Robert Donat

Known for

Acting

Born

March 18, 1905

Birthplace

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Died

June 9, 1958 (aged 53)

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.

Best known work

The 39 Steps

1935

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

The Ghost Goes West

1935

The Citadel

1938

The Winslow Boy

1948

Perfect Strangers

1945

Filmography

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