This page will contain images about Robert Donat, as they become available.Robert DonatRobert Donat (March 18, 1905 - June 9, 1958) was an English actor, best remembered for his roles in The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film) (for which he won an Academy Award). Donat was born in Withington, Manchester, of Polish descent, but his success was largely due to typecasting as the quintessential English gentleman. Donat made his first stage appearance in 1921 and his film debut in 1932 in The Private Life of Henry VIII (as Thomas Culpepper), under the renowned film director and producer Alexander Korda. However, he suffered from ill-health (asthma) which blighted his career, and his last role, as the Mandarin of Yang Cheng in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is memorable because it was apparent that he knew he was close to death. He died from a cerebral haemorrage in London aged 53. Robert Donat was married to Ella Annesley Voysey (1929-1946) and to the British actress Renee Asherson (1953-1958). Other films:
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Robert Donat was married to Ella Annesley Voysey (1929-1946) and to the British actress Renee Asherson (1953-1958). In 2004 Fiennes was cast to play evil Lord Voldemort in the fourth movie of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, due to be released on November 2005. He died from a cerebral haemorrage in London aged 53. In 1995 he started dating Francesca Annis, his co-star in Hamlet. However, he suffered from ill-health (asthma) which blighted his career, and his last role, as the Mandarin of Yang Cheng in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is memorable because it was apparent that he knew he was close to death. He married actress Alex Kingston in 1993, but they divorced in 1997. Donat made his first stage appearance in 1921 and his film debut in 1932 in The Private Life of Henry VIII (as Thomas Culpepper), under the renowned film director and producer Alexander Korda. Fiennes' career has gone from horror (Red Dragon) to animated Biblical epic (Prince of Egypt) to campy nostalgia (The Avengers) to romantic comedy (Maid in Manhattan). Donat was born in Withington, Manchester, of Polish descent, but his success was largely due to typecasting as the quintessential English gentleman. In 1994 he portrayed New England aristocrat Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show, and in 1996 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The English Patient. Chips (1939 film) (for which he won an Academy Award). But it was in the following year that he became known internationally, portraying Amon Goeth, the amoral Nazi concentration camp commander in Schindler's List, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Robert Donat (March 18, 1905 - June 9, 1958) was an English actor, best remembered for his roles in The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Fiennes' film debut was in 1992, when he played Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights opposite Juliette Binoche. The Winslow Boy (1948)- Sir Robert Morton. In 2001 Fiennes received the William Shakespeare Award from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) - Edmond Dantes/The Count of Monte Cristo. He is the only actor ever to have won a Tony Award for playing Hamlet on Broadway. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1988. Born in Suffolk, he is the older brother of actor Joseph Fiennes. Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is a British actor. Dangerous Man: A Lawrence After Arabia -- (1990). Prime Suspect -- (1991). Wuthering Heights -- (1992). The Baby of Mācon -- (1993). Schindler's List -- (1993). The Cormorant -- (1993). Quiz Show -- (1994). Strange Days -- (1995). The English Patient -- (1996). Oscar and Lucinda -- (1997). The Avengers -- (1998). The Prince of Egypt -- (1998). Sunshine -- (1999). Onegin -- (1999). The End of the Affair -- (1999). How Proust Can Change Your Life -- (2000). The Miracle Maker -- (2000). Spider -- (2002). The Good Thief -- (2002). Red Dragon -- (2002). Maid in Manhattan -- (2002). Wallace & Gromit Movie: The Curse of the Wererabbit -- (2005). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- (2005). The Constant Gardener -- (2005). The Chumscrubber -- (2005). The White Countess -- (2004). Chromophobia -- (2005). 2003 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Jennifer Lopez) - Maid in Manhattan. 2003 - Saturn Award for best supporting actor - Red Dragon. 2001 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - The End of the Affair. 2000 - Genie Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - Sunshine. 2000 - BAFTA Film Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The End of the Affair. 1999 - Razzie Award for worst screen couple (shared with Uma Thurman) - The Avengers. 1999 - Razzie Award for worst actor - The Avengers. 1999 - Annie Award for outstanding individual achievement for voice acting in an animated feature production - The Prince of Egypt. 1997 - Actor Award for outstanding performance by a cast - The English Patient. 1997 - Golden Globe and Golden Satellite Award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture - Drama - The English Patient. 1997 - BAFTA Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1997 - Academy Award for best actor in a leading role - The English Patient. 1994 - MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough performance - Schindler's List. 1994 - Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture - Schindler's List. 1994 - Academy Award for best actor in a supporting role - Schindler's List. 1999 - European Film Award for best actor - Sunshine. 1995 - ALFS Award for British actor of the year - Schindler's List. 1994 - NSFC Award, DFWFCA Award, BAFTA Film Award and CFCA Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List. 1993 - NYFCC Award for best supporting actor - Schindler's List. |