Robert Donat

Acting β€’ 32 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (1)

Directorial Filmography
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949 ⭐ 3.5

✍️ Written & Story Credits (1)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949 ⭐ 3.5
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (29)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935 ⭐ 3.7
as Richard Hannay
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 ⭐ 3.7
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 ⭐ 3.2
as Thomas Culpeper
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958 ⭐ 3.4
as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1934 ⭐ 3.4
as Edmond Dantes
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 3.5
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West

1935 ⭐ 3.4
as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
The Citadel

The Citadel

1938 ⭐ 3.2
as Dr. Andrew Manson
The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948 ⭐ 3.5
as Sir Robert Morton
Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

1945 ⭐ 3.3
as Robert Wilson
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952 ⭐ 3.3
as William Friese-Greene
Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour

1937 ⭐ 3.0
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
The Adventures of Tartu

The Adventures of Tartu

1943 ⭐ 3.1
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 ⭐ 3.8
as Self (archive footage)
Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

1947 ⭐ 3.6
as Charles Stewart Parnell
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942 ⭐ 3.1
as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
Cash

Cash

1933 ⭐ 2.5
as Paul Martin
Lease of Life

Lease of Life

1954 ⭐ 3.7
as Rev William Thorne
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 ⭐ 3.4
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 ⭐ 3.7
as Self (archive footage)
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years

2000 ⭐ 3.6
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 3.5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 ⭐ 3.1
as Self (archive footage)
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949 ⭐ 3.5
as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973 ⭐ 3.3
as Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 ⭐ 4.0
as (archive footage)
The New Lot

The New Lot

1943 ⭐ 4.0
as Actor
Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

1932 ⭐ 4.0
as Julian Angell
That Night in London

That Night in London

1932 ⭐ 5.0
as Dick Warren