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Robert Donat

Acting Born Mar 18, 1905 Died Jun 9, 1958 Withington, Manchester, England, UK 32 credits

Biography

Robert Donat works in acting. Born March 18, 1905 in Withington, Manchester, England, UK. Died June 9, 1958. Archytele lists 32 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
Film

The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene
Film

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

Frequent co-stars

Madeleine Carroll 1 shared title
Lucie Mannheim 1 shared title
Godfrey Tearle 1 shared title
Peggy Ashcroft 1 shared title
John Laurie 1 shared title
Helen Haye 1 shared title
Frank Cellier 1 shared title
Wylie Watson 1 shared title
Gus McNaughton 1 shared title
Jerry Verno 1 shared title

Career timeline

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Lease of Life
The Magic Box
The Cure for LoveThe Cure for Love · DirectorThe Cure for Love · WriterThe Cure for Love · Producer
The Winslow Boy
Captain Boycott
Perfect Strangers
Twenty Years After
The Adventures of TartuThe New Lot
The Young Mr. Pitt
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundCavalcade of the Academy Awards
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
The Citadel
Knight Without Armour
The 39 StepsThe Ghost Goes West
The Count of Monte Cristo
CashThe Private Life of Henry VIII
That Night in LondonMen of Tomorrow

Full filmography

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years (2000) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
  • Lease of Life (1954) as Rev William Thorne
  • The Magic Box (1952) as William Friese-Greene
  • The Cure for Love (1949) as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
  • The Cure for Love (1949) Director
  • The Cure for Love (1949) Writer
  • The Cure for Love (1949) Producer
  • The Winslow Boy (1948) as Sir Robert Morton
  • Captain Boycott (1947) as Charles Stewart Parnell
  • Perfect Strangers (1945) as Robert Wilson
  • Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
  • The Adventures of Tartu (1943) as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
  • The New Lot (1943) as Actor
  • The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self
  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
  • The Citadel (1938) as Dr. Andrew Manson
  • Knight Without Armour (1937) as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
  • The 39 Steps (1935) as Richard Hannay
  • The Ghost Goes West (1935) as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) as Edmond Dantes
  • Cash (1933) as Paul Martin
  • The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) as Thomas Culpeper
  • That Night in London (1932) as Dick Warren
  • Men of Tomorrow (1932) as Julian Angell