Robert Donat
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The 39 Steps
as Richard Hannay 1935
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips' 1939
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Thomas Culpeper 1933
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng 1958
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantes 1934
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) 1976
The Ghost Goes West
as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie 1935
The Citadel
as Dr. Andrew Manson 1938
The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert Morton 1948
Perfect Strangers
as Robert Wilson 1945
The Magic Box
as William Friese-Greene 1952
The Adventures of Tartu
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu 1943
Knight Without Armour
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov 1937
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Captain Boycott
as Charles Stewart Parnell 1947
The Young Mr. Pitt
as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham 1942
Cash
as Paul Martin 1933