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Robert Donat

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Born: March 18, 1905
Died: June 9, 1958
From: Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Also known as

Friedrich Robert Donat · Роберт Донат · Friedrich Robert Donath

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

The 39 Steps

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Ghost Goes West

The Citadel

The Winslow Boy

Perfect Strangers

Filmography

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2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2000

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Acting (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

Acting ((archive footage) (uncredited))

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Acting (The Mandarin of Yang Cheng)

1954

Lease of Life

Acting (Rev William Thorne)

1952

The Magic Box

Acting (William Friese-Greene)

1949

The Cure for Love

Acting (Sergeant Jack Hardacre) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer) Production (Producer)

1948

The Winslow Boy

Acting (Sir Robert Morton)

1947

Captain Boycott

Acting (Charles Stewart Parnell)

1945

Perfect Strangers

Acting (Robert Wilson)

1944

Twenty Years After

Acting (archive footage)

1943

The Adventures of Tartu

Acting (Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu)

The New Lot

Acting (Actor)

1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

Acting (William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham)

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Acting (Self)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Acting (Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips')

1938

The Citadel

Acting (Dr. Andrew Manson)

1937

Knight Without Armour

Acting (Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov)

1935

The Ghost Goes West

Acting (Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie)

The 39 Steps

Acting (Richard Hannay)

1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

Acting (Edmond Dantes)

1933

Acting (Paul Martin)

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Acting (Thomas Culpeper)

1932

Men of Tomorrow

Acting (Julian Angell)

That Night in London

Acting (Dick Warren)