Acting
Robert Newton
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
1 June 1905
Died
25 March 1956 (aged 50)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
as Self (archive footage)
The Epic That Never Was
as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Mr. Fix
Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
The Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
Obsession
as Dr. Clive Riordan
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sykes
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry Carter
Snowbound
as Derek Engles
Odd Man Out
as Lukey
Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
Gaslight
as Ullswater
21 Days
as Tolly
Channel Incident
as Tanner
Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
Hell's Cargo
1939
Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
Yellow Sands
as Joe Varwell
Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
Farewell Again
as Jim Carter
Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
I, Claudius
as Cassius