Acting29 credits

Robert Donat

Born 1905-03-18
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 latter which earned him a Best Actor Academy Award.

Known For

7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 · Movie

7.2

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000 · Movie

7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Movie

7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · Movie

6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973 · Movie

7.4

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Movie

6.8

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958 · Movie

7.4

Lease of Life

1954 · Movie

6.5

The Magic Box

1952 · Movie

7.0

The Cure for Love

1949 · Movie

7.0

The Winslow Boy

1948 · Movie

7.2

Captain Boycott

1947 · Movie

6.6

Perfect Strangers

1945 · Movie

8.0

Twenty Years After

1944 · Movie

6.2

The Adventures of Tartu

1943 · Movie

8.0

The New Lot

1943 · Movie

6.2

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942 · Movie

6.8

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 · Movie

6.3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 · Movie

7.4

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 · Movie

6.4

The Citadel

1938 · Movie

5.9

Knight Without Armour

1937 · Movie

6.7

The Ghost Goes West

1935 · Movie

7.3

The 39 Steps

1935 · Movie

6.8

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934 · Movie

4.9

Cash

1933 · Movie

6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII