Person
Robert Helpmann
Acting · 1909–1986 · Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Biography
Sir Robert Helpmann CBE (9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian dancer, film actor, theatre director and choreographer. A protege of Pavlova and Fonteyn’s first partner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Helpmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Omnibus
Self
The Wednesday Play
Fouche
Theatre Night
Georges de Valera
The Red Shoes
Ivan Boleslawsky
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Child Catcher
55 Days at Peking
Prince Tuan
Parkinson In Australia
Self
That's Dancing!
From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Patrick
Dr. Roget
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Mad Hatter
Filmography
- 1990The Tales of HelpmannHimself
- 1989The Margot Fonteyn StoryRobert Helpmann
- 1987Don Quixote of La ManchaDon Quixote (voice)
- 1985That's Dancing!From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
- 1984Second Time LuckyThe Devil
- 1979Parkinson In AustraliaSelf
- 1978PuzzleShepherd
- 1978PatrickDr. Roget
- 1977The Mango TreeProfessor
- 1973Don QuixoteDon Quixote
- 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandThe Mad Hatter
- 1970CinderellaUgly Stepsister
- 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangChild Catcher
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1966The Quiller MemorandumWeng
- 1964The Wednesday PlayFouche
- 1963Swan LakeProducer
- 196355 Days at PekingPrince Tuan
- 1958The Big MoneyThe Reverend
- 1957Theatre NightGeorges de Valera
- 1956The Iron PetticoatIvan Kropotkin
- 1951The Tales of HoffmannLindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
- 1948The Red ShoesIvan Boleslawsky
- 1948Steps of the Ballet
- 1946CaravanWycroft
- 1944Henry VBishop of Ely
- 1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingDe Jong
- 1937Television Demonstration Film
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