- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 7.18
- Peak run
- 1938’48
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Robert by the numbers
Average
7.18
12 rated films
Vote weighted
7.21
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.36
rating spread
Career
26y
1933 to 1958
Total votes
109K
across every film
Best
7.9
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Worst
7.0
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Newest first
Filmography
| 1958 | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | The Mandarin of Yang Cheng | 7.2 | 5,885 |
| 1954 | Lease of Life | William Thorne | · | 365 |
| 1951 | The Magic Box | William Friese-Greene | 7.0 | 1,590 |
| 1948 | The Winslow Boy | Sir Robert Morton | 7.6 | 2,125 |
| 1945 | Vacation from Marriage | Robert Wilson | 7.1 | 1,840 |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Tartu | Capt. Terence Stevenson | 7.0 | 1,298 |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | The Earl of Chatham and William Pitt | · | 512 |
| 1939 |  Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Mr. Chips | 7.9 | 12,479 |
| 1938 | The Citadel | Andrew Manson | 7.0 | 2,672 |
| 1937 | Knight Without Armor | A.J. Fothergill | 6.8 | 1,621 |
| 1935 |  The 39 Steps | Hannay | 7.6 | 67,048 |
| 1935 | The Ghost Goes West | Murdoch Glourie | 6.7 | 2,390 |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantes | 7.3 | 3,902 |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Thomas Culpeper | 7.0 | 5,536 |
Better together?
Robert Donat's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Robert Donat
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1940Robert Donat
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1939Robert Donat
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