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Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

ActingBorn March 26, 1909Died May 27, 1971 (age 62)Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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

2014Movie
1971
Wake in Fright

as Jock Crawford

Movie
1970
Skullduggery

as Father 'Pop' Dillingham

Movie
1968
Kona Coast

as H. Charlie Lightfoot

Movie
1967
Double Trouble

as Archie Brown

Movie
1966
The Monkees

as Captain

TV
1966
They're a Weird Mob

as Harry Kelly

Movie
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty

as Michael Byrne

Movie
1960Movie
1960
The Sundowners

as Quinlan

Movie
1958
Smiley Gets a Gun

as Sergeant Flaxman

Movie
1957
Walk Into Paradise

as Steve MacAllister

Movie
1957Movie
1956
Smiley

as Sgt. Flaxman

Movie
1954Movie
1953
Operation Malaya

as Self - Commentator (voice)

Movie
1953
The Phantom Stockman

as The Sundowner

Movie
1953
The Desert Rats

as Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Movie
1952
Kangaroo

as Trooper 'Len' Leonard

Movie
1950
Bitter Springs

as Wally King

Movie
1949
Eureka Stockade

as Peter Lalor

Movie
1947
Bush Christmas

as Long Bill

Movie
1947Movie
1946
The Overlanders

as Dan McAlpine

Movie
1944
The Rats of Tobruk

as Milo Trent

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 26, 1909
Day of DeathMay 27, 1971
Place of BirthBroken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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