Robert Donat
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1905-03-18 – 1958-06-09
Place of birth: Withington, Manchester, England, UK
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
1935Richard Hannay
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933Thomas Culpeper
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934Edmond Dantes
The Adventures of Tartu
1943Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
The Magic Box
1952William Friese-Greene
The Citadel
1938Dr. Andrew Manson
The Winslow Boy
1948Sir Robert Morton
Knight Without Armour
1937Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Self (archive footage)
The Ghost Goes West
1935Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
Perfect Strangers
1945Robert Wilson
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cash
1933Paul Martin
Lease of Life
1954Rev William Thorne
Captain Boycott
1947Charles Stewart Parnell
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973Self (archive footage)
The New Lot
1943Actor