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Robert Donat
Born
Mar 18, 1905
Died: Jun 9, 1958
Lived 53 years
Place of Birth
Withington, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
29
Movies
0
TV Shows
1
Directed
Also Known As
Friedrich Robert Donat
Роберт Донат
Friedrich Robert Donath
IMDb Profile
Robert Donat
Acting
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
29
TV Shows
0
Director
1
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as
Self (archive footage)
2009
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
as
Self (archive footage)
2000
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
as
(archive footage)
1976
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as
Self (archive footage)
1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as
Self (archive footage)
1972
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
1958
Lease of Life
as
Rev William Thorne
1954
The Magic Box
as
William Friese-Greene
1952
The Cure for Love
as
Sergeant Jack Hardacre
1949
The Winslow Boy
as
Sir Robert Morton
1948
Captain Boycott
as
Charles Stewart Parnell
1947
Perfect Strangers
as
Robert Wilson
1945
Twenty Years After
as
(archive footage)
1944
The Adventures of Tartu
as
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
1943
The New Lot
as
Actor
1943
The Young Mr. Pitt
as
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
1942
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as
Self
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as
Self (archive footage)
1940
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
1939
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