John Meillon

Birth Name:

John Meillon

Birth Place:

Sydney, Australia

Profession

Actor, Writer

For his services to the theatre, he was awarded the OBE in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours List
Has won two Logie Awards with the first coming in 1979 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Major Role in "Bit Part" and the second for Best Supporting Actor in the 1983 TV mini-series "The Dismissal․"
Has been nominated for five awards at the Australian Film Institute, winning twice for Best Actor in a Lead Role for "The Fourth Wish" and a posthumous Raymond Longford Award in 1989
At the age of 16, he joined the Shakespeare Touring Company
Began acting at the age of 11, performing in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's radio serial "Stumpy․"
Voiced the Victoria Bitter commercials until his death, but his son briefly took over the role until the company used a computer enhanced voice of John Meillon to voice the commercials
From 1959 to 1965, he worked as a professional actor in England

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