Acting
Robert Donat
Mar 18, 1905 (died Jun 9, 1958, aged 53) Withington, Manchester, England, UK
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
7.3
The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay
6.8
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpeper
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
6.8
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes
6.7
The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
7.0
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton
6.4
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
6.6
Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson
7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
6.5
The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene
5.9
Knight Without Armour
Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
6.2
The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
4.9
Cash
Paul Martin
Filmography
7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
7.2
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
2000 · Self (archive footage)
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 · Self (archive footage)
7.4
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
6.8
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
7.4
Lease of Life
1954 · Rev William Thorne
6.5
The Magic Box
1952 · William Friese-Greene
7.0
The Cure for Love
1949 · Sergeant Jack Hardacre
7.0
The Winslow Boy
1948 · Sir Robert Morton
7.2
Captain Boycott
1947 · Charles Stewart Parnell
6.6
Perfect Strangers
1945 · Robert Wilson
8.0
Twenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
6.2
The Adventures of Tartu
1943 · Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
8.0
The New Lot
1943 · Actor
6.2
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
6.8
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
6.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
6.4
The Citadel
1938 · Dr. Andrew Manson
5.9
Knight Without Armour
1937 · Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935 · Richard Hannay
6.7
The Ghost Goes West
1935 · Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
6.8
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · Edmond Dantes
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 · Thomas Culpeper
4.9
Cash
1933 · Paul Martin
10.0
That Night in London
1932 · Dick Warren
8.0
Men of Tomorrow
1932 · Julian Angell