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Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Acting

March 18, 1905 — June 9, 1958Withington, 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.

Known for

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Yearmovie

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

Self (archive footage)

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Yearsmovie

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footagemovie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part IImovie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

(archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidormovie

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factorymovie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Self (archive footage)

The Inn of the Sixth Happinessmovie

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Lease of Lifemovie

Lease of Life

1954

Rev William Thorne

The Magic Boxmovie

The Magic Box

1952

William Friese-Greene

The Cure for Lovemovie

The Cure for Love

1949

Sergeant Jack Hardacre

The Winslow Boymovie

The Winslow Boy

1948

Sir Robert Morton

Captain Boycottmovie

Captain Boycott

1947

Charles Stewart Parnell

Perfect Strangersmovie

Perfect Strangers

1945

Robert Wilson

Twenty Years Aftermovie

Twenty Years After

1944

(archive footage)

The Adventures of Tartumovie

The Adventures of Tartu

1943

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The New Lotmovie

The New Lot

1943

Actor

The Young Mr. Pittmovie

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Soundmovie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsmovie

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Self (archive footage)

Goodbye, Mr. Chipsmovie

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Citadelmovie

The Citadel

1938

Dr. Andrew Manson

Knight Without Armourmovie

Knight Without Armour

1937

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Ghost Goes Westmovie

The Ghost Goes West

1935

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The 39 Stepsmovie

The 39 Steps

1935

Richard Hannay

The Count of Monte Cristomovie

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934

Edmond Dantes

Cashmovie

Cash

1933

Paul Martin

The Private Life of Henry VIIImovie

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

Thomas Culpeper

Men of Tomorrowmovie

Men of Tomorrow

1932

Julian Angell

That Night in Londonmovie

That Night in London

1932

Dick Warren

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