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Robert Donat
Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Acting•Born March 18, 1905•Died June 9, 1958 (age 53)•Withington, 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.

Known For

The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

Movie1935
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Movie1958
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Movie1939
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie1976
The Count of Monte Cristo
6.8

The Count of Monte Cristo

Movie1934
The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Movie1933
The Citadel
6.4

The Citadel

Movie1938
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie1983

Filmography

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2000
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Movie
1954
Lease of Life

as Rev William Thorne

Movie
1952
The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

Movie
1949
The Cure for Love

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

Movie
1948
The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

Movie
1947
Captain Boycott

as Charles Stewart Parnell

Movie
1945
Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

Movie
1944
Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Movie
1943
The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

Movie
1943
The New Lot

as Actor

Movie
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Movie
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Movie
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

Movie
1938
The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

Movie
1937
Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

Movie
1935
The Ghost Goes West

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Movie
1935
The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

Movie
1934
The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantes

Movie
1933
Cash

as Paul Martin

Movie
1933
The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpeper

Movie
1932
Men of Tomorrow

as Julian Angell

Movie
1932
That Night in London

as Dick Warren

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 18, 1905
Day of DeathJune 9, 1958
Place of BirthWithington, Manchester, England, UK
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