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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1905-06-01
- event Death Date 1956-03-25
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4.4
- info Birth Place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Robert Newton
6.7
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956-10-17
7.5
Oliver Twist
1948-06-28
6.6
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948-10-30
6
Fire Over England
1937-03-05
5.4
Long John Silver
1954-12-16
6.6
Treasure Island
1950-07-19
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11
5.9
The Green Cockatoo
1937-12-01
4
Dead Men Are Dangerous
1939-02-01
5.8
Night Boat to Dublin
1946-01-08
6.8
Obsession
1949-08-03
6.3
The Desert Rats
1953-05-20
6.9
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951-04-17
7.3
Odd Man Out
1947-01-30
6.7
Major Barbara
1941-05-14
6
The High and the Mighty
1954-07-03
5.8
Androcles and the Lion
1952-12-01
7.1
This Happy Breed
1944-05-28
5.9
Hatter's Castle
1942-02-02
5.1
Temptation Harbour
1947-02-27
6
They Flew Alone
1942-06-29
6.5
Waterfront
1950-07-26
5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952-12-24
5.9
Snowbound
1948-03-23
5.4
Les Miserables
1952-08-14
5.5
Busman's Honeymoon
1940-07-22
5.2
The Squeaker
1937-11-11
6.7
Vessel of Wrath
1938-03-04
4.4
Soldiers Three
1951-04-01
6.5
The Epic That Never Was
1969-09-19
5.7
The Beachcomber
1954-08-10
6.5
Poison Pen
1939-07-03
7.1
Gaslight
1940-08-31
6.1
21 Days Together
1940-01-07
0
Hell's Cargo
1939-12-16
5
Farewell Again
1937-01-05
6.6
Henry V
1944-11-24
0
Channel Incident
1940-04-28
6.4
Dark Journey
1937-07-02
7.6
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27
6
General Electric Theater
1953-02-01
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02
6
Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02
7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05
3
Climax!
1954-10-07
7
The Adventures Of Long John Silver
1957-04-09
7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05
6
Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02
0
Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
1957-12-13