Robert Donat
Known for acting · Born 18 March 1905 · Died 9 June 1958 · aged 53 · Withington, Manchester, England, UK
30 credits
Robert Donat (born Friedrich Robert Donat) was a star English film and stage actor. He is best remembered for his roles in The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), the latter which earned him a Best Actor Academy Award.
Known for
The 39 Steps
1935
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934
The Ghost Goes West
1935
The Citadel
1938
The Winslow Boy
1948
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958
Perfect Strangers
1945
The Magic Box
1952
Knight Without Armour
1937
The Adventures of Tartu
1943
Acting (29)
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)Film
2000A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (archive footage)Film
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)Film
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Film
1958The Inn of the Sixth HappinessThe Mandarin of Yang ChengFilm
1954Lease of LifeRev William ThorneFilm
1952The Magic BoxWilliam Friese-GreeneFilm
1949The Cure for LoveSergeant Jack HardacreFilm
1948The Winslow BoySir Robert MortonFilm
1947Captain BoycottCharles Stewart ParnellFilm
1945Perfect StrangersRobert WilsonFilm
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)Film
1943The Adventures of TartuCaptain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuFilm
1943The New LotActorFilm
1942The Young Mr. PittWilliam Pitt / The Earl of ChathamFilm
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelfFilm
1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)Film
1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'Film
1938The CitadelDr. Andrew MansonFilm
1937Knight Without ArmourAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovFilm
1935The 39 StepsRichard HannayFilm
1935The Ghost Goes WestMurdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieFilm
1934The Count of Monte CristoEdmond DantesFilm
1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIThomas CulpeperFilm
1933CashPaul MartinFilm
1932Men of TomorrowJulian AngellFilm
1932That Night in LondonDick WarrenFilm
Writing (1)
1949The Cure for LoveWriter, Director, ProducerFilm