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Robert Newton

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: Acting

Born: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK, 1905-06-01

Died: 1956-03-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1937	Farewell Again	Jim Carter	50
2	1937	Fire Over England	Don Pedro	60
3	1937	Dark Journey	Officer of U-Boat	64
4	1937	The Squeaker	Larry Graeme	52
5	1937	The Green Cockatoo	Dave Connor	59
6	1938	Vessel of Wrath	The Controleur	67
7	1939	Dead Men Are Dangerous	Aylmer Franklyn	40
8	1939	Jamaica Inn	James "Jem" Trehearne	61
9	1939	Poison Pen	Sam Hurrin	65
10	1939	Hell's Cargo	Cmdr. Tomasou	0
11	1940	21 Days Together	Tolly	61
12	1940	Channel Incident	Tanner	0
13	1940	Busman's Honeymoon	Frank Crutchley	55
14	1940	Gaslight	Ullswater	71
15	1941	Major Barbara	Bill Walker	67
16	1942	Hatter's Castle	James Brodie	59
17	1942	They Flew Alone	Jim Mollison	60
18	1944	This Happy Breed	Frank Gibbons	71
19	1944	Henry V	Ancient Pistol	66
20	1946	Night Boat to Dublin	Capt. David Grant	63
21	1947	Odd Man Out	Lukey	73
22	1947	Temptation Harbour	Bert Mallinson	51
23	1948	Snowbound	Derek Engles	59
24	1948	Oliver Twist	Bill Sykes	75
25	1948	Kiss the Blood Off My Hands	Harry Carter	65
26	1949	Obsession	Dr. Clive Riordan	68
27	1950	Treasure Island	Long John Silver	66
28	1950	Waterfront	Peter McCabe	64
29	1951	Soldiers Three	Pvt. Bill Sykes	44
30	1951	Tom Brown's Schooldays	Thomas Arnold	69
31	1952	Les Miserables	Etienne Javert	54
32	1952	Androcles and the Lion	Ferrovius	58
33	1952	Blackbeard, the Pirate	Blackbeard	59
34	1953	The Desert Rats	Tom Bartlett	63
35	1954	The High and the Mighty	Gustave Pardee	59
36	1954	The Beachcomber	Ted Wilson	60
37	1954	Long John Silver	Long John Silver	57
38	1956	Around the World in Eighty Days	Mr. Fix	66
39	1969	The Epic That Never Was	Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)	67

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Mr. Fishkettle	63
2	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Philip Marshall	63
3	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	John Lindsey, the Baker	73
4	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Simon Mantle	73
5	1953	General Electric Theater		63
6	1954	Climax!	Keith Dorrant	33
7	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney		78
8	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Peter J. Goodfellow	77
9	1957	The Adventures Of Long John Silver	Capt. Long John Silver	67
10	1957	Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2		0