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