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Sir Robert Murray Helpmann, CBE was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet under its creator, Ninette de Valois. He became one of the company's leading men, partnering Alicia Markova and later Margot Fonteyn. When Frederick Ashton, the company's chief choreographer, was called up for military service in the Second World War Helpmann took over from him while continuing as a principal dancer.
Birth Name
Robert Murray Helpman
Born
Friday, 09 April 1909
Died
Sunday, 28 September 1986
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Self | 2008 |
| Margot | Self | 2005 |
| The Margot Fonteyn Story | Robert Helpmann / Self | 1989 |
| Don Quixote of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Don Quixote (voice) | 1987 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'The Red Shoes' | 1985 |
| Second Time Lucky | The Devil | 1984 |
| A Country Practice | Sir Adrian Dormin | 1981 |
| Puzzle | Shepherd | 1978 |
| Patrick | Dr. Roget / Doctor Roget | 1978 |
| The Mango Tree | Professor | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Self | 2008 |
| Margot | Self | 2005 |
| The Margot Fonteyn Story | Robert Helpmann / Self | 1989 |
| Don Quixote of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Don Quixote (voice) | 1987 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'The Red Shoes' | 1985 |
| Second Time Lucky | The Devil | 1984 |
| A Country Practice | Sir Adrian Dormin | 1981 |
| Puzzle | Shepherd | 1978 |
| Patrick | Dr. Roget / Doctor Roget | 1978 |
| The Mango Tree | Professor | 1977 |
| Don Quixote | Don Quixote | 1973 |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | The Mad Hatter | 1972 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Child Catcher | 1968 |
| The Quiller Memorandum | Weng | 1966 |
| The Australian Londoners | Self | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Fouche | 1964 |
| 55 Days at Peking | Prince Tuan | 1963 |
| The Big Money | The Reverend | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Iron Petticoat | Ivan Kropotkin | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Sebastien | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Unconquered | Self (demonstrates for Helen Keller) | 1954 |
| The Tales of Hoffmann | Dr Miracle / Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle | 1951 |
| The Red Shoes | Ivan Boleslawsky | 1948 |
| Steps of the Ballet | Self - Presenter | 1948 |
| Caravan | Wycroft | 1946 |
| Henry V | Bishop of Ely | 1944 |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | De Jong | 1942 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Don Quixote | 1973 |
