Robert Donat

1905-03-18 – 1958-06-09 (age 53) Withington, Manchester, England, UK

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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.

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Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Known For

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935

as Richard Hannay

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

as Edmond Dantes

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

as Thomas Culpeper

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

The Citadel

The Citadel

1938

as Dr. Andrew Manson

The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West

1935

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

The Adventures of Tartu

The Adventures of Tartu

1943

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

1945

as Robert Wilson

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as William Friese-Greene

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

1947

as Charles Stewart Parnell

Cash

Cash

1933

as Paul Martin

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

as Sir Robert Morton

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

as Self (archive footage)