Acting
Chips Rafferty
Born March 26, 1909 · Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia · Died May 27, 1971
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
66
7.2
Mutiny on the Bounty
Michael Byrne
857.5
Wake in Fright
Jock Crawford
646.7
The Desert Rats
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
657.1
The Sundowners
Quinlan
567.5
The Monkees
Captain
476.3
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Patterson
5.1
Double Trouble
Archie Brown
6.1
The Phantom Stockman
The Sundowner
6.4
They're a Weird Mob
Harry Kelly
6.5
The Overlanders
Dan McAlpine
6.4
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968 · Series
6.1
Bush Christmas
Long Bill
6.4
Eureka Stockade
Peter Lalor
4.5
Kona Coast
H. Charlie Lightfoot
5.6
Kangaroo
Trooper 'Len' Leonard
6.0
Forty Thousand Horsemen
Jim
6.6
Smiley
Sgt. Flaxman
4.8
Skullduggery
Father 'Pop' Dillingham
6.8
Walk Into Paradise
Steve MacAllister, Original Story
6.0
Bitter Springs
Wally King
Filmography
- 2014The Big Picture - The Films of Charles ChauvelSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1971Wake in FrightJock CrawfordMovie
- 1971Willy WillyMovie
- 1970SkullduggeryFather 'Pop' DillinghamMovie
- 1968Kona CoastH. Charlie LightfootMovie
- 1968Skippy the Bush KangarooSeries
- 1967Double TroubleArchie BrownMovie
- 1966The MonkeesCaptainSeries
- 1966They're a Weird MobHarry KellyMovie
- 1962Mutiny on the BountyMichael ByrneMovie
- 1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyPattersonMovie
- 1960The SundownersQuinlanMovie
- 1958Dust in the SunProducerMovie
- 1958Smiley Gets a GunSergeant FlaxmanMovie
- 1957Walk Into ParadiseSteve MacAllister, Original StoryMovie
- 1957Bring Out a BritonSelfMovie
- 1956SmileySgt. FlaxmanMovie
- 1954King of the Coral SeaTed King, WriterMovie
- 1953Operation MalayaSelf - Commentator (voice)Movie
- 1953The Phantom StockmanThe SundownerMovie
- 1953The Desert RatsSgt. "Blue" SmithMovie
- 1952KangarooTrooper 'Len' LeonardMovie
- 1950Bitter SpringsWally KingMovie
- 1949Eureka StockadePeter LalorMovie
- 1947Bush ChristmasLong BillMovie
- 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenCollardMovie
- 1946The OverlandersDan McAlpineMovie
- 1944The Rats of TobrukMilo TrentMovie
- 1940Forty Thousand HorsemenJimMovie