Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 18, 1905

died

June 9, 1958

place of birth

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

also known as

Friedrich Robert Donat · Роберт Донат · Friedrich Robert Donath

total credits

29 movies

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

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Filmography

29 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

1935as Richard Hannay
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.9

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940as Self
Perfect Strangers
6.6

Perfect Strangers

1945as Robert Wilson
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
The Count of Monte Cristo
6.8

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934as Edmond Dantes
Knight Without Armour
5.9

Knight Without Armour

1937as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
The Citadel
6.5

The Citadel

1938as Dr. Andrew Manson
The Winslow Boy
7.0

The Winslow Boy

1948as Sir Robert Morton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940as Self (archive footage)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933as Thomas Culpeper
The Magic Box
6.5

The Magic Box

1952as William Friese-Greene
Lease of Life
7.4

Lease of Life

1954as Rev William Thorne
The Ghost Goes West
6.7

The Ghost Goes West

1935as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
The Young Mr. Pitt
6.2

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
The Adventures of Tartu
6.2

The Adventures of Tartu

1943as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
The New Lot
8.0

The New Lot

1943as Actor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973as Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
8.0

Twenty Years After

1944as (archive footage)
Cash
4.9

Cash

1933as Paul Martin
Captain Boycott
7.2

Captain Boycott

1947as Charles Stewart Parnell
Men of Tomorrow
8.0

Men of Tomorrow

1932as Julian Angell
The Cure for Love
7.0

The Cure for Love

1949as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
7.2

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000as Self (archive footage)
That Night in London
10.0

That Night in London

1932as Dick Warren