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Chips Rafferty is a Actor, Writer and Producer Australien born on 26 march 1909 at Broken Hill (Australie)
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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Birth name John William Pilbean Goffage
Nationality Australie
Birth 26 march 1909 at Broken Hill (Australie)
Death 27 may 1971 (at 62 years) at Sydney (Australie)
Nationality Australie
Birth 26 march 1909 at Broken Hill (Australie)
Death 27 may 1971 (at 62 years) at Sydney (Australie)
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Wake in Fright (1971)
, 1h54Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, John Meillon, Jack Thompson, Maggie Dence
Roles Jock Crawford
Rating75%
John Grant is a middle-class teacher from the big city. He feels disgruntled because of the onerous terms of a financial bond which he signed with the government in return for receiving a tertiary education. The bond has forced him to accept a post to the tiny school at Tiboonda, a remote township in the arid Australian Outback. It is the start of the Christmas school holidays and Grant plans on going to Sydney to visit his girlfriend, but first he must travel by train to the nearby mining town of Bundanyabba (known as “The Yabba”) in order to catch a Sydney-bound flight.
Skullduggery (1970)
, 1h45Directed by Gordon Douglas
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Burt Reynolds, Susan Clark, Roger C. Carmel, Edward Fox, Paul Hubschmid, Chips Rafferty
Roles Father 'Pop' Dillingham
Rating47%
On an expedition in Papua New-Guinea, Tropis, a tribe of apelike creatures are being used quickly as slaves by humans. As one of the Tropis is allegedly murdered, The following murder trial centers round the question: are the Tropis a form of humans or a form of animals. The question is a form of the Sorites paradox.
Kona Coast (1968)
, 1h33Directed by Lamont Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Richard Boone, Vera Miles, Joan Blondell, Steve Ihnat, Kent Smith, Chips Rafferty
Roles H. Charlie Lightfoot
Rating45%
Sam Moran (Richard Boone) is a Honolulu charter-boat captain who leads fishing expeditions in the tropical paradise. When his daughter is found murdered at the party of a wealthy young playboy, he seeks the truth about the murder. Convinced the playboy is guilty, he enlists the help of his friend Kittibelle (Joan Blondell), who runs an alcohol abuse treatment center where Sam's former love Melissa (Vera Miles) is a recovering alcoholic.
Double Trouble (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, John Williams, Michael Murphy, Yvonne Romain, Chips Rafferty, Norman Rossington
Roles Archie Brown
Rating51%
Lorsque le chanteur Guy Lambert va en tournée en Europe, il est poursuivi par deux belles femmes, maladroit voleurs de bijoux, et un mystérieux tueur.
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
, 1h52Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli, Ed Devereaux, John Meillon, Anne Haddy
Roles Harry Kelly
Rating64%
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant, newly arrived in Australia. He expected to work for his cousin as a sports writer for an Italian magazine. However, on arrival in Sydney Nino discovers that the cousin has abandoned the magazine, leaving a substantial debt to Kay Kelly. Nino declares that he will get a job and pay back the debt.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
, 2h58Directed by Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Psychologie, Transport films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Gordon Jackson, Richard Haydn
Roles Michael Byrne
Rating71%
In the year 1787, the Bounty sets sail from England for Tahiti under the command of captain William Bligh (Trevor Howard). Her mission is to transport breadfruit to Jamaica, where hopefully it will thrive and provide a cheap source of food for the slaves.
The Sundowners (1960)
, 2h13Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Dina Merrill, Bryan Pringle
Roles Quinlan
Rating70%
Irish-Australian Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) is a sheep drover and shearer, roving the sparsely-populated back country with his wife Ida (Deborah Kerr) and son Sean (Michael Anderson, Jr.). They are sundowners, constantly moving, pitching their tent whenever the sun goes down. Ida and Sean want to settle down, but Paddy has wanderlust and never wants to stay in one place for long. While passing through the bush the family meet refined Englishman Rupert Venneker (Peter Ustinov) and hire him to help drive a large herd of sheep to the town of Cawndilla. Along the way, they survive a dangerous brush fire.
, 1h39Directed by Richard Murphy
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Rick Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker
Roles Patterson
Rating62%
During World War II, Lt. Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon), an expert yachtsman in civilian life, now based at Townsville, Queensland, Australia, is surprised to be assigned command of a sailing ship, the USS Echo. The only crew member who knows how to work a ship with sails is eager young Ensign Tommy Hanson (Ricky Nelson), who cost Crandall a yacht race with a mistake before the war.
, 1h39Directed by Richard Murphy
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Actors Rick Nelson, Jack Lemmon, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker
Roles Patterson
Rating62%
Le lieutenant Rip Grandall hérite d'une mission: il doit, en 1943, conduire un bateau d'Australie en Nouvelle Guinée. Le rafiot ne paie pas de mine, mais Rip parvient à s'acquitter de sa mission. Au moment de prendre l'avion pour le retour, il apprend, stupéfait, qu'une autre mission a été confiée a son remplaçant avec le même rafiot.
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958)
, 1h30Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Sybil Thorndike, Chips Rafferty, Guy Doleman, Leonard Teale, Ruth Cracknell, Gordon Chater AM
Roles Sergeant Flaxman
Rating71%
A young boy named Smiley desperately wants a gun. A deal is made between him and Sergeant Flaxman that if he gets 8 nicks (marks on a certain tree) for his good deeds he will get a £2 rifle. He has several adventures and is accused to stealing some gold. Smiley runs away but the real thief is caught and Smiley is rewarded with a gun.
Walk Into Paradise (1957)
, 1h33Directed by Marcello Pagliero, Lee Robinson
Origin Australie
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Françoise Christophe, Chips Rafferty, Pierre Cressoy
Roles Steve MacAllister
Rating66%
In New Guinea, an expedition led by Australian District Officer Steve McAllister heads up the Sepik River to a valley where the adventurer Sharkeye Kelly has discovered oil. The party includes United Nations doctor Louis Dumarcet and crocodile hunter Jeff Clayton.
Smiley (1956)
, 1h37Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ralph Richardson, Chips Rafferty, John McCallum, Colin Petersen, Bud Tingwell, Leonard Teale
Roles Sgt. Flaxman
Rating65%
Smiley is a mischievous boy who lives in the small country town of Murrumbilla. His father is an alcoholic drover and he is always getting into trouble with his best friend Joey. He decides to save up enough money to buy a bicycle.
King of the Coral Sea (1954)
, 1h25Directed by Lee Robinson
Genres Adventure, Crime
Actors Chips Rafferty, Bud Tingwell, Rod Taylor
Roles Ted King
Rating66%
A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who romances King's daughter Rusty. Yusep kidnaps Rusty but Merriman and King rescue her.
The Phantom Stockman (1953)
, 1h7Directed by Lee Robinson
Genres Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Victoria Shaw, Chips Rafferty, Guy Doleman
Roles The Sundowner
Rating57%
Kim Marsden inherits a cattle station near Alice Springs after the death of her father. Kim becomes convinced her father was murdered. She sends for a legendary local bushman called the Sundowner, who was one of her father's best friends.