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