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Robert Donat

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: March 18, 1905

Place of Birth: Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Known For

Poster for 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5
Poster for Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Movie

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

7.4
Poster for Lease of Life
Movie

Lease of Life

7.4
Poster for The 39 Steps
Movie

The 39 Steps

7.3
Poster for That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

6.9
Poster for The Winslow Boy
Movie

The Winslow Boy

6.9
Poster for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Movie

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

6.7
Poster for The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie

The Count of Monte Cristo

6.7
Poster for Captain Boycott
Movie

Captain Boycott

6.7
Poster for A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

6.7

Filmography

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

2001
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

1954
Lease of Life

as Rev William Thorne

1952
The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

1949
The Cure for Love

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

1948
The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

1947
Captain Boycott

as Charles Stewart Parnell

1945
Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

1944
Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1943
The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

1943
The New Lot

as Actor

1942
The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

1938
The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

1937
Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

1935
The Ghost Goes West

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

1935
The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

1934
The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantes

1933
Cash

as Paul Martin

1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpeper

1932
Men of Tomorrow

as Julian Angell

1932
That Night in London

as Dick Warren