Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 18, 1905
Died
June 9, 1958
Age
53
Place of Birth
Withington, Manchester, England, UK
Popularity
1.1
Robert Donat
Acting
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.
Also known as
Friedrich Robert Donat · Роберт Донат · Friedrich Robert Donath
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Known For
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935 · Movie
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · Movie
4.9
Cash
1933 · Movie
6.8
The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · Movie
6.4
The Citadel
1938 · Movie
6.8
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · Movie
7.0
The Winslow Boy
1948 · Movie
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933 · Movie
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
6.8
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Movie
6.6
Perfect Strangers
1945 · Movie
Filmography
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.5
2000
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.2
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.5
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.2
1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Movie · The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
6.8
1954
Lease of Life
Movie · Rev William Thorne
7.4
1952
The Magic Box
Movie · William Friese-Greene
6.5
1949
The Cure for Love
Movie · Sergeant Jack Hardacre
7.0
1948
The Winslow Boy
Movie · Sir Robert Morton
7.0
1947
Captain Boycott
Movie · Charles Stewart Parnell
7.2
1945
Perfect Strangers
Movie · Robert Wilson
6.6
1944
Twenty Years After
Movie · (archive footage)
8.0
1943
The Adventures of Tartu
Movie · Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
6.2
1943
The New Lot
Movie · Actor
8.0
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
Movie · William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
6.2
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie · Self
6.8
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.3
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Movie · Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
7.4
1938
The Citadel
Movie · Dr. Andrew Manson
6.4
1937
Knight Without Armour
Movie · Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
5.9
1935
The Ghost Goes West
Movie · Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
6.7
1935
The 39 Steps
Movie · Richard Hannay
7.3