Acting
Robert Donat
Also Known As: Friedrich Robert Donat, Роберт Донат, Friedrich Robert Donath
Birth Date
March 18, 1905
Death Date
June 9, 1958
(passed away at 53)
Place of Birth
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.
Photos
The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay
1935
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
1958
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpeper
1933
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes
1934
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
1939
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton
1948
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
1938
The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
1935
The Young Mr. Pitt
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
1942
The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
1943
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
1973
Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson
1945
Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell
1947