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Friedrich Robert Donat was an English film and stage actor. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Birth Name
Friedrich Robert Donath
Born
Saturday, 18 March 1905
Died
Monday, 09 June 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Discovering Film | Various | 2014 |
| A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Richard Hannay | 2009 |
| Hitchcock: The Early Years | (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Mr. Chips / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1972 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Discovering Film | Various | 2014 |
| A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers | (archive footage) | 2009 |
| 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Richard Hannay | 2009 |
| Hitchcock: The Early Years | (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Mr. Chips / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1972 |
| The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | The Mandarin of Yang Cheng | 1958 |
| Lease of Life | Rev William Thorne / William Thorne | 1954 |
| The Magic Box | William Friese-Greene | 1952 |
| The Winslow Boy | Sir Robert Morton | 1948 |
| Captain Boycott | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | William Friese-Greene | 1947 |
| Vacation from Marriage | Robert Wilson | 1945 |
| Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944 |
| Some of the Best | Mr. Chips | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Tartu | Capt. Terence Stevenson / Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu | 1943 |
| The Young Mr. Pitt | The Earl of Chatham / The Earl of Chatham and William Pitt / William Pitt | 1942 |
| The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Arthur Chipping / (archive footage) | 1940 |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Mr. Chips / Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips' | 1939 |
| The Citadel | Andrew Manson / Dr. Andrew Manson | 1938 |
| Knight Without Armor | A.J. Fothergill / Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov | 1937 |
| The Ghost Goes West | Donald Glourie / Murdoch Glourie | 1935 |
| The 39 Steps | Richard Hannay / Hannay | 1935 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantes | 1934 |
| For Love or Money | Paul Martin | 1933 |
| The Private Life of Henry VIII | Thomas Culpeper | 1933 |
| Over Night | Dick Warren | 1932 |
| Men of Tomorrow | Julian Angell | 1932 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
