Robert Donat

Acting

March 18, 1905

— June 9, 1958(53 years old)

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

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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.

Also Known As

Friedrich Robert Donat • Роберт Донат • Friedrich Robert Donath

Known For

7.3

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay

7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

6.8

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes

6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Thomas Culpeper

6.5

The Citadel

Dr. Andrew Manson

6.5

The Magic Box

William Friese-Greene

6.6

Perfect Strangers

Robert Wilson

7.4

Lease of Life

Rev William Thorne

7.0

The Winslow Boy

Sir Robert Morton

7.2

Captain Boycott

Charles Stewart Parnell

5.8

Knight Without Armour

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

Photos of Robert Donat

Filmography

2000s

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

7.2

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

Self (archive footage)

1980s

7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1950s

6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

7.4

Lease of Life

Rev William Thorne

6.5

The Magic Box

William Friese-Greene

1940s

7.0

The Cure for Love

Sergeant Jack Hardacre

7.0

The Winslow Boy

Sir Robert Morton

7.2

Captain Boycott

Charles Stewart Parnell

6.6

Perfect Strangers

Robert Wilson

8.0

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

8.0

The New Lot

Actor

6.2

The Adventures of Tartu

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

6.2

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

6.9

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1930s

7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

6.5

The Citadel

Dr. Andrew Manson

5.8

Knight Without Armour

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

7.3

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay

6.7

The Ghost Goes West

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

6.8

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes

6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Thomas Culpeper

4.9

Cash

Paul Martin

8.0

Men of Tomorrow

Julian Angell

10.0

That Night in London

Dick Warren