Robert Donat

1905-1958

Biography: life and films

Robert Donat was an English actor whose birth name was Friedrich Robert Donat. He was born in Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England on 18th March 1905 and died in London, England on 9th June 1958, aged 53.

His best films as an actor include Alexander Korda's The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Alfred Hitchcock's comedy-thriller The 39 Steps (1935), René Clair's comedy The Ghost Goes West (1935) and Sam Wood's Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).

Robert Donat appeared in 19 films, scripted 1 film and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Rowland V. Lee (2 films) and Alexander Korda (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (13 films), romance (5), history (4), comedy-drama (3), comedy (3), Thriller (3), Biography (3) and comedy-romance (2).

Our average rating for Robert Donat over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

Men of Tomorrow (1932) [a]

That Night in London (1932) [a]

Cash (1933) [a]

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) [a]

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) [a]

The 39 Steps (1935) [a]

The Ghost Goes West (1935) [a]

Knight Without Armour (1937) [a]

The Citadel (1938) [a]

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) [a]

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) [a]

Sabotage Agent (1943) [a]

Perfect Strangers (1945) [a]

Captain Boycott (1947) [a]

The Winslow Boy (1948) [a]

The Cure for Love (1950) [a,d,w]

The Magic Box (1951) [a]

Lease of Life (1954) [a]

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) [a]



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