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.

Career Overview

Robert Donat has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently That's Entertainment Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The 39 Steps, The Magic Box, The Winslow Boy. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 32
Birth Date: 1905-03-18 00:00:00
Birth Place: Withington, Manchester, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

That's Entertainment Collection (1 titles)
The Count of Monte Cristo Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Louis Levy (4 collaborations)
Michael Balcon (2 collaborations)
Alfred Hitchcock (2 collaborations)
Alma Reville (2 collaborations)
Charles Bennett (2 collaborations)
Frederick Piper (2 collaborations)
Vida Hope (2 collaborations)
Miles Malleson (2 collaborations)
Muir Mathieson (2 collaborations)
William Alwyn (2 collaborations)

Credits

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