Biography
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.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 27
Producer 2
self 2
TV Shows 1
Jock Crawford
Wake in Fright (1971)
Movie
2.5
Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Skullduggery (1970)
Movie
Charlie Lightfoot
Kona Coast (1968)
Movie
Archie Brown
Double Trouble (1967)
Movie
Harry Kelly
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
Movie
Michael Byrne
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Movie
Quinlan
The Sundowners (1960)
Movie
Producer
The Ambitious One (1959)
Movie
Producer
Dust in the Sun (1958)
Movie
Sergeant Flaxman
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958)
Movie
Steve MacAllister
Walk Into Paradise (1957)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Bring Out a Briton (1957)
Movie
Sgt. Flaxman
Smiley (1956)
Movie
Self - Commentator
Operation Malaya (1953)
Movie
The Sundowner
The Phantom Stockman (1953)
Movie
Sgt. 'Blue' Smith
The Desert Rats (1953)
Movie
Trooper 'Len' Leonard
Kangaroo (1952)
Movie
Wally King
Bitter Springs (1950)
Movie
Peter Lalor
Eureka Stockade (1949)
Movie
Long Bill
Bush Christmas (1947)
Movie
Dan McAlpine
The Overlanders (1946)
Movie
Milo Trent
The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
Movie
R.A.A.F. Mechanic
South West Pacific (1943)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-03-26
Deathday1971-05-27 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceBroken Hill, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsJohn William Pilbean Goffage
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
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