Robert Donat
Acting
Born: 1905-03-18 in 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
Richard Hannay
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
Cash
Paul Martin
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpeper
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene
The New Lot
Actor
The Young Mr. Pitt
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson
The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
Knight Without Armour
Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The Cure for Love
Sergeant Jack Hardacre
That Night in London
Dick Warren
Lease of Life
Rev William Thorne
Men of Tomorrow
Julian Angell
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu