Robert Donat

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.

Known for

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 ⭐ 7.5

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A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000 ⭐ 7.2

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2009

⭐ 7.5

2000

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2000

⭐ 7.2

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1983

⭐ 7.0

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II Notable

(archive footage) · 1976

⭐ 7.0

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage) · 1973

⭐ 6.5

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1972

⭐ 7.3

1958

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng · 1958

⭐ 6.8

1954

Lease of Life Notable

Rev William Thorne · 1954

⭐ 7.4

1952

The Magic Box

William Friese-Greene · 1952

⭐ 6.5

1949

The Cure for Love Notable

Sergeant Jack Hardacre · 1949

⭐ 7.0

1948

The Winslow Boy Notable

Sir Robert Morton · 1948

⭐ 7.0

1947

Captain Boycott Notable

Charles Stewart Parnell · 1947

⭐ 7.2

1945

Perfect Strangers

Robert Wilson · 1945

⭐ 6.6

1944

Twenty Years After Notable

(archive footage) · 1944

⭐ 8.0

1943

The Adventures of Tartu

Captain Terence Stevenson, aka · 1943

⭐ 6.2

The New Lot Notable

Actor · 1943

⭐ 8.0

1942

The Young Mr. Pitt

William Pitt / The Earl of Cha · 1942

⭐ 6.2

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self · 1940

⭐ 6.9

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage) · 1940

⭐ 6.5

1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Notable

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'M · 1939

⭐ 7.4

1938

The Citadel

Dr. Andrew Manson · 1938

⭐ 6.5

1937

Knight Without Armour

Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter · 1937

⭐ 5.9

Frequently appears with

Kenneth Branagh

Narrator (voice)

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage)

Olivia de Havilland

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Roy Ward Baker

Self

Alfred Hitchcock

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

HD

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 ⭐ 7.5

HD

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000 ⭐ 7.2

HD

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

HD

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 7.0

HD

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973 ⭐ 6.5

HD

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 ⭐ 7.3

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958 ⭐ 6.8

HD

Lease of Life

1954 ⭐ 7.4

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The Magic Box

1952 ⭐ 6.5

HD

The Cure for Love

1949 ⭐ 7.0

HD

The Winslow Boy

1948 ⭐ 7.0

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Captain Boycott

1947 ⭐ 7.2

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Perfect Strangers

1945 ⭐ 6.6

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Twenty Years After

1944 ⭐ 8.0

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The Adventures of Tartu

1943 ⭐ 6.2

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The New Lot

1943 ⭐ 8.0

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The Young Mr. Pitt

1942 ⭐ 6.2

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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 ⭐ 6.9

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 ⭐ 6.5

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 ⭐ 7.4