---
name: "Ian 'Molly' Meldrum"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-molly-meldrum"
fi1m_id: "ian-molly-meldrum"
imdb_id: "nm0577513"
tmdb_id: 218000
wikidata_id: "Q6896637"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 January 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:32:50.263759+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

## Identity

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ian-molly-meldrum
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ian-molly-meldrum
- **IMDb ID:** nm0577513
- **TMDB ID:** 218000
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6896637
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Meldrum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6896637, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/218000

Actor. Born 29 January 1946 in Orbost.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 January 1946, Orbost
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Meldrum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6896637, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577513/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/218000

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Mary and Max*](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md) (80)

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## Biography

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was born on 29 January 1946 in Orbost, Victoria.

Meldrum has appeared in several acting roles, including the voice of the Homeless Man in the animated film *Mary and Max* (2009). His other credits include appearances in the television series *Neighbours* (1986) and *Homicide* (1966).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mary and Max* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Homeless Man (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Classic Countdown* (2017), series, as Host
- *Mary and Max* (2009), as Homeless Man (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-and-max.md)
- *The House of Bulger* (2003), Actor
- *Dogs in Space* (1986), Thanks
- *A Toast to Melbourne* (1981), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Ian 'Molly' Meldrum](https://film.one/media/person/106554/gallery-d01bf739f3e9.jpg) Ian 'Molly' Meldrum — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/MollyMeldrumSept2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Logies 2011: Katy Perry Adds Firework To Night Of Surprises, by Eva Rinaldi The Australian entertainment industries night of nights was certainly glamorous by A](https://film.one/media/person/106554/gallery-59352b745a96.jpg) Logies 2011: Katy Perry Adds Firework To Night Of Surprises, by Eva Rinaldi The Australian entertainment industries night of nights was certainly glamorous by A — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TV_WEEK_LOGIES_2011_Molly_Meldrum_%285680068230%29.jpg/1280px-TV_WEEK_LOGIES_2011_Molly_Meldrum_%285680068230%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Member of the Order of Australia 1986: Member of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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