Robert Donat



First NameRobert
Last NameDonat
Full Name at BirthFriedrich Robert Donath
Age53 (age at death)
Date of BirthMarch 18, 1905
BirthplaceWithington, Manchester, England
Date of DeathJune 9, 1958
Location of DeathLondon, England
Cause of Deathcerebral thrombosis
Height6' (183 cm)
BuildAthletic
Star SignPisces
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
High SchoolManchester’s Central High School for Boys.
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameGoodbye Mr. Chips
FatherErnst Emil Donat
MotherRose Alice Green
Brother(s)John Donat
Other Family MembersPeter Donat (nephew)
FriendsGreer Garson

Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English film and stage actor. He is best-known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and Goodbye, Mr. Chips for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.


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Filmography

Selected Robert Donat film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1976
Clip from 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'

1958
The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

1954
Rev. William Thorne

1951
The Magic Box
William Friese-Greene

1948
Sir Robert Morton

1947
Captain Boycott
Charles Stewart Parnell

1945
Robert Wilson

1943
Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

1943
The New Lot
Actor

1942
The Earl of Chatham, William Pitt

1939
Mr. Chips

1938
Dr. Andrew Manson

1937
Ainsley J. Fothergill aka Peter Ouronov

1935
Richard Hannay

1935
Murdoch Glourie, Donald Glourie

1934
Edmond Dantes

1933
Thomas Culpeper

1933
For Love or Money
Paul Martin

1932
Men of Tomorrow
Julian Angell

1932
That Night in London
Dick Warren






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Robert Donat