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Robert Donat
Born 1905-03-18Withington, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (archive footage)Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) (uncredited)The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)The Inn of the Sixth HappinessThe Mandarin of Yang ChengLease of LifeRev William ThorneThe Magic BoxWilliam Friese-GreeneThe Cure for LoveSergeant Jack HardacreThe Winslow BoySir Robert MortonCaptain BoycottCharles Stewart ParnellPerfect StrangersRobert WilsonTwenty Years After(archive footage)The Adventures of TartuCaptain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuThe New LotActorThe Young Mr. PittWilliam Pitt / The Earl of ChathamA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelfCavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf (archive footage)Goodbye, Mr. ChipsCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'The CitadelDr. Andrew MansonKnight Without ArmourAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovThe Ghost Goes WestMurdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieThe 39 StepsRichard Hannay