
Robert Donat
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-03-18 in Withington, Manchester, England, UK
Died
1958-06-09
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.
Most Known For

The Citadel
as Dr. Andrew Manson

Knight Without Armour
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The 39 Steps
as Richard Hannay

The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantes

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)

Perfect Strangers
as Robert Wilson

Cash
as Paul Martin

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton

The Magic Box
as William Friese-Greene

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of Tartu
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Thomas Culpeper

The Ghost Goes West
as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)