
Robert Helpmann
Australian ballet dancer and actorWikipedia
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Robert Helpmann".
Sep 9, 2026
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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31:25Gregory GeorgeHOST
... "Can you actually come in and play this role?" Which, yeah, again, another name which I had no idea until I was doing my deep dive into the movie.
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31:33Gregory GeorgeHOST
There was Robert Helpmann as the Child Catcher, who was fantastic.
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31:38Gregory GeorgeHOST
I think probably one of the best villains on screen of all time.
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31:42Martin CallaghanGUEST
Absolutely.
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32:23Martin CallaghanGUEST
You know, is it gonna be okay?" And so he said, "Yeah, yeah, I'll be fine.
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32:25Martin CallaghanGUEST
Don't worry about it." So the lad who was going around saying, "10 minutes, everybody.
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32:29Martin CallaghanGUEST
10 minutes," went into his room, knocked on the door and said, "10 minutes, Mr. Helpmann." And he saw that Robert Helpmann was on a chair on a table under one light, literally like this, doing his makeup.
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32:41Martin CallaghanGUEST
And the boy went, "Are you okay, Mr. Helpmann?" He went, "Yes, yes, I'm fine, darling.
I've always been freaked out by vintage cars (18 August 2026)
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18:30Marcus LushHOST
We'd like to hear from you actually, virtually, and get in touch.
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18:34Marcus LushHOST
Marcus Robert Helpman, the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, often voted the most frightening character in the movie.
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18:41Marcus LushHOST
Helpman in person was known as one of the nicest, friendliest people you could meet.
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18:46Marcus LushHOST
Marcus, centre-right blocker, hear the term, give me a break, Act Down, New Zealand First are both far right.
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18:51Marcus LushHOST
I'd be inclined to agree with that.