Robert Donat
Actor · Director · Writer · 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 Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) - The Mandarin of Yang ChengLease of Life (1954) - Rev William ThorneThe Magic Box (1952) - William Friese-GreeneThe Cure for Love (1949) - Sergeant Jack Hardacre · Director · Writer · ProducerThe Winslow Boy (1948) - Sir Robert MortonCaptain Boycott (1947) - Charles Stewart ParnellPerfect Strangers (1945) - Robert WilsonThe Adventures of Tartu (1943) - Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuThe New Lot (1943) - ActorThe Young Mr. Pitt (1942) - William Pitt / The Earl of ChathamGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) - Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'The Citadel (1938) - Dr. Andrew MansonKnight Without Armour (1937) - Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovThe 39 Steps (1935) - Richard HannayThe Ghost Goes West (1935) - Murdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieThe Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - Edmond DantesThe Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) - Thomas CulpeperCash (1933) - Paul MartinThat Night in London (1932) - Dick WarrenMen of Tomorrow (1932) - Julian Angell