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Robert Newton
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Robert Newton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-06-01,Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Robert Newton was one of the great character actors -- and great characters -- of the British cinema, best remembered today for playing Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950) and its sequel in 1954. His portrayal of Long John Silver and of Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) created a persona that was so indelible that his vocal intonations created the paradigm for scores of people who want to "Talk Like a Pirate." The performance overshadows Newton's legacy, which is based on many first-rate performances in such movies as This Happy Breed (1944), Odd Man Out (1947) and Oliver Twist (1948), where his Bill Sykes is truly chilling. Oliver Reed, who played Sykes in the Oscar-winning movie musical Oliver! (1968) was influenced by Newton.

Filmography

Around the World in 80 Days

6.655

Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17

7.6

Oliver Twist
1948-06-28

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

6.5

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948-10-30

Fire Over England

6.2

Fire Over England
1937-03-05

Long John Silver

5.896

Long John Silver
1954-12-16

Treasure Island

6.6

Treasure Island
1950-07-19

6.135

Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11

The Green Cockatoo

5.885

The Green Cockatoo
1937-12-01

Dead Men Are Dangerous

5.6

Dead Men Are Dangerous
1939-02-01

Night Boat to Dublin

6.864

Night Boat to Dublin
1946-01-08

6.8

Obsession
1949-08-03

The Desert Rats

6.3

The Desert Rats
1953-03-26

Tom Brown's Schooldays

7

Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951-04-17

7.3

Odd Man Out
1947-01-30

6.854

Major Barbara
1941-05-14

The High and the Mighty

5.9

The High and the Mighty
1954-07-03

Androcles and the Lion

5.938

Androcles and the Lion
1952-12-01

This Happy Breed

7.137

This Happy Breed
1944-05-28

Hatter's Castle

5.778

Hatter's Castle
1942-02-02

Temptation Harbour

5.389

Temptation Harbour
1947-02-27

They Flew Alone

6.75

They Flew Alone
1942-06-29

6.542

Waterfront
1950-07-26

Blackbeard, the Pirate

5.9

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952-12-24

6.1

Snowbound
1948-03-23

5.528

Les Miserables
1952-08-14

Busman's Honeymoon

6

Busman's Honeymoon
1940-07-22

6.286

The Squeaker
1937-11-11

Vessel of Wrath

6.909

Vessel of Wrath
1938-03-04

4.286

Soldiers Three
1951-04-01

The Epic That Never Was

6.875

The Epic That Never Was
1969-09-19

The Beachcomber

6.25

The Beachcomber
1954-08-10

6.714

Poison Pen
1939-07-03

6.1

21 Days
1940-01-07

7.105

Gaslight
1940-08-31

9

Hell's Cargo
1939-12-16

6.5

Farewell Again
1937-01-05

6.693

Henry V
1944-11-24

Channel Incident

9

Channel Incident
1940-04-28

6.4

Dark Journey
1937-07-02

10

I, Claudius
1937-01-01

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2

0

Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
1957-12-13

The Adventures of Long John Silver

7

The Adventures of Long John Silver
1957-04-09