Chips Rafferty

Personal Info

Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Birthday
1909
Place of birth
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1971
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.

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