Known For As an actor, Rafferty owed much to a tradition of comedy going back to Pat Hanna and his series of 'Diggers' stage shows in the 1920s.
Some of his characters may have been uncomplicated or crude, but he was a much loved actor when he died in 1971. Chips Rafferty was born John William Pilbean Goffage in Broken Hill, New South Wales to John Goffage, an English-born stock agent, and Australian-born Violet Maude Joyce. Chips Rafferty, Actor: Wake in Fright. The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of countrywaters.
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While promoting the film in Hollywood he met Hedda Hopper who said Rafferty “created quite a stir. The money earned by Rafferty – he dubbed the film The Bounteous Mutiny – restored Rafferty to financial health after the failure of his production company; it enabled him to buy a block of flats which supported him for the rest of his life. Actor Chips Rafferty was born John William Pilbean Goffage in Broken Hill, New South Wales to John Goffage, an English-born stock agent, and Australian-born Violet Maude Joyce. The film has never been completed or officially released, and is apparently unlikely ever to be. Goffage’s air force service was interrupted when he was seconded to act in a number of films, including some famous Australian war classics. Grave site information of Wayne (Chips) Rafferty (18 Jan 1953 - 7 Jan 2005) at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Whitford, Perth, Western Australia, Australia from BillionGraves Cinema Pioneers celebrate ‘Ladies in Black’ as Sony plots overseas releaseDavid Wenham on why he changed his mind about TV's 'Wake in Fright' Please try again later.
His best know roles were in the motion pictures "Forty Thousand Horsemen" (1940) and "The Rats of Tobruk" (1944).Actor. ABC ID: 493145. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button.Family members linked to this person will appear here.Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The studio liked his performance enough that they flew him (and Charles Tingwell) over to Los Angeles to play Australian soldiers in The Desert Rats (1953), a war movie. Goffage’s air force service was interrupted when he was seconded to act in a number of films, including some famous Australian war classics.John Goffage had done a variety of jobs ranging from deck-hand, drover and shearer to operating an ice-cream parlour. He was acclaimed for his work in Rafferty’s film career largely began with comedy, but he later identified himself with outback characters and came to symbolise essential Australian qualities. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in Australia’s military forces. The campaign was launched by the government in a bid to increase the number of British migrants settling in Australia. If you have questions, please contact Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person.You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. 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.