Portrait of Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Bio: 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
Born: Fri, Mar 26 1909
Birthplace: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Death: Thu, May 27 1971
Chips Rafferty is 62 years old
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Poster of Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
Chips Rafferty would have been no older than
62 in Wake in Fright
as 'Jock Crawford'.
Wed, Jul 21 1971
Poster of Skullduggery
Skullduggery
Chips Rafferty was
60 in Skullduggery
as 'Father 'Pop' Dillingham'.
Fri, Mar 06 1970
Poster of Kona Coast
Kona Coast
Chips Rafferty was
59 in Kona Coast
as 'H. Charlie Lightfoot'.
Wed, May 01 1968
Poster of Double Trouble
Double Trouble
Chips Rafferty was
58 in Double Trouble
as 'Archie Brown'.
Wed, Apr 05 1967
Poster of They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
Chips Rafferty was
57 in They're a Weird Mob
as 'Harry Kelly'.
Thu, Aug 18 1966
Poster of Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
Chips Rafferty was
53 in Mutiny on the Bounty
as 'Michael Byrne'.
Thu, Nov 08 1962
Poster of The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Chips Rafferty was
51 in The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as 'Patterson'.
Thu, Dec 29 1960
Poster of The Sundowners
The Sundowners
Chips Rafferty was
51 in The Sundowners
as 'Quinlan'.
Thu, Dec 08 1960
Poster of Smiley Gets a Gun
Smiley Gets a Gun
Chips Rafferty was
49 in Smiley Gets a Gun
as 'Sergeant Flaxman'.
Thu, May 01 1958
Poster of Walk Into Paradise
Walk Into Paradise
Chips Rafferty was
48 in Walk Into Paradise
as 'Steve MacAllister'.
Sun, Sep 08 1957
Poster of Bring Out a Briton
Bring Out a Briton
Chips Rafferty was
47 in Bring Out a Briton
as 'Self'.
Tue, Jan 01 1957
Poster of Smiley
Smiley
Chips Rafferty was
47 in Smiley
as 'Sgt. Flaxman'.
Thu, Jun 28 1956
Poster of King of the Coral Sea
King of the Coral Sea
Chips Rafferty was
45 in King of the Coral Sea
as 'Ted King'.
Thu, Aug 12 1954
Poster of Operation Malaya
Operation Malaya
Chips Rafferty was
44 in Operation Malaya
as 'Self - Commentator (voice)'.
Thu, Sep 17 1953
Poster of The Phantom Stockman
The Phantom Stockman
Chips Rafferty was
44 in The Phantom Stockman
as 'The Sundowner'.
Fri, Jun 19 1953
Poster of The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
Chips Rafferty was
44 in The Desert Rats
as 'Sgt. "Blue" Smith'.
Wed, May 20 1953
Poster of Kangaroo
Kangaroo
Chips Rafferty was
43 in Kangaroo
as 'Trooper 'Len' Leonard'.
Fri, May 16 1952
Poster of Bitter Springs
Bitter Springs
Chips Rafferty was
41 in Bitter Springs
as 'Wally King'.
Wed, Jul 05 1950
Poster of Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
Chips Rafferty was
39 in Eureka Stockade
as 'Peter Lalor'.
Wed, Jan 26 1949
Poster of Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas
Chips Rafferty was
38 in Bush Christmas
as 'Long Bill'.
Mon, Jul 28 1947
Poster of The Loves of Joanna Godden
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Chips Rafferty was
38 in The Loves of Joanna Godden
as 'Collard'.
Sun, Jun 08 1947
Poster of The Overlanders
The Overlanders
Chips Rafferty was
37 in The Overlanders
as 'Dan McAlpine'.
Fri, Sep 27 1946
Poster of The Rats of Tobruk
The Rats of Tobruk
Chips Rafferty was
35 in The Rats of Tobruk
as 'Milo Trent'.
Fri, Jun 30 1944
Poster of 40,000 Horsemen
40,000 Horsemen
Chips Rafferty was
31 in 40,000 Horsemen
as 'Jim'.
Thu, Dec 26 1940

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Poster of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Chips Rafferty was
58+ in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
as 'Pop Miller, '.
First Air Date
Mon, Feb 05 1968