Robert Donat

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.

Most Famous Work

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Richard Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The 39 Steps

(1935) Richard Hannay

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(1958) The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

(1939) Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

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That's Entertainment, Part II

(1976) (archive footage)

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The Count of Monte Cristo

(1934) Edmond Dantes

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Lease of Life

(1954) Rev William Thorne

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The Citadel

(1938) Dr. Andrew Manson

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2009	N/A	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02 Movie
1999	(archive footage)	Hitchcock: The Early Years 1999-10-07 Movie
1983	Himself (archive footage)	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25 Movie
1976	(archive footage)	That's Entertainment, Part II 1976-05-16 Movie
1958	The Mandarin of Yang Cheng	The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958-12-11 Movie
1955	Richard Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955-10-02 TV Show
	Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955-10-02 TV Show
1954	Rev William Thorne	Lease of Life 1954-10-18 Movie
1952	William Friese-Greene	The Magic Box 1952-01-01 Movie
1949	Sergeant Jack Hardacre	The Cure for Love 1949-12-29 Movie
1948	Sir Robert Morton	The Winslow Boy 1948-09-24 Movie
1947	Charles Stewart Parnell	Captain Boycott 1947-08-26 Movie
1945	Robert Wilson	Perfect Strangers 1945-10-15 Movie
1944	N/A	Twenty Years After 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu	The Adventures of Tartu 1943-10-01 Movie
	Actor	The New Lot 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham	The Young Mr. Pitt 1942-09-21 Movie
1940	(archive footage)	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940-07-31 Movie
	Self	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940-01-01 Movie
1939	Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'	Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939-07-28 Movie
1938	Dr. Andrew Manson	The Citadel 1938-10-29 Movie
1937	Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov	Knight Without Armour 1937-07-23 Movie
1935	Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie	The Ghost Goes West 1935-12-17 Movie
	Richard Hannay	The 39 Steps 1935-06-06 Movie
1934	Edmond Dantes	The Count of Monte Cristo 1934-09-06 Movie
1933	Paul Martin	Cash 1933-10-08 Movie
	Thomas Culpeper	The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933-08-17 Movie
1932	Dick Warren	That Night in London 1932-08-01 Movie
	Julian Angell	Men of Tomorrow 1932-03-20 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Director	The Cure for Love 1949-12-29 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Producer	The Cure for Love 1949-12-29 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Writer	The Cure for Love 1949-12-29 Movie
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