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
69/100
- Highest rated
Goodbye, Mr. Chips76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Politics5.3average 2.6
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.8, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Period Piece 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- British Cinema 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Injustice 2
- Emotional Resonance 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Freddie YoungCinematographerThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Winslow Boy, The Young Mr. Pitt- SStephen HarrisonEditorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, Cash, That Night in London, Men of Tomorrow
Eric AmblerActorThe Magic Box, Lease of Life, The New Lot
Charles FrendDirectorGoodbye, Mr. Chips, The Citadel, Lease of Life
Arthur WimperisWriterCash, That Night in London, Men of Tomorrow
Francis L. SullivanActorThe Citadel, The Winslow Boy
Laurence HanrayActorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, That Night in London
John MillsActorGoodbye, Mr. Chips, The Young Mr. Pitt
Walter FitzgeraldActorThe Winslow Boy, Lease of Life
Glynis JohnsActorThe Adventures of Tartu, Perfect Strangers
Miles ManderActorThe Private Life of Henry VIII, That Night in London
John LaurieActorThe 39 Steps, The New Lot
Movies and TV shows
221970s
1 title · average score 70
70
as (archive footage)
1950s
3 titles · average score 69
69
as The Mandarin of Yang Cheng
71
as Rev William Thorne
67
as William Friese-Greene
1940s
8 titles · average score 69
as Sergeant Jack Hardacre
73
as Sir Robert Morton
as Charles Stewart Parnell
68
as Robert Wilson
as (archive footage)
66
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
as Actor
as William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
1930s
10 titles · average score 69
76
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
67
as Dr. Andrew Manson
62
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter Ouronov
74
as Richard Hannay
66
as Murdoch Glourie / Donald Glourie
70
as Edmond Dantes
66
as Thomas Culpeper
as Paul Martin
as Julian Angell
as Dick Warren