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Robert Newton
- Name: Robert Newton
- Birthday: 1905-06-01
- Place of birth: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
- Popularity: 4.108
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Epic That Never Was as Captain of Caligula's guard | 1969-09-19 |
| Around the World in Eighty Days as Mr. Fix | 1956-10-17 |
| Long John Silver as Long John Silver | 1954-12-16 |
| The Beachcomber as Ted Wilson | 1954-08-10 |
| The High and the Mighty as Gustave Pardee | 1954-07-03 |
| The Desert Rats as Tom Bartlett | 1953-05-20 |
| Blackbeard, the Pirate as Blackbeard | 1952-12-24 |
| Androcles and the Lion as Ferrovius | 1952-12-01 |
| Les Miserables as Etienne Javert | 1952-08-14 |
| Tom Brown's Schooldays as Thomas Arnold | 1951-04-17 |
| Soldiers Three as Pvt. Bill Sykes | 1951-04-01 |
| Waterfront as Peter McCabe | 1950-07-26 |
| Treasure Island as Long John Silver | 1950-07-19 |
| Obsession as Dr. Clive Riordan | 1949-08-03 |
| Kiss the Blood Off My Hands as Harry Carter | 1948-10-30 |
| Oliver Twist as Bill Sykes | 1948-06-28 |
| Snowbound as Derek Engles | 1948-03-23 |
| Temptation Harbour as Bert Mallinson | 1947-02-27 |
| Odd Man Out as Lukey | 1947-01-30 |
| Night Boat to Dublin as Capt. David Grant | 1946-01-08 |
| Henry V as Ancient Pistol | 1944-11-24 |
| This Happy Breed as Frank Gibbons | 1944-05-28 |
| They Flew Alone as Jim Mollison | 1942-06-29 |
| Hatter's Castle as James Brodie | 1942-02-02 |
| Major Barbara as Bill Walker | 1941-05-14 |
| Gaslight as Ullswater | 1940-08-31 |
| Busman's Honeymoon as Frank Crutchley | 1940-07-22 |
| Channel Incident as Tanner | 1940-04-28 |
| 21 Days Together as Tolly | 1940-01-07 |
| Hell's Cargo as Cmdr. Tomasou | 1939-12-16 |
| Poison Pen as Sam Hurrin | 1939-07-03 |
| Jamaica Inn as James "Jem" Trehearne | 1939-05-11 |
| Dead Men Are Dangerous as Aylmer Franklyn | 1939-02-01 |
| Vessel of Wrath as The Controleur | 1938-03-04 |
| The Green Cockatoo as Dave Connor | 1937-12-01 |
| The Squeaker as Larry Graeme | 1937-11-11 |
| Dark Journey as Officer of U-Boat | 1937-07-02 |
| Fire Over England as Don Pedro | 1937-03-05 |
| Farewell Again as Jim Carter | 1937-01-05 |
