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