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Robert Donat

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 18, 1905 (Died at 53)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthWithington, Manchester, England, UK
Career Span1932 – 1958
Known Credits29 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Robert Donat

Also known as:Friedrich Robert DonatРоберт ДонатFriedrich Robert Donath
Total Works

29

29 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The 39 Steps
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935•movie
as Richard Hannay
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939•movie
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4
as Thomas Culpeper
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
6.8
as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 29 titles featuring Robert Donat

The 39 Steps
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935•movie

as Richard Hannay

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939•movie

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Private Life of Henry VIII
6.4

as Thomas Culpeper

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
6.8

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Count of Monte Cristo
6.8

as Edmond Dantes

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ghost Goes West
6.7

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The Citadel
6.4
The Citadel
1938•movie

as Dr. Andrew Manson

The Winslow Boy
7.0
The Winslow Boy
1948•movie

as Sir Robert Morton

Perfect Strangers
6.6
Perfect Strangers
1945•movie

as Robert Wilson

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as William Friese-Greene

Knight Without Armour
5.9

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Adventures of Tartu
6.2

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Captain Boycott
7.2
Captain Boycott
1947•movie

as Charles Stewart Parnell

The Young Mr. Pitt
6.2
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942•movie

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Cash
4.9
Cash
1933•movie

as Paul Martin

Lease of Life
7.4
Lease of Life
1954•movie

as Rev William Thorne

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
7.2

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

The Cure for Love
7.0
The Cure for Love
1949•movie

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Twenty Years After
8.0
Twenty Years After
1944•movie

as (archive footage)

The New Lot
8.0
The New Lot
1943•movie

as Actor

Men of Tomorrow
8.0
Men of Tomorrow
1932•movie

as Julian Angell

That Night in London
10.0

as Dick Warren