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'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jul 21 1971
Poster of Skullduggery
Skullduggery
Chips Rafferty was 60 in Skullduggery as 'Father 'Pop' Dillingham'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 06 1970
Poster of Kona Coast
Kona Coast
Chips Rafferty was 59 in Kona Coast as 'H. Charlie Lightfoot'.
Movie Released: Wed, May 01 1968
Poster of Double Trouble
Double Trouble
Chips Rafferty was 58 in Double Trouble as 'Archie Brown'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Dec 29 1960
Poster of The Sundowners
The Sundowners
Chips Rafferty was 51 in The Sundowners as 'Quinlan'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, May 01 1958
Poster of Walk Into Paradise
Walk Into Paradise
Chips Rafferty was 48 in Walk Into Paradise as 'Steve MacAllister'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1957
Poster of Smiley
Smiley
Chips Rafferty was 47 in Smiley as 'Sgt. Flaxman'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 12 1954
Poster of Operation Malaya
Operation Malaya
Chips Rafferty was 44 in Operation Malaya as 'Self - Commentator (voice)'.
Movie Released: Thu, Sep 17 1953
Poster of The Phantom Stockman
The Phantom Stockman
Chips Rafferty was 44 in The Phantom Stockman as 'The Sundowner'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 19 1953
Poster of The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats
Chips Rafferty was 44 in The Desert Rats as 'Sgt. "Blue" Smith'.
Movie Released: Wed, May 20 1953
Poster of Kangaroo
Kangaroo
Chips Rafferty was 43 in Kangaroo as 'Trooper 'Len' Leonard'.
Movie Released: Fri, May 16 1952
Poster of Bitter Springs
Bitter Springs
Chips Rafferty was 41 in Bitter Springs as 'Wally King'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jul 05 1950
Poster of Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
Chips Rafferty was 39 in Eureka Stockade as 'Peter Lalor'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jan 26 1949
Poster of Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas
Chips Rafferty was 38 in Bush Christmas as 'Long Bill'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Sun, Jun 08 1947
Poster of The Overlanders
The Overlanders
Chips Rafferty was 37 in The Overlanders as 'Dan McAlpine'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 30 1944
Poster of 40,000 Horsemen
40,000 Horsemen
Chips Rafferty was 31 in 40,000 Horsemen as 'Jim'.
Movie Released: 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, '.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Feb 05 1968