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Robert Donat

Cast & creator

Robert Donat

1905-03-18 (died at 53) Withington, Manchester, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The 39 Steps, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The Count of Monte Cristo

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.

Also known as: Friedrich Robert Donat, Роберт Донат, Friedrich Robert Donath

Movies

32

film credits

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television credits

Career

29

1932–2009 · acting roles

Credit score

7.0

average across scored titles

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay · 1935

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng · 1958

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes · 1934

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1976

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Thomas Culpeper · 1933

Across film & television

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The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Richard Hannay

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Thomas Culpeper

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Cash

Cash

Paul Martin

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Citadel

The Citadel

Dr. Andrew Manson

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

Sir Robert Morton

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

Robert Wilson

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

Self (archive footage)

That Night in London

That Night in London

Dick Warren

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

Charles Stewart Parnell

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

William Friese-Greene

The Adventures of Tartu

The Adventures of Tartu

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West

Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

Sergeant Jack Hardacre

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

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The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

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The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

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The New Lot

The New Lot

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Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

Julian Angell

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

Rev William Thorne