Chips Rafferty
Known for ActingBorn 1909-03-26 — died 1971-05-27Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Chips Rafferty MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971) was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American productions. He appeared in commercials in Britain during the late 1950s, encouraging British emigration to Australia.
Known for
Skullduggery
1970 · as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 · as Michael Byrne
Wake in Fright
1971 · as Jock Crawford
Bitter Springs
1950 · as Wally King
Kangaroo
1952 · as Trooper 'Len' Leonard
Double Trouble
1967 · as Archie Brown
The Desert Rats
1953 · as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
The Sundowners
1960 · as Quinlan
Smiley
1956 · as Sgt. Flaxman
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960 · as Patterson
Bush Christmas
1947 · as Long Bill
Eureka Stockade
1949 · as Peter Lalor
The Overlanders
1946 · as Dan McAlpine
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · as Harry Kelly
The Phantom Stockman
1953 · as The Sundowner
The Rats of Tobruk
1944 · as Milo Trent
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947 · as Collard
Kona Coast
1968 · as H. Charlie Lightfoot