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Chips Rafferty
Actor

Chips Rafferty

26 Mar 1909Born
27 May 1971Died
62Age at death
25Credits

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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1971Wake in FrightFilm: Jock Crawford
  2. 1971Willy WillyFilm
  3. 1970SkullduggeryFilm: Father 'Pop' Dillingham
  4. 1968Kona CoastFilm: H. Charlie Lightfoot
  5. 1968Skippy the Bush KangarooSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1967Double TroubleFilm: Archie Brown
  7. 1966The MonkeesSeries: Captain (1 episode)
  8. 1966They're a Weird MobFilm: Harry Kelly
  9. 1962Mutiny on the BountyFilm: Michael Byrne
  10. 1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyFilm: Patterson
  11. 1960The SundownersFilm: Quinlan
  12. 1958Smiley Gets a GunFilm: Sergeant Flaxman
  13. 1957Walk Into ParadiseFilm: Steve MacAllister
  14. 1956SmileyFilm: Sgt. Flaxman
  15. 1954King of the Coral SeaFilm: Ted King, Writer
  16. 1953The Phantom StockmanFilm: The Sundowner
  17. 1953The Desert RatsFilm: Sgt. "Blue" Smith
  18. 1952KangarooFilm: Trooper 'Len' Leonard
  19. 1950Bitter SpringsFilm: Wally King
  20. 1949Eureka StockadeFilm: Peter Lalor
  21. 1947Bush ChristmasFilm: Long Bill
  22. 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenFilm: Collard
  23. 1946The OverlandersFilm: Dan McAlpine
  24. 1944The Rats of TobrukFilm: Milo Trent
  25. 1940Forty Thousand HorsemenFilm: Jim

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