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Robert Donat

Acting
53 years oldWithington, 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.

Personal Details

Born
March 18, 1905 - June 9, 1958 (age 53)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Withington, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Friedrich Robert Donat
Роберт Донат
Friedrich Robert Donath

Movies (29)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

2009

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
6.5

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (archive footage)

2001

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

1973

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1972

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
6.7

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

1958

Lease of Life
7.4

Lease of Life

as Rev William Thorne

1954

The Magic Box
6.4

The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

1952

The Cure for Love
6.0

The Cure for Love

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

1949

The Winslow Boy
6.9

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

1948

Captain Boycott
6.8

Captain Boycott

as Charles Stewart Parnell

1947

Perfect Strangers
6.6

Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

1945

Twenty Years After
6.0

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1944

The Adventures of Tartu
6.2

The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

1943

The New Lot

The New Lot

as Actor

1943

The Young Mr. Pitt
5.7

The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

1942

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

1939

The Citadel
6.5

The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

1938

Knight Without Armour
5.6

Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

1937

The Ghost Goes West
6.5

The Ghost Goes West

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

1935

The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

1935

The Count of Monte Cristo
6.7

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantes

1934

Cash
4.6

Cash

as Paul Martin

1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpeper

1933

Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

as Julian Angell

1932

That Night in London

That Night in London

as Dick Warren

1932