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Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

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.

Born

Mar 26, 1909

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Died

May 27, 1971

Known For

Acting

Movies

26 acting

3 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 • as Michael Byrne
★ 7.1
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
1952 • as Trooper 'Len' Leonard
★ 5.7
Skullduggery
Skullduggery
1970 • as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
★ 4.5
Bitter Springs
Bitter Springs
1950 • as Wally King
★ 6.8
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
1971 • as Jock Crawford
★ 7.2
Smiley
Smiley
1956 • as Sgt. Flaxman
★ 7.1
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1960 • as Quinlan
★ 6.7
movie
Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas
1947 • as Long Bill
★ 5.7
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
1953 • as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
★ 6.3
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960 • as Patterson
★ 6.1
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
1967 • as Archie Brown
★ 4.9
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
1966 • as Harry Kelly
★ 6.0
The Phantom Stockman
The Phantom Stockman
1953 • as The Sundowner
★ 4.9
King of the Coral Sea
King of the Coral Sea
1954 • as Ted King
★ 7.3
The Loves of Joanna Godden
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947 • as Collard
★ 7.8
The Rats of Tobruk
The Rats of Tobruk
1944 • as Milo Trent
★ 6.4
Forty Thousand Horsemen
★ 5.8
movie
The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel
2014 • as Self (archive footage)
Kona Coast
Kona Coast
1968 • as H. Charlie Lightfoot
★ 3.3
The Overlanders
The Overlanders
1946 • as Dan McAlpine
★ 6.0
Smiley Gets a Gun
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958 • as Sergeant Flaxman
★ 8.5
Walk Into Paradise
Walk Into Paradise
1957 • as Steve MacAllister
★ 6.7
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
1949 • as Peter Lalor
★ 6.0
Bring Out a Briton
Bring Out a Briton
1957 • as Self
Operation Malaya
Operation Malaya
1953 • as Self - Commentator (voice)