Robert Donat

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Robert Donat

Acting March 18, 1905

Withington, Manchester, England, UK

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 l…

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

7.3 1935 Movie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

7.4 1939 Movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

6.4 1933 Movie
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

6.8 1958 Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

6.8 1934 Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

7.0 1976 Movie
The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West

6.7 1935 Movie
The Citadel

The Citadel

6.4 1938 Movie
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

6.5 1952 Movie
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

7.0 1948 Movie
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

6.6 1945 Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

7.5 2009 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2000
    A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1976
    That's Entertainment, Part II

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  5. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 1972
    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 1958
    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    Movie The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

  8. 1954
    Lease of Life

    Movie Rev William Thorne

  9. 1952
    The Magic Box

    Movie William Friese-Greene

  10. 1949
    The Cure for Love

    Movie Sergeant Jack Hardacre

  11. 1948
    The Winslow Boy

    Movie Sir Robert Morton

  12. 1947
    Captain Boycott

    Movie Charles Stewart Parnell

  13. 1945
    Perfect Strangers

    Movie Robert Wilson

  14. 1944
    Twenty Years After

    Movie (archive footage)

  15. 1943
    The Adventures of Tartu

    Movie Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

  16. 1943
    The New Lot

    Movie Actor

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  1. 1942
    The Young Mr. Pitt

    Movie William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

  2. 1940
    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    Movie Self

  3. 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 1939
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Movie Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

  5. 1938
    The Citadel

    Movie Dr. Andrew Manson

  6. 1937
    Knight Without Armour

    Movie Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

  7. 1935
    The Ghost Goes West

    Movie Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

  8. 1935
    The 39 Steps

    Movie Richard Hannay

  9. 1934
    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Movie Edmond Dantes

  10. 1933
    Cash

    Movie Paul Martin

  11. 1933
    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    Movie Thomas Culpeper

  12. 1932
    Men of Tomorrow

    Movie Julian Angell

  13. 1932
    That Night in London

    Movie Dick Warren