Chips Rafferty
Actor
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
Wake in Fright
as Jock Crawford 1971
The Desert Rats
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith 1953
The Sundowners
as Quinlan 1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Patterson 1960
Double Trouble
as Archie Brown 1967
The Phantom Stockman
as The Sundowner 1953
They're a Weird Mob
as Harry Kelly 1966
The Overlanders
as Dan McAlpine 1946
Bush Christmas
as Long Bill 1947
Eureka Stockade
as Peter Lalor 1949
Kona Coast
as H. Charlie Lightfoot 1968
Kangaroo
as Trooper 'Len' Leonard 1952
40,000 Horsemen
as Jim 1940
Smiley
as Sgt. Flaxman 1956
Walk Into Paradise
as Steve MacAllister 1957
Bitter Springs
as Wally King 1950