Acting
Birthday: March 18, 1905 (120)
Place of Birth: Withington, Manchester, England, UK
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
A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early Yearsas Self (archive footage)
Captain Boycottas Charles Stewart Parnell
Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)
Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)Select Role:
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)Age: 71as (archive footage)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)Age: 53as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
Lease of Life (1954)Age: 49as Rev William Thorne
The Magic Box (1952)Age: 47as William Friese-Greene
The Cure for Love (1949)Age: 44as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
The Winslow Boy (1948)Age: 43as Sir Robert Morton
Captain Boycott (1947)Age: 42as Charles Stewart Parnell
Perfect Strangers (1945)Age: 40as Robert Wilson
Twenty Years After (1944)Age: 39as (archive footage)
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)Age: 38as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
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