Robert Newton
41 movies · 8 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 1, 1905
- Died
- Mar 25, 1956 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
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.
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Known for
Robert Newton: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- 1969 The Epic That Never Was
as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957
- 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Fix
- 1955
- 1954 Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 The Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
- 1954 The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
- 1953 The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
- 1953
- 1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
- 1952 Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
- 1952 Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
- 1951
- 1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
- 1951 Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
- 1950
- 1950 Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
- 1950 Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
- 1949 Obsession
as Dr. Clive Riordan
- 1948 Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry Carter
- 1948 Oliver Twist
as Bill Sykes
- 1948 Snowbound
as Derek Engles
- 1947 Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
- 1947 Odd Man Out
as Lukey
- 1946 Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
- 1944 Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
- 1944 This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
- 1942 They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
- 1942 Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
- 1941 Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
- 1940 Gaslight
as Ullswater
- 1940 Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
- 1940 Channel Incident
as Tanner
- 1940 21 Days
as Tolly
- 1939 Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
- 1939 Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
- 1939 Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
- 1939 Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
- 1938 Yellow Sands
as Joe Varwell
- 1938 Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
- 1937 The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
- 1937 The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
- 1937 Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
- 1937 Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
- 1937 Farewell Again
as Jim Carter
- 1937 I, Claudius
as Cassius
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2024