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.
Acted in 22
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1958
- 1954
Lease of Life
Rev William Thorne
- 1952
The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene
1940s
- 1949
The Cure for Love
Sergeant Jack Hardacre
- 1948
- 1947
Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell
- 1945
Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson
- 1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
- 1943
The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
The New Lot
Actor
- 1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
1930s
- 1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
- 1938
The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson
- 1937
Knight Without Armour
Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
- 1935
The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
- 1934
- 1933
Cash
Paul Martin
- 1932
Men of Tomorrow
Julian Angell
That Night in London
Dick Warren
Directed 1
1940s
- 1949
The Cure for Love
Director
Wrote 1
1940s
- 1949
The Cure for Love
Writer
Produced 1
1940s
- 1949
The Cure for Love
Producer
Appearances7
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1940s
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)