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John Meillon (/ ˈ m ɛ l j ə n / MEL-yon; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989) [1] 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. [2]
Although Crocodile Dundee was a hit both in Australia and abroad, it became controversial with some Australian critics and audiences who resented the image of Australians as being ocker. [50] Robert Hughes complained in 2000 that to Americans "Crocodile Dundee is a work of social realism", giving them a " 'Wild West' fantasy" about Australia. [51]
Paul Hogan AM (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee (1986), the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series.
An Australian crocodile actor made famous for his role in "Crocodile Dundee" died this week at nearly 90 years old, according to his caretakers.
Burt, the saltwater crocodile who rose to fame through the 1980s action comedy "Crocodile Dundee," has died.. The hot-tempered but cold-blooded animal actor, who was estimated to be about 90 ...
Dundee, an expert adventurer in the truest sense: a crocodile hunter from the wilds of the Australian Outback, and survivor of the dangers of New York City, now finds he must move to the luxury of Tinseltown - Los Angeles, California - when his wife, Sue, receives a new job as a newspaper bureau chief.
DARWIN, Australia (WJW) — The iconic saltwater crocodile who starred in the 1986 Australian classic Crocodile Dundee has died. Burt, the beloved crocodile, passed away peacefully over the ...
Kozlowski co-starred in Crocodile Dundee (1986) with Australian actor Paul Hogan, and two years later in Crocodile Dundee II, when they became a couple. [9] They married on May 5, 1990, [10] after he divorced his wife Noelene. They tried to settle in Australia but moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s. [9] Kozlowski and Hogan have one son, Chance.