Robert Newton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-01
Day of Death
1956-03-25 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting
(1969)
The Epic That Never Was
as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Mr. Fix
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
(1954)
Long John Silver
as Long John Silver
(1954)
The Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
(1953)
The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
(1952)
Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
(1952)
Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
(1952)
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
(1951)
Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
(1951)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
(1950)
Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
(1950)
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
(1949)
Obsession
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)
Odd Man Out
as Lukey
(1947)
Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
(1946)
Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
(1944)
Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
(1944)
This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
(1942)
Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
(1942)
They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
(1941)
Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
(1940)
Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
(1940)
Channel Incident
as Tanner
(1940)
21 Days Together
as Tolly
(1940)
Gaslight
as Ullswater
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
(1939)
Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
(1939)
Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
(1939)
Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
(1938)
Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
(1937)
Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
(1937)
The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
(1937)
Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
(1937)
The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
(1937)
Farewell Again
as Jim Carter