
Chips Rafferty
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1909-03-26
- Died
- 1971-05-27
- Place of birth
- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- John William Pilbean Goffage
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (25)

Skullduggery
1970
as Father 'Pop' Dillingham

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Michael Byrne

Wake in Fright
1971
as Jock Crawford

Double Trouble
1967
as Archie Brown

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Patterson

The Sundowners
1960
as Quinlan

The Desert Rats
1953
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith

Kangaroo
1952
as Trooper 'Len' Leonard

Smiley
1956
as Sgt. Flaxman

The Overlanders
1946
as Dan McAlpine

They're a Weird Mob
1966
as Harry Kelly

Eureka Stockade
1949
as Peter Lalor

The Rats of Tobruk
1944
as Milo Trent

Walk Into Paradise
1957
as Steve MacAllister

Bitter Springs
1950
as Wally King

Kona Coast
1968
as H. Charlie Lightfoot

Bush Christmas
1947
as Long Bill

The Phantom Stockman
1953
as The Sundowner

The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947
as Collard

Smiley Gets a Gun
1958
as Sergeant Flaxman

King of the Coral Sea
1954
as Ted King

Forty Thousand Horsemen
1940
as Jim

Operation Malaya
1953
as Self - Commentator (voice)

Bring Out a Briton
1957
as Self
The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel
2014
as Self (archive footage)
About Chips Rafferty
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. With 27 credits spanning from 1940 to 2014, Chips Rafferty has appeared in 25 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chips Rafferty Movies
- Skullduggery (1970) — as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) — as Michael Byrne
- Wake in Fright (1971) — as Jock Crawford
- Double Trouble (1967) — as Archie Brown
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) — as Patterson
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