Chips Rafferty
Known For
Acting
Born
1909-03-26 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1971-05-27
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.
Most Known For
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Skullduggery
as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Smiley
as Sgt. Flaxman
Kangaroo
as Trooper 'Len' Leonard
Bitter Springs
as Wally King
Wake in Fright
as Jock Crawford
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Michael Byrne
Double Trouble
as Archie Brown
Bush Christmas
as Long Bill
The Sundowners
as Quinlan
The Desert Rats
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
The Rats of Tobruk
as Milo Trent
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Patterson
Eureka Stockade
as Peter Lalor
40,000 Horsemen
as Jim
They're a Weird Mob
as Harry Kelly
The Overlanders
as Dan McAlpine
The Phantom Stockman
as The Sundowner
The Loves of Joanna Godden
as Collard
Kona Coast
as H. Charlie Lightfoot