Chips Rafferty
Born
March 26, 1909
Died
May 27, 1971 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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

Wake in Fright
Jock Crawford
1971

Skullduggery
Father 'Pop' Dillingham
1970

Kona Coast
H. Charlie Lightfoot
1968

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
(1 episode)
1968

Double Trouble
Archie Brown
1967

They're a Weird Mob
Harry Kelly
1966

Mutiny on the Bounty
Michael Byrne
1962

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Patterson
1960

The Sundowners
Quinlan
1960

Smiley Gets a Gun
Sergeant Flaxman
1958

Walk Into Paradise
Steve MacAllister
1957

Bring Out a Briton
Self
1957

Smiley
Sgt. Flaxman
1956

King of the Coral Sea
Ted King
1954

Operation Malaya
Self - Commentator (voice)
1953

The Phantom Stockman
The Sundowner
1953

The Desert Rats
Sgt. "Blue" Smith
1953

Kangaroo
Trooper 'Len' Leonard
1952

Bitter Springs
Wally King
1950

Eureka Stockade
Peter Lalor
1949

Bush Christmas
Long Bill
1947

The Loves of Joanna Godden
Collard
1947

The Overlanders
Dan McAlpine
1946

The Rats of Tobruk
Milo Trent
1944

40,000 Horsemen
Jim
1940