Robert Donat
Actor · Writer · Director · Producer
Born Mar 18, 1905 · Withington, Manchester, England, UK
Active 1932–1958 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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
The 39 Steps (1935) — Richard HannayGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) — Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) — The Mandarin of Yang ChengThe Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) — Thomas CulpeperThe Count of Monte Cristo (1934) — Edmond DantesThe Ghost Goes West (1935) — Murdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieThe Winslow Boy (1948) — Sir Robert MortonThe Citadel (1938) — Dr. Andrew MansonPerfect Strangers (1945) — Robert WilsonThat Night in London (1932) — Dick WarrenThe Magic Box (1952) — William Friese-GreeneCaptain Boycott (1947) — Charles Stewart ParnellLease of Life (1954) — Rev William ThorneThe Adventures of Tartu (1943) — Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuKnight Without Armour (1937) — Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovThe New Lot (1943) — ActorMen of Tomorrow (1932) — Julian AngellThe Young Mr. Pitt (1942) — William Pitt / The Earl of ChathamThe Cure for Love (1949) — Sergeant Jack Hardacre · Writer · Director · ProducerCash (1933) — Paul Martin