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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-03-18

Day of Death

1958-06-09 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

Friedrich Robert Donat

Роберт Донат

Friedrich Robert Donath

Robert Donat

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

Acting

The 39 Steps

1935

The 39 Steps

as

Richard Hannay

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as

Thomas Culpeper

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Edmond Dantes

The Adventures of Tartu

1943

The Adventures of Tartu

as

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

William Friese-Greene

The Citadel

1938

The Citadel

as

Dr. Andrew Manson

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Winslow Boy

as

Sir Robert Morton

Knight Without Armour

1937

Knight Without Armour

as

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

The Ghost Goes West

1935

The Ghost Goes West

as

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Perfect Strangers

1945

Perfect Strangers

as

Robert Wilson

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cash

1933

Cash

as

Paul Martin

Lease of Life

1954

Lease of Life

as

Rev William Thorne

Captain Boycott

1947

Captain Boycott

as

Charles Stewart Parnell

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as

Self (archive footage)

The New Lot

1943

The New Lot

as

Actor

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

as

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Men of Tomorrow

1932

Men of Tomorrow

as

Julian Angell

That Night in London

1932

That Night in London

as

Dick Warren

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

The Cure for Love

1949

The Cure for Love

as

Sergeant Jack Hardacre

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as

Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock: The Early Years

1999

Hitchcock: The Early Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing