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