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Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Actor · 1905 – 1956 · Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK

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.

Movies23

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.5

    Treasure Island

    1950 · 246 votes

  • Movie7.6

    Oliver Twist

    1948 · 264 votes

  • Movie5.9

    The High and the Mighty

    1954 · 90 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.1

    Jamaica Inn

    1939 · 257 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Odd Man Out

    1947 · 233 votes

  • Movie6.1

    21 Days

    1940 · 28 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Desert Rats

    1953 · 101 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Androcles and the Lion

    1952 · 16 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Blackbeard, the Pirate

    1952 · 53 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Dark Journey

    1937 · 34 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Long John Silver

    1954 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Obsession

    1949 · 56 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie7.1

    Gaslight

    1940 · 109 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Les Miserables

    1952 · 18 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Major Barbara

    1941 · 26 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Tom Brown's Schooldays

    1951 · 9 votes

  • Movie7.1

    This Happy Breed

    1944 · 65 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie6.7

    Poison Pen

    1939 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Fire Over England

    1937 · 43 votes

Series7

  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 265 votes

  • TV7.9
  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV7.0
  • TV7.2