Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Acting Born: March 18, 1905 • 53 years old (deceased) • 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.

Also Known As

Friedrich Robert DonatРоберт ДонатFriedrich Robert Donath

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Robert Donat photo

Known For

The Citadel

The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpeper

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

Cash

Cash

as Paul Martin

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantes

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

The New Lot

The New Lot

as Actor

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

The Adventures of Tartu

The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu