Robert Newton
Birthday
1905/06/01
Day of death
1956/03/25 (50 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
Also know as
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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 perf...Read more
Acting
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Mr. Fix
(1948) Oliver Twist
as Bill Sykes
(1948) Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry Carter
(1937) Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
(1954) Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
(1950) Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
(1939) Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
(1937) The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
(1939) Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
(1946) Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
(1949) Obsession
as Dr. Clive Riordan
(1953) The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
(1951) Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
(1947) Odd Man Out
as Lukey
(1941) Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
(1954) The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
(1952) Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
(1944) This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
(1942) Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
(1947) Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
(1942) They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
(1950) Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
(1952) Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
(1948) Snowbound
as Derek Engles
(1952) Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
(1940) Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
(1937) The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
(1938) Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
(1951) Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
(1969) The Epic That Never Was
as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
(1954) The Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
(1939) Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
(1940) Gaslight
as Ullswater
(1940) 21 Days Together
as Tolly
(1939) Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
(1937) Farewell Again
as Jim Carter
(1944) Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
(1940) Channel Incident
as Tanner
(1937) Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Peter J. Goodfellow
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Mr. Fishkettle
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as John Lindsey, the Baker
(1954) Climax!
as Keith Dorrant
(1957) The Adventures Of Long John Silver
as Capt. Long John Silver
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Simon Mantle
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Philip Marshall
(1957) Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
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