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Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 26, 1909
Died May 27, 1971 (62)
Birthplace Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 appearin ... g in British and American productions. He appeared in commercials in Britain during the late 1950s, encouraging British emigration to Australia.

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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

1971

as Jock Crawford

Skullduggery

Skullduggery

1970

as Father 'Pop' Dillingham

Kona Coast

Kona Coast

1968

as H. Charlie Lightfoot

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1967

as Archie Brown

They're a Weird Mob

They're a Weird Mob

1966

as Harry Kelly

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1962

as Michael Byrne

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1960

as Patterson

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Quinlan

Smiley Gets a Gun

Smiley Gets a Gun

1958

as Sergeant Flaxman

Walk Into Paradise

Walk Into Paradise

1957

as Steve MacAllister

Smiley

Smiley

1956

as Sgt. Flaxman

King of the Coral Sea

King of the Coral Sea

1954

as Ted King

The Phantom Stockman

The Phantom Stockman

1953

as The Sundowner

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953

as Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

1952

as Trooper 'Len' Leonard

Bitter Springs

Bitter Springs

1950

as Wally King

Eureka Stockade

Eureka Stockade

1949

as Peter Lalor

Bush Christmas

Bush Christmas

1947

as Long Bill

The Loves of Joanna Godden

The Loves of Joanna Godden

1947

as Collard

The Overlanders

The Overlanders

1946

as Dan McAlpine

The Rats of Tobruk

The Rats of Tobruk

1944

as Milo Trent

40,000 Horsemen

40,000 Horsemen

1940

as Jim

King of the Coral Sea

King of the Coral Sea

1954

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Dust in the Sun

Dust in the Sun

1958

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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

as Pop Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 1968

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 1968

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