Robert Newton
Acting
Awards
Won 1 Disney Legends Award
Disney Legends 1 won
- 2002 Disney Legends Won
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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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Filmography
Acting
46 credits
Climax!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Around the World in 80 Days
Lux Video Theatre
Oliver Twist
Treasure Island
The High and the Mighty
Jamaica Inn
Odd Man Out
The Adventures of Long John Silver
The Desert Rats
Poison Pen
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Androcles and the Lion
This Happy Breed
Les Miserables
Gaslight
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
21 Days
Fire Over England
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Henry V
Dark Journey
Long John Silver
Soldiers Three
Obsession
They Flew Alone
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Waterfront
Major Barbara
Farewell Again
Busman's Honeymoon
Snowbound
Night Boat to Dublin
The Squeaker
Temptation Harbour
The Green Cockatoo
The Beachcomber
Vessel of Wrath
Hatter's Castle
I, Claudius
The Epic That Never Was
Hell's Cargo
Channel Incident
Dead Men Are Dangerous
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
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