Robert Donat
Known for ActingBorn 1905-03-18 — died 1958-06-09Withington, Manchester, England, UK
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 Citadel
1938 · as Dr. Andrew Manson
The 39 Steps
1935 · as Richard Hannay
Twenty Years After
1944 · as (archive footage)
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · as Edmond Dantes
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
100 Years at the Movies
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 · as Thomas Culpeper
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · as (archive footage)
The Magic Box
1952 · as William Friese-Greene
Cash
1933 · as Paul Martin
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · as Self (archive footage)
The Winslow Boy
1948 · as Sir Robert Morton
Knight Without Armour
1937 · as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · as Self (archive footage)
Perfect Strangers
1945 · as Robert Wilson
Lease of Life
1954 · as Rev William Thorne
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · as Self (archive footage)