Robert Newton

Actor

Born: June 1, 1905
Died: March 25, 1956 (age 50)
From: 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…

Filmography (40)

The Epic That Never Was (1969)
Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Mr. Fix
Long John Silver (1954)
Long John Silver
The Beachcomber (1954)
Ted Wilson
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Gustave Pardee
The Desert Rats (1953)
Tom Bartlett
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
Blackbeard
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Ferrovius
Les Miserables (1952)
Etienne Javert
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Thomas Arnold
Soldiers Three (1951)
Pvt. Bill Sykes
Waterfront (1950)
Peter McCabe
Treasure Island (1950)
Long John Silver
Obsession (1949)
Dr. Clive Riordan
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Harry Carter
Oliver Twist (1948)
Bill Sykes
Snowbound (1948)
Derek Engles
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Bert Mallinson
Odd Man Out (1947)
Lukey
Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
Capt. David Grant
Henry V (1944)
Ancient Pistol
This Happy Breed (1944)
Frank Gibbons
They Flew Alone (1942)
Jim Mollison
Hatter's Castle (1942)
James Brodie
Major Barbara (1941)
Bill Walker
Gaslight (1940)
Ullswater
Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
Frank Crutchley
Channel Incident (1940)
Tanner
21 Days (1940)
Tolly
Hell's Cargo
Hell's Cargo (1939)
Cmdr. Tomasou