Robert Donat

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 Info

Id

3609

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-03-18

Place of Birth

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Friedrich Robert Donat
  • Роберт Донат
  • Friedrich Robert Donath
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    Known For

    The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr.

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    The Private

    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    The Inn of t

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of

    The Adventures of Tartu

    The Adventur

    The Magic Box

    The Magic Bo

    The Citadel

    The Citadel

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow

    Knight Without Armour

    Knight Witho

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    Hollywood: T

    The Ghost Goes West

    The Ghost Go

    Perfect Strangers

    Perfect Stra

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    Hollywood Ou

    Cash

    Cash

    Lease of Life

    Lease of Lif

    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boyc

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    The Men Who

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    The New Lot

    The Young Mr. Pitt

    The Young Mr

    Men of Tomorrow

    Men of Tomor

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    That Night i

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    Cavalcade of

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Enter

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    A New Romanc

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    Twenty Years

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    The Cure for

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollyw

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    Hitchcock: T

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    2009

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1999

    Hitchcock: The Early Years

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

    1976

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    as(archive footage)

    1973

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1972

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1958

    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    asThe Mandarin of Yang Cheng

    1954

    Lease of Life

    asRev William Thorne

    1952

    The Magic Box

    asWilliam Friese-Greene

    1949

    The Cure for Love

    asSergeant Jack Hardacre

    1948

    The Winslow Boy

    asSir Robert Morton

    1947

    Captain Boycott

    asCharles Stewart Parnell

    1945

    Perfect Strangers

    asRobert Wilson

    1944

    Twenty Years After

    as(archive footage)

    1943

    The Adventures of Tartu

    asCaptain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

    1943

    The New Lot

    asActor

    1942

    The Young Mr. Pitt

    asWilliam Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

    1940

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    asSelf

    1940

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1939

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    asCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

    1938

    The Citadel

    asDr. Andrew Manson

    1937

    Knight Without Armour

    asAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

    1935

    The Ghost Goes West

    asMurdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

    1935

    The 39 Steps

    asRichard Hannay

    1934

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    asEdmond Dantes

    1933

    Cash

    asPaul Martin

    1933

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    asThomas Culpeper

    1932

    Men of Tomorrow

    asJulian Angell

    1932

    That Night in London

    asDick Warren

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asHannay (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asRichard Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)