Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1909-03-26
Day of Death
1971-05-27
Place of Birth
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Chips Rafferty
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 (25)
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⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel
2014
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Jock Crawford
Wake in Fright
1971
⭐ 4.9
Role:
Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Skullduggery
1970
⭐ 3.3
Role:
H. Charlie Lightfoot
Kona Coast
1968
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Archie Brown
Double Trouble
1967
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Harry Kelly
They're a Weird Mob
1966
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Michael Byrne
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Patterson
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Quinlan
The Sundowners
1960
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Sergeant Flaxman
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Steve MacAllister
Walk Into Paradise
1957
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Bring Out a Briton
1957
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Sgt. Flaxman
Smiley
1956
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Ted King
King of the Coral Sea
1954
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - Commentator (voice)
