
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,...
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,...
Known For
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Michael Byrne
Wake in Fright
as Jock Crawford
The Desert Rats
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Cast Credits
Wake in Fright
as Jock Crawford
Skullduggery
as Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Kona Coast
as H. Charlie Lightfoot
Double Trouble
as Archie Brown
They're a Weird Mob
as Harry Kelly
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Michael Byrne
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Patterson
The Sundowners
as Quinlan
Smiley Gets a Gun
as Sergeant Flaxman
Walk Into Paradise
as Steve MacAllister
Smiley
as Sgt. Flaxman
King of the Coral Sea
as Ted King
Operation Malaya
as Self - Commentator (voice)
The Phantom Stockman
as The Sundowner
The Desert Rats
as Sgt. "Blue" Smith
Kangaroo
as Trooper 'Len' Leonard
Bitter Springs
as Wally King
Eureka Stockade
as Peter Lalor
Bush Christmas
as Long Bill
The Loves of Joanna Godden
as Collard
The Overlanders
as Dan McAlpine
The Rats of Tobruk
as Milo Trent
40,000 Horsemen
as Jim
Crew Credits
Dust in the Sun
Producer
King of the Coral Sea
Writer