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.

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Michael Byrne

Wake in Fright

as Jock Crawford

The Desert Rats

as Sgt. "Blue" Smith

The Sundowners

as Quinlan

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

as Patterson

Double Trouble

as Archie Brown

The Phantom Stockman

as The Sundowner

They're a Weird Mob

as Harry Kelly

The Overlanders

as Dan McAlpine

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

as Pop Miller