1962Nominee
Best Performance
Mutiny on the Bounty
Chips Rafferty
Actor · Producer · Writer
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
March 26, 1909
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1970Nominee
Best Performance
Skullduggery
1971Nominee
Best Performance
Wake in Fright
Career Highlights
1950Highlight
Best Performance
Bitter Springs
1952Highlight
Best Performance
Kangaroo
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Skullduggery
Wake in Fright