Robert Donat
Friedrich Robert Donat ( DOH-nat; 18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English 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.
In his book, The Age of the Dream Palace, Jeffrey Richards wrote that Donat was "British cinema's one undisputed romantic leading man in the 1930s".…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United Kingdom
- Born
- March 18th, 1905
- Died
- June 9th, 1958
- Labels
- Classics for Pleasure