Rafferty

Rafferty, from Ó Raifeartaigh, is an Irish surname, and may refer to

Rafferty \r(a)-ffer-ty, raff(e)-rty\ is a boy's first name and is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Rafferty is "prosperity wielder".

Rafferty has 3 variant forms: Raferty, Raffarty and Raffertey.

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Rafferty (comics)

Rafferty was a fictional assassin from the Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint. He was a foe of Firearm (Alec Swan), first appearing in Firearm #12 (1994), written by James Robinson.

Fictional biography

Born to a poor family in Georgia, Rafferty murdered his parents while in his late teens and framed a neighbor from the next street, Jasper Washington, for the murders. He took the small amount of money he inherited from his parents savings and from the sale of his parents farm to travel America and find the one thing he truly craved... freedom.

This freedom was relatively short lived, as Rafferty's youthful indiscretions brought him to the attention of a New York Crime family. His affair with the daughter of this family led to his killing her brother, for which the family put a price on his head. To escape, Rafferty joined the army.

To see if he could, he decided he would be the perfect soldier. Rafferty hated every moment of the army, except the combat. His exceptional ability at killing caught the attention of his superiors, who transferred him to Special Forces, and eventually Unit T: Tango. Tango's record was distinguished; no mission was too dirty, too dire. During his time with Tango, Rafferty developed a disdain for guns, feeling that they were too crude for his "killing art".

Rafferty (TV series)

Rafferty was a 1977 CBS television series starring Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan played a former army doctor named Sid Rafferty who has retired and moved into private practice. One reviewer considers this series a forerunner to House, M.D.

It only lasted one series of 10 episodes, and McGoohan was apparently very unhappy with the series, reportedly saying: " a disaster ... the most miserable job I've ever done in my life ... a total frustration from start to finish.."

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