Chips Rafferty

Acting

Chips Rafferty

Born March 26, 1909Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia27 credits

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

Filmography

Wake in Fright
1971Wake in Fright
as Jock CrawfordMovie
Skullduggery
1970Skullduggery
as Father 'Pop' DillinghamMovie
Kona Coast
1968Kona Coast
as H. Charlie LightfootMovie
Double Trouble
1967Double Trouble
as Archie BrownMovie
The Monkees
1966The Monkees
as CaptainTV
They're a Weird Mob
1966They're a Weird Mob
as Harry KellyMovie
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962Mutiny on the Bounty
as Michael ByrneMovie
The Sundowners
1960The Sundowners
as QuinlanMovie
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958Smiley Gets a Gun
as Sergeant FlaxmanMovie
Walk Into Paradise
1957Walk Into Paradise
as Steve MacAllisterMovie
Smiley
1956Smiley
as Sgt. FlaxmanMovie
Operation Malaya
1953Operation Malaya
as Self - Commentator (voice)Movie
The Phantom Stockman
1953The Phantom Stockman
as The SundownerMovie
The Desert Rats
1953The Desert Rats
as Sgt. "Blue" SmithMovie
Kangaroo
1952Kangaroo
as Trooper 'Len' LeonardMovie
Bitter Springs
1950Bitter Springs
as Wally KingMovie
Eureka Stockade
1949Eureka Stockade
as Peter LalorMovie
Bush Christmas
1947Bush Christmas
as Long BillMovie
The Overlanders
1946The Overlanders
as Dan McAlpineMovie
The Rats of Tobruk
1944The Rats of Tobruk
as Milo TrentMovie