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Robert Newton
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)…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1969
The Epic That Never Was
Movie Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957
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1957
The Adventures of Long John Silver
TV show Long John Silver
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1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie Mr. Fix
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1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Peter J. Goodfellow
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1954
Long John Silver
Movie Long John Silver
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1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV show
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1954
Climax!
TV show Keith Dorrant
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1954
The Beachcomber
Movie Ted Wilson
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1954
The High and the Mighty
Movie Gustave Pardee
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1953
The Desert Rats
Movie Tom Bartlett
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show
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1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Movie Blackbeard
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1952
Androcles and the Lion
Movie Ferrovius
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1952
Les Miserables
Movie Etienne Javert
More credits
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1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV show John Lindsey, the Baker
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1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Movie Thomas Arnold
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1951
Soldiers Three
Movie Pvt. Bill Sykes
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Mr. Fishkettle
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1950
Waterfront
Movie Peter McCabe
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1950
Treasure Island
Movie Long John Silver
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1949
Obsession
Movie Dr. Clive Riordan
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1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Movie Harry Carter
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1948
Oliver Twist
Movie Bill Sykes
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1948
Snowbound
Movie Derek Engles
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1947
Temptation Harbour
Movie Bert Mallinson
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1947
Odd Man Out
Movie Lukey
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1946
Night Boat to Dublin
Movie Capt. David Grant
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1944
Henry V
Movie Ancient Pistol
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1944
This Happy Breed
Movie Frank Gibbons
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1942
They Flew Alone
Movie Jim Mollison
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1942
Hatter's Castle
Movie James Brodie
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1941
Major Barbara
Movie Bill Walker
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1940
Gaslight
Movie Ullswater
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1940
Busman's Honeymoon
Movie Frank Crutchley
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1940
Channel Incident
Movie Tanner
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1940
21 Days
Movie Tolly
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1939
Hell's Cargo
Movie Cmdr. Tomasou
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1939
Poison Pen
Movie Sam Hurrin
