John Meillon

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 ABCs radio serial Stumpy and made his first stage appearance the following year He joined the Shakespeare Touring Company when he was sixteen Like many actors of his generation from 1959 to 1965 he worked in England He had a recurring role in the TV series My Names McGooley Whats Yours He featured in two episodes of Skippy in 1968 and 1969 appearing as Nimble Norris In 1976 he won the AFI Award for Best Actor for his role of Casey in the film The Fourth Wish 1976 With his rich baritone Meillon was used extensively in voice over work the most famous being his work as the you can get it any old how Victoria Bitter narrator He married Australian actress June Salter in 1958 They were divorced in 1971 They had one son John Meillon Jr He then married actress Bunny Gibson Rita the Eta Eater on 5 April 1972 they also had a son Description above from the Wikipedia article John Meillon licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia