Robert Helpmann
Actor · Director · Producer · Choreographer
Born Apr 9, 1909 · Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Active 1937–1986 · Awards: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Order of the Polar Star, Australian of the Year, Knight Bachelor, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, National Order of the Cedar
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