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Robert Newton
Actor
Born June 1, 1905Died March 25, 1956 (50 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2008 | The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · as Long John Silver |
| 1965 | The Epic That Never Was · as Captain Of Caligula's Guard |
| 1957 | Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2 (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Long John Silver (TV Series) · as Capt. Long John Silver |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Mr. Fix |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Peter J. Goodfellow |
| 1954 | Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island · as Long John Silver |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Keith Dorrant |
| 1954 | The Beachcomber · as Ted Wilson |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Gustave Pardee |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats · as Tom Bartlett |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Blackbeard, the Pirate · as Blackbeard |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion · as Ferrovius |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Etienne Javert |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Simon Mantle |
| 1951 | Tom Brown's Schooldays · as Thomas Arnold |
| 1951 | Soldiers Three · as Pvt. Bill Sykes |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Philip Marshall |
| 1950 | Waterfront Women · as Peter Mccabe |
| 1950 | Treasure Island · as Long John Silver |
| 1949 | The Hidden Room · as Dr. Clive Riordan |
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands · as Harry Carter |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as Bill Sykes |
| 1948 | Snowbound · as Derek Engles |
| 1947 | Temptation Harbor · as Bert Mallinson |
| 1947 | Odd Man Out · as Lukey |
| 1946 | Night Boat to Dublin · as Capt. David Grant |
| 1944 | |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as Frank Gibbons |
| 1942 | Wings and the Woman · as Jim Mollison |
| 1942 | A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle · as James Brodie |
| 1941 | Major Barbara · as Bill Walker |
| 1940 | |
| 1940 | Haunted Honeymoon · as Frank Crutchley |
| 1940 | Channel Incident · as Tanner |
| 1940 | 21 Days Together · as Tolly |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn · as James "jem" Trehearne |
| 1939 | Poison Pen · as Sam Hurrin |
| 1939 | Dangerous Masquerade · as Aylmer Franklyn |
| 1938 | The Beachcomber · as The Controleur |
| 1938 | Yellow Sands · as Joe Varwell |
| 1937 | The Green Cockatoo · as Dave Connor |
| 1937 | Murder on Diamond Row · as Larry Graeme |
| 1937 | Dark Journey · as Officer Of U-Boat |
| 1937 | Troopship · as Jim Carter |
| 1937 | Fire Over England · as Don Pedro |
| 1932 | Reunion · as Cast |