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Robert Donat

Acting Born Mar 18, 1905 Withington, Manchester, England, UK 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

Full filmography

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