Robert Donat
Birth Name: Friederich Robert Donat
Height: 183 cm
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. ...Show More
The chief thing in my mind was that I must appear dashing. I distinctly remember in Le comte de Mont Show more
The chief thing in my mind was that I must appear dashing. I distinctly remember in Le comte de Monte Cristo (1934) pulling my shoulders back and trying to look handsome. Hide
[on his role in Au revoir Mr. Chips! (1939)] "As soon as I put the moustache on, I felt the part, ev Show more
[on his role in Au revoir Mr. Chips! (1939)] "As soon as I put the moustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a great airedale come out of a puddle." Hide
I never had any real security in my life until I found the false security of stardom.
I never had any real security in my life until I found the false security of stardom.
One of the reasons why so few actors are successful both on the stage and on the screen is that too Show more
One of the reasons why so few actors are successful both on the stage and on the screen is that too many film actors look upon filming as a rather boring, well-paid job. Their performances in front of the camera, if also rather boring, are not quite so much of a joke. Hide
Robert Donat'S roles