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Robert Donat

Actor

Robert Donat

Born March 18, 1905 in Withington, Manchester, England, UKDied June 9, 195820 films

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.

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips posterFirst watchGoodbye, Mr. Chips19397.4as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The 39 Steps poster7.3The 39 Steps1935The Inn of the Sixth Happiness poster6.8The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958The Private Life of Henry VIII poster6.4The Private Life of Henry VIII1933The Count of Monte Cristo poster6.8The Count of Monte Cristo1934

Filmography

20 films as actor
  1. 1958The Inn of the Sixth HappinessThe Mandarin of Yang Cheng
  2. 1954Lease of LifeRev William Thorne
  3. 1952The Magic BoxWilliam Friese-Greene
  4. 1949The Cure for LoveSergeant Jack Hardacre
  5. 1948The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton
  6. 1947Captain BoycottCharles Stewart Parnell
  7. 1945Perfect StrangersRobert Wilson
  8. 1943The Adventures of TartuCaptain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
  9. 1943The New LotActor
  10. 1942The Young Mr. PittWilliam Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
  11. 1939Goodbye, Mr. ChipsCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
  12. 1938The CitadelDr. Andrew Manson
  13. 1937Knight Without ArmourAinsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
  14. 1935The Ghost Goes WestMurdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
  15. 1935The 39 StepsRichard Hannay
  16. 1934The Count of Monte CristoEdmond Dantes
  17. 1933CashPaul Martin
  18. 1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIThomas Culpeper
  19. 1932Men of TomorrowJulian Angell
  20. 1932That Night in LondonDick Warren