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)