Robert Donat

Robert Donat was married to Ella Annesley Voysey (1929-1946) and to the British actress Renee Asherson (1953-1958). Though he mostly acted on television he also had small roles in several motion pictures including It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Graduate (1967) and Catch-22. He died from a cerebral haemorrage in London aged 53. Fell was born in Philadelphia and studied drama at Temple University after serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. 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. Norman Fell (March 24, 1924 - December 14, 1998) (born Norman Feld) was an American actor best known for his role as landlord Stanley Roper on Three's Company. 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.

Donat was born in Withington, Manchester, of Polish descent, but his success was largely due to typecasting as the quintessential English gentleman. Chips (1939 film) (for which he won an Academy Award). 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. The Winslow Boy (1948)- Sir Robert Morton.