Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958)
Friedrich Robert Donat was an English actor. Making his breakthrough film role in Alexander Korda's The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), today he is best remembered for his roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935), and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor as the gentle English schoolmaster Mr. Chips.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1933–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 16 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Alexander Korda | 97 | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1933 | THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII. | United Artists Corp. | 97 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1934 | CASH. | Mundus Distributing Corp. | 7 reels | |||
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo. | Reliance Pictures Inc. | 13 reels | 16mm | Color & B&W | sound |
| 1939 | GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS. | Loew's Inc. | 12 reels | B&W | ||
| 1942 | The Young Mr Pitt | Carol Reed | ||||
| 1951 | The Magic Box | John Boulting | ||||
| 1958 | The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 157 min | 35mm | Color | sound |