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John William Pilbean Goffage MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971), known professionally as Chips Rafferty, was an Australian actor.
Chips Rafferty. Actor: Wake in Fright. Years before Jack Thompson arrived on the scene, Chips Rafferty was regarded by many as the personification of the stereotypically rugged, straightforward and laconic Aussie male.
Born John Goffage in 1909, Chips Rafferty became an icon of the Australian film industry who also found international stardom. He worked as a drover and opal miner before venturing into acting, appearing as an extra in Come Up Smiling (William Freshman, Australia, 1939).
Chips Rafferty, born 26 March 1909, was one of the great icons of Australian cinema after the Second World War. This tribute by feature films curator Paul Byrnes celebrates the centenary of his birth.
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Chips Rafferty. Actor: Wake in Fright. Years before Jack Thompson arrived on the scene, Chips Rafferty was regarded by many as the personification of the stereotypically rugged, straightforward and laconic Aussie male.
May 29, 1971 · SYDNEY, Australia, May 28 —Chips Rafferty, Australia's best‐known film actor, died in a street here of a heart attack last night. He was 62 years old. Mr. Rafferty, whose real name was...
Chips Rafferty MBE (1909–1971), screen actor, was born John Goffage in Broken Hill and nicknamed 'Chips' as a boy. He worked in a number of jobs including as a shearer, miner, drover and pearl diver before making his film debut in Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940).
Chips Rafferty. 1970s. Wake in Fright. Australian film. Australian actors. An extract from an ABC TV obituary of actor Chips Rafferty, featuring an interview with director Ken G Hall talking about Rafferty's contribution to Australian film. Hall speaks frankly and thoughtfully about Rafferty.
John William Pilbean Goffage MBE (26 March 1909 – 27 May 1971), known professionally as Chips Rafferty, was an Australian actor.
