie AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Major RoleBit Part (1978)
1977AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead RoleThe Fourth Wish (1976)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Everlasting Secret Family (1988)
1983AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Supporting RoleThe Wild Duck (1984)
1977AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead RoleThe Picture Show Man (1977)

Known for movies

Wally Stiller

My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? (1966-1968)
as Wally Stiller

Walter Reilly

Crocodile Dundee (1986)
as Walter Reilly

Walter Reilly

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
as Walter Reilly

Father

Walkabout (1971)
as Father

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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