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

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Cast Credits

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Lease of Life

as Rev William Thorne

The Magic Box

as William Friese-Greene

The Cure for Love

as Sergeant Jack Hardacre

The Winslow Boy

as Sir Robert Morton

Captain Boycott

as Charles Stewart Parnell

Perfect Strangers

as Robert Wilson

The Adventures of Tartu

as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu

The New Lot

as Actor

The Young Mr. Pitt

as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

The Citadel

as Dr. Andrew Manson

Knight Without Armour

as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov

The Ghost Goes West

as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie

The 39 Steps

as Richard Hannay

Cash

as Paul Martin

Men of Tomorrow

as Julian Angell

That Night in London

as Dick Warren

Crew Credits