Chips Rafferty
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.
Acting (24 movies)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
They're a Weird Mob
1966
Wake in Fright
1971
Operation Malaya
1953
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
Walk Into Paradise
1957
Eureka Stockade
1949
The Overlanders
1946
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
40,000 Horsemen
1940
Bush Christmas
1947
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958
Smiley
1956
Kona Coast
1968
Bitter Springs
1950
The Sundowners
1960
The Desert Rats
1953
Skullduggery
1970
King of the Coral Sea
1954
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947
The Phantom Stockman
1953
Double Trouble
1967
Kangaroo
1952
Bring Out a Briton
1957
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| King of the Coral Sea | 1954 | Writer |
| Dust in the Sun | 1958 | Producer |