
Acting · 53 years old
Withington, 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.

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

Lease of Life
Rev William Thorne

The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay

The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton

That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell

The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes

Perfect Strangers
Robert Wilson

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self

The Ghost Goes West
Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)

The Private Life of Henry VIII
Thomas Culpeper

The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene

The Citadel
Dr. Andrew Manson

The Adventures of Tartu
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)