Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Date of Birth:

Jun 01, 1905

Place of Birth:

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK

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.

filmography:

The Squeaker The Squeaker

1937

Vessel of Wrath Vessel of Wrath

1938

Soldiers Three Soldiers Three

1951

Busman's Honeymoon Busman's Honeymoon

1940

Les Miserables Les Miserables

1952

Waterfront Waterfront

1950

Blackbeard, the Pirate Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Snowbound Snowbound

1948

The Epic That Never Was The Epic That Never Was

1969

The Beachcomber The Beachcomber

1954

Henry V Henry V

1944

Channel Incident Channel Incident

1940

Dark Journey Dark Journey

1937

Farewell Again Farewell Again

1937

Hell's Cargo Hell's Cargo

1939

Poison Pen Poison Pen

1939

21 Days Together 21 Days Together

1940

Gaslight Gaslight

1940

They Flew Alone They Flew Alone

1942

Temptation Harbour Temptation Harbour

1947

Jamaica Inn Jamaica Inn

1939

The Green Cockatoo The Green Cockatoo

1937

Dead Men Are Dangerous Dead Men Are Dangerous

1939

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1950

Long John Silver Long John Silver

1954

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

1948

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948

Fire Over England Fire Over England

1937

Night Boat to Dublin Night Boat to Dublin

1946

Obsession Obsession

1949

Androcles and the Lion Androcles and the Lion

1952

This Happy Breed This Happy Breed

1944

Hatter's Castle Hatter's Castle

1942

The High and the Mighty The High and the Mighty

1954

Major Barbara Major Barbara

1941

The Desert Rats The Desert Rats

1953

Tom Brown's Schooldays Tom Brown's Schooldays

1951

Odd Man Out Odd Man Out

1947

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

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