Robert Donat
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
- Born
- 1905-03-18 · Withington, Manchester, England, UK
- Died
- 1958-06-09
Known for
- The 39 Steps (1935) — Richard Hannay
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) — Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
- The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) — Thomas Culpeper
- The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) — The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) — Edmond Dantes
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Ghost Goes West (1935) — Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
- The Citadel (1938) — Dr. Andrew Manson
- The Winslow Boy (1948) — Sir Robert Morton
- Perfect Strangers (1945) — Robert Wilson
- The Magic Box (1952) — William Friese-Greene
- Knight Without Armour (1937) — Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
- The Adventures of Tartu (1943) — Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self (archive footage)
- Captain Boycott (1947) — Charles Stewart Parnell
- The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) — William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham