🎬 Movies Mates PEOPLE
Robert Newton
Acting
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…
Read full 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.
Biography expanded
BODY OF WORK
Robert Newton's Filmography
Select any movie to open its full Movies Mates details page.
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 Beachcomber
as Ted Wilson
The High and the Mighty
as Gustave Pardee
The Desert Rats
as Tom Bartlett
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Blackbeard
Androcles and the Lion
as Ferrovius
Les Miserables
as Etienne Javert
Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas Arnold
Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill Sykes
Waterfront
as Peter McCabe
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
Obsession
as Dr. Clive Riordan
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry Carter
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sykes
Snowbound
as Derek Engles
Temptation Harbour
as Bert Mallinson
Odd Man Out
as Lukey
Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David Grant
Henry V
as Ancient Pistol
This Happy Breed
as Frank Gibbons
They Flew Alone
as Jim Mollison
Hatter's Castle
as James Brodie
Major Barbara
as Bill Walker
Gaslight
as Ullswater
Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank Crutchley
Channel Incident
as Tanner
21 Days
as Tolly
No Poster
Hell's Cargo
as Cmdr. Tomasou
Poison Pen
as Sam Hurrin
Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" Trehearne
Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer Franklyn
Yellow Sands
as Joe Varwell
Vessel of Wrath
as The Controleur
The Green Cockatoo
as Dave Connor
The Squeaker
as Larry Graeme
Dark Journey
as Officer of U-Boat
Fire Over England
as Don Pedro
Farewell Again
as Jim Carter
I, Claudius
as Cassius