Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1909-03-26
BirthplaceBroken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Chips Rafferty
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Chips Rafferty
Filmography
Acting (26)
2014
The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvelas Self (archive footage)
1971
Wake in Frightas Jock Crawford
7.2
1971
1970
Skullduggeryas Father 'Pop' Dillingham
4.5
1968
Kona Coastas H. Charlie Lightfoot
3.3
1967
Double Troubleas Archie Brown
5.0
1966
They're a Weird Mobas Harry Kelly
6.0
1962
Mutiny on the Bountyas Michael Byrne
7.1
1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Armyas Patterson
6.1
1960
The Sundownersas Quinlan
6.7
1958
Smiley Gets a Gunas Sergeant Flaxman
8.5
1957
Walk Into Paradiseas Steve MacAllister
6.7
1957
Bring Out a Britonas Self
1956
Smileyas Sgt. Flaxman
7.1
1954
King of the Coral Seaas Ted King
7.3
1953
Operation Malayaas Self - Commentator (voice)
1953
The Phantom Stockmanas The Sundowner
4.9
1953
The Desert Ratsas Sgt. "Blue" Smith
6.3
1952
Kangarooas Trooper 'Len' Leonard
5.7
1950
Bitter Springsas Wally King
6.8
1949
Eureka Stockadeas Peter Lalor
6.0
1947
Bush Christmasas Long Bill
5.7
1947
The Loves of Joanna Goddenas Collard
7.8
1946
The Overlandersas Dan McAlpine
6.0
1944
The Rats of Tobrukas Milo Trent
6.4
1940
Forty Thousand Horsemenas Jim
5.8
Production & Directing (3)
1958
Dust in the SunProducer
7.0
1957
Walk Into ParadiseOriginal Story
6.7
1954
King of the Coral SeaWriter
7.3