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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Son of James Murray Helpmann & Mary (nee Gardiner), he was educated at... more
Trivia:
Brother of Sheila Helpmann more
Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
Surrealist artwork from The Red Shoes to go on display
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 7:31 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 7:31 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Sir Robert Helpmann
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Casting Department, Director, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Don Quixote of La Mancha (1987) (TV) (voice) (as Sir Robert Helpmann) .... Don Quixote
- "A Country Practice" .... Sir Adrian Dormin (2 episodes, 1985)
- Save the Last Dance for Me: Part 2 (1985) TV episode (as Sir Robert Helpmann) .... Sir Adrian Dormin
- Save the Last Dance for Me: Part 1 (1985) TV episode (as Sir Robert Helpmann) .... Sir Adrian Dormin - Second Time Lucky (1984) .... The Devil
- Patrick (1978) .... Dr. Roget
- Puzzle (1978) (TV) .... Shepherd
- The Mango Tree (1977) .... Professor
- Don Quixote (1973) .... Don Quixote
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... The Mad Hatter
... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia) - Cinderella (1969) (TV) .... Ugly Stepsister
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) .... Child Catcher
... aka Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK: complete title) - "Contrabandits" .... Donald Steele (1 episode, 1968)
- In for a Penny (1968) TV episode .... Donald Steele - The Quiller Memorandum (1966) .... Weng
- The Soldier's Tale (1964) .... The Devil
- "The Wednesday Play" .... Fouche (1 episode, 1964)
- Catch as Catch Can (1964) TV episode .... Fouche - French Cricket (1964) (TV) .... Fouche
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... Prince Tuan
- The Ghost Sonata (1962) (TV) .... The Old Man
- The Big Money (1958) .... The Reverend
- The Iron Petticoat (1956) .... Ivan Kropotkin
... aka Not for Money - The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) .... Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr Miracle
... aka Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (UK: complete title) - The Red Shoes (1948) .... Ivan Boleslawsky
- Caravan (1946) .... Wycroft
- The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944) .... Bishop of Ely
... aka Henry V (UK: short title)
... aka Henry the Fift (UK: short title) - One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) .... De Jong
... aka The Story of - - - - - - one of Our Aircraft Is Missing (UK: complete title) - Arlecchino (1939) (TV) .... Arlecchino
- Le lac des cygnes (1937) (TV) .... The Prince Siegfried
... aka Swan-Lake (UK: literal English title) - Job (1936) (TV) .... Satan
Casting Department:
- The Man from Snowy River (1982) (international casting liaison) (as Sir Robert Helpmann)
Director:
- Don Quixote (1973)
Soundtrack:
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) (performer: "I See What I Eat", "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat", "The Pun Song")
... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Red Shoes (1948) (choreographer: The Ballet of The Red Shoes)
Self:
- Celebration: The History of the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet (1981) .... Himself
- "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Alice in Wonderland (1972) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) .... Himself
- I Love Christmas (2001) (TV)
- The Tales of Helpmann (1990) .... Himself
- The Margot Fonteyn Story (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself (clip from "The Red Shoes")
- The Unconquered (1954) (uncredited) .... Himself (demonstrates for Helen Keller)
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1947) He acted in John Webster's play, "The White Devil," at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Margaret Rawlings, Martitia Hunt, Andrew Cruickshank, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Macnee, Heather Stannard, and Claire Bloom in the cast. Michael Benthall was director.
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1 Biographical Movie | 3 Print Biographies
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