Robert Donat

Robert Donat

  • Birthday: 1905-03-18
  • Deathday: 1958-06-09
  • Place of birth: Withington, Manchester, England, UK
  • Also know as: Friedrich Robert Donat

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.

Filmography

The 39 Steps

1935

As Richard Hannay

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

As Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

As Thomas Culpeper

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

As The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

As Edmond Dantes

The Magic Box

1952

As William Friese-Greene

The Adventures of Tartu

1943

As Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The Citadel

1938

As Dr. Andrew Manson

The Winslow Boy

1948

As Sir Robert Morton

Knight Without Armour

1937

As Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Ghost Goes West

1935

As Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Perfect Strangers

1945

As Robert Wilson

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cash

1933

As Paul Martin

Lease of Life

1954

As Rev William Thorne

Captain Boycott

1947

As Charles Stewart Parnell

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

As William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

The New Lot

1943

As Actor

Men of Tomorrow

1932

As Julian Angell

That Night in London

1932

As Dick Warren

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

As Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

As (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

As (archive footage)

The Cure for Love

1949

As Sergeant Jack Hardacre

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

As Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock: The Early Years

1999

As Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

As Self (archive footage)

Production

The Cure for Love

1949

As Director

The Cure for Love

1949

As Producer

The Cure for Love

1949

As Writer

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