
Robert Newton
Biography
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.
Acting (38 movies)

Around the World in Eighty Days
1956

Oliver Twist
1948

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948

Fire Over England
1937

Long John Silver
1954

Treasure Island
1950

Jamaica Inn
1939

The Green Cockatoo
1937

Dead Men Are Dangerous
1939

Night Boat to Dublin
1946

Obsession
1949

The Desert Rats
1953

Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951

Odd Man Out
1947

Major Barbara
1941

The High and the Mighty
1954

Androcles and the Lion
1952

This Happy Breed
1944

Hatter's Castle
1942

Temptation Harbour
1947

They Flew Alone
1942

Waterfront
1950

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952

Snowbound
1948

Les Miserables
1952

Busman's Honeymoon
1940

The Squeaker
1937

Vessel of Wrath
1938

Soldiers Three
1951

The Epic That Never Was
1969

The Beachcomber
1954

Poison Pen
1939

21 Days Together
1940

Gaslight
1940

Farewell Again
1937

Henry V
1944

Channel Incident
1940

Dark Journey
1937
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