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Robert Donat
Acting

Robert Donat

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

18 Mar 1905

Age

121 Years

Born In

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Total Projects

29

Years Active

77 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.0 ★

Overview

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.

Filmography

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

movie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

movie

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

movie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

movie

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

movie

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Lease of Life

movie

Lease of Life

1954

Lease of Life

as Rev William Thorne

The Magic Box

movie

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

The Cure for Love

movie

The Cure for Love

1949

The Cure for Love

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

The Winslow Boy

movie

The Winslow Boy

1948

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

Captain Boycott

movie

Captain Boycott

1947

Captain Boycott

as Charles Stewart Parnell

Perfect Strangers

movie

Perfect Strangers

1945

Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

Twenty Years After

movie

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

The Adventures of Tartu

movie

The Adventures of Tartu

1943

The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The New Lot

movie

The New Lot

1943

The New Lot

as Actor

The Young Mr. Pitt

movie

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

movie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

movie

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

movie

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Citadel

movie

The Citadel

1938

The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

Knight Without Armour

movie

Knight Without Armour

1937

Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Ghost Goes West

movie

The Ghost Goes West

1935

The Ghost Goes West

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The 39 Steps

movie

The 39 Steps

1935

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

The Count of Monte Cristo

movie

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

as Edmond Dantes

Cash

movie

Cash

1933

Cash

as Paul Martin

The Private Life of Henry VIII

movie

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Thomas Culpeper

Men of Tomorrow

movie

Men of Tomorrow

1932

Men of Tomorrow

as Julian Angell

That Night in London

movie

That Night in London

1932

That Night in London

as Dick Warren

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