Chips Rafferty
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1909-03-26
- Died
- 1971-05-27
- Place of birth
- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- John William Pilbean Goffage
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (25)
Skullduggery
1970
as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Michael Byrne
Wake in Fright
1971
as Jock Crawford
The Sundowners
1960
as Quinlan
The Desert Rats
1953
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Patterson
Double Trouble
1967
as Archie Brown
Kangaroo
1952
as Trooper 'Len' Leonard
The Overlanders
1946
as Dan McAlpine
They're a Weird Mob
1966
as Harry Kelly
Smiley
1956
as Sgt. Flaxman
Bitter Springs
1950
as Wally King
Walk Into Paradise
1957
as Steve MacAllister
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
as Milo Trent
Eureka Stockade
1949
as Peter Lalor
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947
as Collard
Forty Thousand Horsemen
1940
as Jim
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958
as Sergeant Flaxman
Kona Coast
1968
as H. Charlie Lightfoot
Bush Christmas
1947
as Long Bill
King of the Coral Sea
1954
as Ted King
The Phantom Stockman
1953
as The Sundowner
Bring Out a Briton
1957
as Self
Operation Malaya
1953
as Self - Commentator (voice)
The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel
2014
as Self (archive footage)
About 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. With 27 credits spanning from 1940 to 2014, Chips Rafferty has appeared in 25 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chips Rafferty Movies
- Skullduggery (1970) — as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) — as Michael Byrne
- Wake in Fright (1971) — as Jock Crawford
- The Sundowners (1960) — as Quinlan
- The Desert Rats (1953) — as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
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