Acting
Robert Donat
- Titles
- 29movies
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1958, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 17top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
The 39 Steps86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Politics5.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Period Piece 3
- British Cinema 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Suspenseful 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Emotional Resonance 2
- Injustice 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SStephen HarrisonEditorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, Cash, That Night in London, Men of Tomorrow
Freddie YoungCinematographerThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Winslow Boy, The Young Mr. Pitt
Eric AmblerActorThe Magic Box, Lease of Life, The New Lot
Charles FrendEditorGoodbye, Mr. Chips, The Citadel, Lease of Life
Arthur WimperisWriterCash, That Night in London, Men of Tomorrow
Renée AshersonActorThe Cure for Love, The Magic Box
Walter FitzgeraldActorThe Winslow Boy, Lease of Life
John MillsActorGoodbye, Mr. Chips, The Young Mr. Pitt
Francis L. SullivanActorThe Winslow Boy, The Citadel
Laurence HanrayActorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, That Night in London
Miles ManderActorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, That Night in London
Glynis JohnsActorThe Adventures of Tartu, Perfect Strangers
Movies and TV shows
81940s
8 titles · average score 66
The Cure for Love (1949)
as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
72
The Winslow Boy (1948)
as Sir Robert Morton
66
Captain Boycott (1947)
as Charles Stewart Parnell
68
Perfect Strangers (1945)
as Robert Wilson
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
62
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
The New Lot (1943)
as Actor
64
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham