Acting

Robert Donat

Born March 18, 1905Died June 9, 1958 (53)EnglandWithington, Manchester, England, UK29 creditsIMDb

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 Steps1935 · as Richard Hannay
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939 · as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Private Life of Henry VIII1933 · as Thomas Culpeper
The Count of Monte Cristo1934 · as Edmond Dantes
The Ghost Goes West1935 · as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958 · as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
The Citadel1938 · as Dr. Andrew Manson
The Winslow Boy1948 · as Sir Robert Morton
Perfect Strangers1945 · as Robert Wilson
The Magic Box1952 · as William Friese-Greene
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The 39 Steps1935 · as Richard Hannay
The Count of Monte Cristo1934 · as Edmond Dantes
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958 · as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Private Life of Henry VIII1933 · as Thomas Culpeper
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939 · as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
The Citadel1938 · as Dr. Andrew Manson
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self (archive footage)
The Magic Box1952 · as William Friese-Greene
Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
The Young Mr. Pitt1942 · as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
The Winslow Boy1948 · as Sir Robert Morton
The Ghost Goes West1935 · as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
The Cure for Love1949 · as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
Knight Without Armour1937 · as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
Cash1933 · as Paul Martin
That Night in London1932 · as Dick Warren
Perfect Strangers1945 · as Robert Wilson
The Adventures of Tartu1943 · as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
Captain Boycott1947 · as Charles Stewart Parnell
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years2000 · as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor1973 · as Self (archive footage)
Lease of Life1954 · as Rev William Thorne
The New Lot1943 · as Actor
Men of Tomorrow1932 · as Julian Angell