Chips Rafferty
Acting
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
1971Wake in Fright
Jock Crawford
1970Skullduggery
Father 'Pop' Dillingham
1968Kona Coast
H. Charlie Lightfoot
1967Double Trouble
Archie Brown
1966They're a Weird Mob
Harry Kelly
1962Mutiny on the Bounty
Michael Byrne
1960The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Patterson
1960The Sundowners
Quinlan
1958Smiley Gets a Gun
Sergeant Flaxman
1957Walk Into Paradise
Steve MacAllister
1957Bring Out a Briton
Self
1956Smiley
Sgt. Flaxman
1954King of the Coral Sea
Ted King
1953Operation Malaya
Self - Commentator (voice)
1953The Desert Rats
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
1953The Phantom Stockman
The Sundowner
1952Kangaroo
Trooper 'Len' Leonard
1950Bitter Springs
Wally King
1949Eureka Stockade
Peter Lalor
1947Bush Christmas
Long Bill
1947The Loves of Joanna Godden
Collard
1946The Overlanders
Dan McAlpine
1944The Rats of Tobruk
Milo Trent
194040,000 Horsemen
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