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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The 39 Steps (1935) — Richard Hannay
2. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) — Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
3. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) — Thomas Culpeper
4. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) — The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
5. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) — Edmond Dantes
6. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
7. The Ghost Goes West (1935) — Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
8. The Citadel (1938) — Dr. Andrew Manson
9. The Winslow Boy (1948) — Sir Robert Morton
10. Perfect Strangers (1945) — Robert Wilson
11. The Magic Box (1952) — William Friese-Greene
12. Knight Without Armour (1937) — Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
13. The Adventures of Tartu (1943) — Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
14. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self (archive footage)
15. Captain Boycott (1947) — Charles Stewart Parnell
16. The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) — William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
17. Cash (1933) — Paul Martin
18. Lease of Life (1954) — Rev William Thorne
19. A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) — Self
20. A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years (2000) — Self (archive footage)
21. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) — Self (archive footage)
22. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
23. Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) — Self (archive footage)
24. The Cure for Love (1949) — Sergeant Jack Hardacre
25. The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) — Self (archive footage)
26. Twenty Years After (1944) — (archive footage)
27. The New Lot (1943) — Actor
28. Men of Tomorrow (1932) — Julian Angell
29. That Night in London (1932) — Dick Warren

Directed

1. The Cure for Love (1949) — Director