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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 1, 1905
Died
March 25, 1956
Place of Birth
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
Robert Newton
1.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
The Epic That Never Was
1969
🎬
0.0
Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
1957
6.7
Long John Silver
The Adventures of Long John Silver
1957
6.6
Mr. Fix
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
7.8
Peter J. Goodfellow
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
5.8
Long John Silver
Long John Silver
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
3.3
Keith Dorrant
Climax!
1954
6.0
Ted Wilson
The Beachcomber
1954
5.9
Gustave Pardee
The High and the Mighty
1954
Credits
The Epic That Never Was
as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
1969
6.7
🎬
Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
1957
0.0
The Adventures of Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
1957
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Fix
1956
6.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Peter J. Goodfellow
1955
7.8
Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
1954
5.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.8
Climax!
as Keith Dorrant
1954
3.3
The Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
1954
6.0
The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
1954
5.9
The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
1953
6.3
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
1952
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
1952
5.8
Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
1952
5.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as John Lindsey, the Baker
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Simon Mantle
1951
7.2
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
1951
6.9
Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
1951
3.8
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Fishkettle
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Philip Marshall
1950
6.3
Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
1950
6.4
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
1950
6.6
Obsession
as Dr. Clive Riordan
1949
6.8
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry Carter
1948
6.5
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sykes
1948
7.6
Snowbound
as Derek Engles
1948
5.9
Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
1947
5.1
Odd Man Out
as Lukey
1947
7.3
Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
1946
6.3
Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
1944
6.6
This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
1944
7.2
They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
1942
6.0
Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
1942
5.5
Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
1941
6.7
Gaslight
as Ullswater
1940
7.1
Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
1940
5.8
Channel Incident
as Tanner
1940
0.0
21 Days Together
as Tolly
1940
6.1
🎬
Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
1939
0.0
Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
1939
6.5
Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
1939
6.1
Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
1939
5.0
Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
1938
6.7
The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
1937
5.8
The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
1937
5.2
Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
1937
6.4
Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
1937
6.2
Farewell Again
as Jim Carter
1937
5.0