The 39 Steps
1935
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Friedrich Robert Donat (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.
Robert Donat. Actor: The 39 Steps. Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment.
- January 1, 1
- Withington, Manchester, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Mar 28, 2017 · His name was Robert Donat, and sadly, he is all but forgotten today. He’d starred in that year’s moving adaptation of James Hilton’s book, “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” playing a beloved boarding school teacher in England, who over the course of the film ages from a man in his twenties to an octogenarian.
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Robert Donat. Actor: The 39 Steps. Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment.
- March 18, 1905
- June 9, 1958
Robert Donat (1905-1958) In the 1930's and 40's, Robert Donat was a household name, Britain's answer to the big Hollywood stars (his beautiful voice, versatility, charisma, and mastery of stage and screen acting making him a better actor than many of them).
Robert Donat stars in (1934) as the forgotten prisoner executing his long-planned revenge. An undercover agent (Robert Donat) battles Nazis to save an aviation plant in (1943). A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he falls for a beautiful young woman in (1939) with Robert Donat.
Friedrich Robert Donat (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.
