Cast

Robert Donat

1905 – 1958

Active years (films on this site)

1935–1938

Genres

CrimeMysteryThrillerComedyFantasy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Alfred Hitchcock1 filmRené Clair1 filmKing Vidor1 film

Biography

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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actor 1940
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. The 39 Steps 1935 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Ghost Goes West 1935 · René Clair · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
3. The Citadel 1938 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast