Robert Donat
Acting
Born 1905-03-18
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.
Known For
Popular credits
The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpeper
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton
Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson
The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene
The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
Knight Without Armour
Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell
The Young Mr. Pitt
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
Cash
Paul Martin
Lease of Life
Rev William Thorne
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)