| Chips Rafferty | |
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 Chips Rafferty |
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| Born | John William Goffage 26 March 1909 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | May 27, 1971 (aged 62) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1939 - 1971 |
Chips Rafferty MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971) was an iconic Australian actor. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the Local Government Area of Broken Hill see City of Broken Hill Broken Hill is an isolated Mining city and Local Government Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Born John William Pilbean Goffage in Broken Hill, New South Wales to John Goffage, an English born stock agent, and Australian born Violet Joyce. For the Local Government Area of Broken Hill see City of Broken Hill Broken Hill is an isolated Mining city and Local Government Area [1] Gaining the nickname "Chips" as a school boy[1], Rafferty studied at Parramatta Commercial High School before working in a variety of jobs, including miner, sheep shearer, drover and airman[2] before making his film debut in Ants in His Pants in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rafferty's onscreen image as a laconic bushman struck a chord with film goers and Rafferty soon became the most popular actor in Australia, appearing in films like Forty Thousand Horsemen, The Rats of Tobruk, The Overlanders and Eureka Stockade. The Rats of Tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the Garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege The Overlanders is a 1946 Australian film about drovers droving a large herd of cattle 1600 miles overland from the Northern Territory Eureka Stockade is a 1949 British film of the story surrounding Peter Lalor and the gold miners' rebellion of 1854 at Ballarat
Rafferty married Ellen "Quentin" Jameson on 28 May 1941[3], and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force the next day and entertained troops. The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. He was discharged on 13 February 1945, having reached the rank of Flying Officer. [4]
Hollywood also beckoned, and Rafferty appeared in American fare like The Desert Rats, opposite Richard Burton; The Sundowners, with Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr; and Mutiny on the Bounty, with Marlon Brando. Desert Rats redirects here For other meanings see Desert rat. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The most bizarre appearance was with Elvis Presley in Double Trouble in 1967. Initially Rafferty was marketed in the United States as the Australian version of Cary Grant before being allowed to resume playing variations of the laconic bushman role that had served him well thus far. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Rafferty also produced and wrote films for his production company Southern International, which he founded in 1953[5], although none of these reached the same level of popularity as those he appeared in for other companies. These included producing The Phantom Stockman, producing and writing the original screenplay for King of the Coral Sea (1953), producing and providing the original story for Walk into Paradise (1956) and producing Dust in the Sun (1958) and the Ambitious One (1959).
In addition to his film work, Rafferty also guest starred in a range of television shows, including Gunsmoke, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Tarzan, The Monkees and The Wackiest Ship in the Army (as a different character to the role he played in the movie version). Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was a popular Australian Television series for children produced from 1966 to 1968. Tarzan aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan (played by Ron Ely) as a well-educated character For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a short-lived American television Sitcom series that ran between 1965 & 1966 on NBC and was loosely based
In the 1971 New Years Honours, Rafferty was awarded an MBE for his services to the performing arts[6]
Rafferty collapsed and died of a heart attack while walking down a Sydney street at the age of 62 shortly after completing his role in Wake in Fright[2]. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Wake in Fright (also known as Outback) is a 1971 Australian film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gary Bond He wife Quentin predeceased him in 1964 and they had no children[3].
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Honours
In 1989, Australia Post issued a stamp depicting Rafferty in recognition of his work in Australian cinema while in March, 2006, Broken Hill City Council announced that the Entertainment Centre would be named in honour of Rafferty. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4
The Oxford Companian to Australian Film refers to Rafferty as "Australia's most prominent and significant actor of the 1940s-60s"[7].
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1939 | Ants in His Pants | Man in Crowd (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Dad Rudd, M. The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film P. | Fireman | |
| Forty Thousand Horsemen | Jim | ||
| 1944 | The Rats of Tobruk | Milo Trent | |
| 1946 | The Overlanders | Dan McAlpine | |
| 1947 | Bush Christmas | Long Bill | |
| The Loves of Joanna Godden | Collard | ||
| 1949 | Eureka Stockade | Peter Lalor | Released as Massacre Hill in the United States. The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The Rats of Tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the Garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Overlanders is a 1946 Australian film about drovers droving a large herd of cattle 1600 miles overland from the Northern Territory The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Eureka Stockade is a 1949 British film of the story surrounding Peter Lalor and the gold miners' rebellion of 1854 at Ballarat Peter Finta Lalor ( ( 5 February 1827 – 9 February 1889) was the leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion one of Australia's |
| 1950 | Bitter Springs | Wally King | |
| 1952 | Kangaroo | Trooper 'Len' Leonard | |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | Sgt. The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The Desert Rats is a 1953 War film starring Richard Burton and Robert Douglas directed by Robert Wise. 'Blue' Smith | |
| The Phantom Stockman | The Sundowner | Released in the United States as Return of the Plainsman | |
| King of the Coral Sea | Ted King | ||
| 1956 | Smiley | Sergeant Flaxman | |
| Walk Into Paradise | Steve MacAllister | Released in the United States as Walk into Hell | |
| 1958 | Smiley Gets a Gun | Sergeant Flaxman | |
| The Flaming Sword | Long Tom | ||
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Quinlan | |
| The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Patterson | A comedy, with Rafferty as an Australian Coastwatcher on a secret mission, and Jack Lemmon in charge of the ship | |
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Michael Byrne | |
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Harry Kelly | |
| 1967 | Adventures of the Seaspray | ||
| Double Trouble | Archie Brown | ||
| 1968 | Kona Coast | Charlie Lightfoot | |
| 1970 | Skullduggery | Father 'Pop' Dillingham | |
| 1971 | Wake in Fright | Jock Crawford | |
| Dead Men Running | |||
| Spyforce | Leon Rielley |
References
- ^ a b Pike, A. The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Smiley is an Australian film made in 1956 It was produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins. The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a 1960 Comedy Film starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson. The Coastwatchers, also known as the Coast Watch Organisation, Combined Field Intelligence Service or Section "C" Allied Intelligence Bureau John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on They're a Weird Mob is a popular 1957 Australian comic Novel written by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta" the The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Wake in Fright (also known as Outback) is a 1971 Australian film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gary Bond Spyforce was an Australian TV series produced from 1971 to 1973 based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South (1996) "Goffage, John William Pilbean [Chips Rafferty] (1909 - 1971)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, Melbourne University Press.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Chips Rafferty, Australian film actor", The Times, 29 May 1971.
- ^ a b Legge, J. (1968) Who's Who in Australia, XIX Edition, Herald and Weekly Times Limited, Melbourne.
- ^ World War II Nominal Roll, Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=886025 Accessed 27 January 2008.
- ^ Mayer, J. (2004) "Lee Robinson (1923 – 2003)", Screening the Past. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/firstrelease/fr_16/gmfr16.html Accessed 2 January 2008.
- ^ "List of Awards in Full", The Times, 1 January 1971.
- ^ McFarlane et al, B. 2000 The Oxford Companian to Australian Film, Oxford University Press.
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