Robert Helpmann

Actor. Born 9 April 1909 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia. Died 28 September 1986.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 3 titles

Born

9 April 1909, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Died

28 September 1986

Active

1944–1968

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Robert’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $18m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1944–1968

Genres

Drama2
Adventure1
Comedy1
Family1
Fantasy1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestThe Red Shoes1948

70WorstChitty Chitty Bang Bang1968

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11930s

51940s

41950s

51960s

61970s

41980s

Awards

Other awards3 won

Won1968Knight Bachelor: Knight Bachelor
Won1965Australian of the Year: Australian of the Year
Won1964Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.