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Robert Donat

Acting

Robert Donat

Born March 18, 1905 · Withington, Manchester, England, UK · Died June 9, 1958

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.

Known for

The 39 Steps

87IMDb7.6

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

83IMDb7.9

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Private Life of Henry VIII

69IMDb7.0

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Thomas Culpeper

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

73IMDb7.2

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Count of Monte Cristo

69IMDb7.3

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes

That's Entertainment, Part II

74IMDb7.3

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ghost Goes West

58IMDb6.7

The Ghost Goes West

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The Citadel

64IMDb7.0

The Citadel

Dr. Andrew Manson

The Winslow Boy

IMDb7.6

The Winslow Boy

Sir Robert Morton

Perfect Strangers

IMDb7.1

Perfect Strangers

Robert Wilson

The Magic Box

IMDb7.0

The Magic Box

William Friese-Greene

Knight Without Armour

IMDb6.8

Knight Without Armour

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Adventures of Tartu

IMDb7.0

The Adventures of Tartu

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5 TMDB

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

Captain Boycott

IMDb6.5

Captain Boycott

Charles Stewart Parnell

The Young Mr. Pitt

IMDb6.7

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Cash

IMDb6.0

Cash

Paul Martin

Lease of Life

IMDb6.8

Lease of Life

Rev William Thorne

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

IMDb5.5

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

IMDb6.7

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

  1. 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)Movie
  2. 2000A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (archive footage)Movie
  3. 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
  4. 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
  5. 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)Movie
  6. 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Movie
  7. 1958The Inn of the Sixth HappinessThe Mandarin of Yang ChengMovie
  8. 1954Lease of LifeRev William ThorneMovie
  9. 1952The Magic BoxWilliam Friese-GreeneMovie
  10. 1949The Cure for LoveSergeant Jack Hardacre, Writer, Director, ProducerMovie
  11. 1948The Winslow BoySir Robert MortonMovie
  12. 1947Captain BoycottCharles Stewart ParnellMovie
  13. 1945Perfect StrangersRobert WilsonMovie
  14. 1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)Movie
  15. 1943The Adventures of TartuCaptain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuMovie
  16. 1943The New LotActorMovie
  17. 1942The Young Mr. PittWilliam Pitt / The Earl of ChathamMovie
  18. 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelfMovie
  19. 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)Movie
  20. 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'Movie
  21. 1938The CitadelDr. Andrew MansonMovie
  22. 1937Knight Without ArmourAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovMovie
  23. 1935The Ghost Goes WestMurdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieMovie
  24. 1935The 39 StepsRichard HannayMovie
  25. 1934The Count of Monte CristoEdmond DantesMovie
  26. 1933CashPaul MartinMovie
  27. 1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIThomas CulpeperMovie
  28. 1932Men of TomorrowJulian AngellMovie
  29. 1932That Night in LondonDick WarrenMovie