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Robert Donat

Robert Donat

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

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 • Self (archive footage)
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Years
2000 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Self (archive footage)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 • The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
Lease of Life
Lease of Life
1954 • Rev William Thorne

Full filmography

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 • Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Self (archive footage)
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 • The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
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Lease of Life
Lease of Life
1954 • Rev William Thorne
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The Magic Box
The Magic Box
1952 • William Friese-Greene
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The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love
1949 • Sergeant Jack Hardacre
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The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1948 • Sir Robert Morton
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Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott
1947 • Charles Stewart Parnell
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Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
1945 • Robert Wilson
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Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 • (archive footage)
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The Adventures of Tartu
The Adventures of Tartu
1943 • Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
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The New Lot
The New Lot
1943 • Actor
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The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 • William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 • Self (archive footage)
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 • Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
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The Citadel
The Citadel
1938 • Dr. Andrew Manson
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Knight Without Armour
Knight Without Armour
1937 • Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
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The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West
1935 • Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
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The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935 • Richard Hannay
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Cash
Cash
1933 • Paul Martin
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Men of Tomorrow
Men of Tomorrow
1932 • Julian Angell
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That Night in London
That Night in London
1932 • Dick Warren
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Robert Donat – Biography, Known For & Filmography