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Rafferty chips

Chips Rafferty (born March 26, 1909 in Broken Hill , † May 27, 1971 in Sydney ) was an Australian actor and film producer .

Live and act

Rafferty was a cattle drover in the outback , a prospector in an opal mine and a seaman in his early teens. In the late 1930s he tried his hand at acting and found access to film. His breakthrough came in The Great Drifting as trek leader Dan McAlpine, who in 1942 drove a large herd over 1,600 miles into southern Australia before the feared attack by the Japanese. The tall Rafferty celebrated another success in gold diggers as Peter Lalor in his struggle for self-determination against a British governor.

His popularity also brought him offers from Great Britain and Hollywood, where he did not get beyond insignificant supporting roles. In 1952 he founded the production company Playtypus Productions, in 1953 the film company Southern International, which, however, could not hold its own against the overwhelming Anglo-American competition.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1946: The Overlanders
  • 1947: The Children of Mara-Mara (Bush Christmas)
  • 1949: Gold digger (Eureka Stockade)
  • 1952: kangaroo (kangaroo)
  • 1953: The Desert Rats (The Desert Rats)
  • 1956: The Adventures of Capitaine Steve (Walk Into Paradise) ; also co-script and production
  • 1960: The Endless Horizon (The Sundowners)
  • 1960: On a sloping course (The Wackiest Ship in the Army)
  • 1962: Mutiny on the Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty )
  • 1967: Zoff for two (Double Trouble)
  • 1970: Adventure in New Guinea (Skullduggery)
  • 1971: Holidays in Hell (Wake in Fright)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME Rafferty, chips
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Broken Hill
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1971
Place of death Sydney