Robert Helpmann
Actor · Director · Producer · Choreographer
Born Apr 9, 1909 · Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Active 1937–1986
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.
Filmography
The Red Shoes (1948) — Ivan Boleslawsky · ChoreographerChitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) — Child Catcher55 Days at Peking (1963) — Prince TuanHenry V (1944) — Bishop of ElyThe Tales of Hoffmann (1951) — Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. MiraclePatrick (1978) — Dr. RogetThe Quiller Memorandum (1966) — WengOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) — De JongAlice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) — The Mad HatterPuzzle (1978) — ShepherdDon Quixote (1973) — Don Quixote · Director · ChoreographerThe Mango Tree (1977) — ProfessorThe Iron Petticoat (1956) — Ivan KropotkinThe Big Money (1958) — The ReverendThe Margot Fonteyn Story (1989) — Robert HelpmannCaravan (1946) — WycroftCinderella (1970) — Ugly StepsisterThe Wednesday Play (1964) — FoucheSecond Time Lucky (1984) — The DevilDon Quixote of La Mancha (1987) — Don Quixote (voice)Steps of the Ballet (1948)Television Demonstration Film (1937)Theatre Night (1957) — Georges de ValeraSwan Lake (1963) — Producer