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The 39 Steps (1935) -- Spies and the police chase a handcuffed couple who cannot stand each other.
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) -- Tells how King Henry VIII came to marry five more times after his divorce from his first wife.
The 39 Steps (1935) -- A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.

Overview

Date of Death:
9 June 1958, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent (a byproduct... more
Trivia:
Uncle of actor Peter Donat. more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Free Flick of the Day: 'The 39 Steps'
 (From Cinematical. 17 December 2009, 2:45 PM, PST)

Philip French's screen legends
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 6 December 2009, 4:20 PM, PST)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) .... The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
    ... aka A Morada da Sexta Felicidade (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka A Pousada da Sexta Felicidade (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Die Herberge zur sechsten Glückseligkeit (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El albergue de la sexta felicidad (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Kuudennen onnen majatalo (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L'auberge du sixième bonheur (France) [fr]
    ... aka La locanda della sesta felicità (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sjette lykkes kro (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka To pandoheion tis 6is eftyhias (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Värdshuset sjätte lyckan (Sweden) [sv]
  2. Lease of Life (1954) .... Rev. William Thorne
  3. The Magic Box (1952) .... William Friese-Greene
    ... aka Der wunderbare Flimmerkasten (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Det mörka rummet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka La boite magique (France) [fr]
    ... aka Näkemiin, Mr. Greene (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Stupenda conquista (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Taikalaatikko (Finland: TV title) [fi]
    ... aka To magiko kouti (Greece) [el]
  4. The Cure for Love (1950) .... Sergeant Jack Hardacre

  5. The Winslow Boy (1948) .... Sir Robert Morton
    ... aka Der Fall Winslow (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Affæren Winslow (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka El caso Winslow (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Fallet Winslow (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Kadett Winslow (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Recht bleibt Recht (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Tapaus Winslow (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Tutto mi accusa (Italy) [it]
  6. Captain Boycott (1947) .... Charles Stewart Parnell
    ... aka Captain Boycott (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Captain Boycott (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Il capitano Boycott (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kapteeni Boycott (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Kapten Boycott (Sweden) [sv]
  7. Perfect Strangers (1945) .... Robert Wilson
    ... aka Vacation from Marriage (USA)
    ... aka Avioliittoloma (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Gryning över London (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Intermezzo matrimoniale (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Separación peligrosa (Spain) [es]
  8. Sabotage Agent (1943) .... Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
    ... aka Tartu (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Adventures of Tartu (USA)
    ... aka Kataskopoi ton Valkanion (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Le avventure di Tartù (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sabotageagenten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Salainen panos (Finland) [fi]
  9. The New Lot (1943) (uncredited) .... Actor
  10. The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) .... William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
    ... aka El vencedor de Napoleón (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Il nemico di Napoleone (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Moln över England (Sweden) [sv]

  11. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) .... Mr. Chips
    ... aka Goodbye Mr. Chips! (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Adeus, Mr. Chips (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Addio, mr. Chips! (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Adiós, Mr. Chips (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Adjö, Mr. Chips (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Antio, oraia neiata (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Au revoir Mr. Chips (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Au revoir Mr. Chips! (France) [fr]
    ... aka Auf Wiedersehen, Mr. Chips (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Farvel Mr. Chips (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Hyvästi, Mr. Chips (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Hyvästi, herra Chips (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Tot ziens Mr. Chips (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
  12. The Citadel (1938) .... Dr. Andrew Manson
    ... aka A Cidadela (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Borgen (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Citadellet (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Die Zitadelle (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Gremismena eidola (Greece) [el]
    ... aka La citadelle (France) [fr]
    ... aka La cittadella (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La ciudadela (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Sisärengas (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Zludzenia zycia (Poland) [pl]
  13. Knight Without Armour (1937) .... Ainsley J. Fothergill aka Peter Ouronov
    ... aka Knight Without Armor (USA)
    ... aka Ein schweigsamer Held (Switzerland: German title) [de]
    ... aka Ippotis horis panoplian (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Kaksoiskotkan sortuessa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka L'ultimo treno da Mosca (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La condesa Alexandra (Spain) [es]
    ... aka La contessa Alessandra (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Le chevalier sans armure (France) [fr]
    ... aka Leidenschaft (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Rytir bexe zbrane (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
    ... aka Tatjana (West Germany: theatrical title) [de]
  14. The Ghost Goes West (1935) .... Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
    ... aka Ein Gespenst geht nach Amerika (Germany) [de]
    ... aka El fantasma va al Oeste (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Fantôme à vendre (France) [fr]
    ... aka Gespenst auf Reisen (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Il fantasma galante (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Kummitus muuttaa länteen (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Spöket reser västerut (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka To fantasma taxidevei (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Vende-se Um Fantasma (Portugal) [pt]
  15. The 39 Steps (1935) .... Richard Hannay
    ... aka Les 39 marches (Belgium: French title) (France) (France: video title) [fr]
    ... aka 39 escalones (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Die 39 Stufen (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Os 39 Degraus (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka 39 askelta (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka 39 kroków (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka 39 lépcsöfok (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka De 39 stegen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka De 39 treden (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
    ... aka De 39 trin (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Els trenta-Nou graons (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Il club dei 39 (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Il club dei trentanove (Italy) [it]
    ... aka L'homme au doigt coupé (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Los 39 escalones (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Ta 39 skalopatia (Greece: reissue title) [el]
    ... aka Ta 39 vimata (Greece) [el]
  16. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) .... Edmond Dantes
    ... aka Das Rätsel von Monte Christo (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Der Graf von Monte Christo (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka El conde de Monte Cristo (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka El conde de Montecristo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Greven af Monte Cristo (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Greven av Monte Cristo (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Le comte de Monte Cristo (France) [fr]
    ... aka Monte Kristo (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka O komis Montehristos (Greece) [el]
  17. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... Thomas Culpeper
    ... aka Das Privatleben Heinrichs VIII. (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Das Liebesleben Heinrichs VIII. (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Errikos o 8os (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Henrik VIII:n yksityiselämä (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Henrik den Ottendes privatliv (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Kvinnorna kring kungen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka La vida privada de Enrique VIII (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Le sei mogli di Enrico VIII (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Os Amores de Henrique VIII (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Sechs Frauen und ein König (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Sest 'zenJindricha VIII (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
  18. Cash (1933) .... Paul Martin
    ... aka For Love or Money (USA)
    ... aka If I Were Rich
  19. Men of Tomorrow (1932) .... Julian Angell
  20. That Night in London (1932) .... Dick Warren
    ... aka Over-Night
    ... aka Overnight
Writer:
  1. The Cure for Love (1950) (writer)
Producer:
  1. The Cure for Love (1950) (producer)
Self:
  1. Korda Interviews (1956) (TV) .... Interviewee
  2. The Stained Glass at Fairford (1956) (voice) .... Narrator
  3. Royal Heritage (1952) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
  2. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV)
  3. Hitchcock: The Early Years (1999) (V)
  4. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) .... Himself
  5. "The British Greats"
        - Robert Donat (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  6. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'


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Other Works:
Recorded 'Favourite Poems read at home' for Argo more
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