Robert Newton [29520] Gender: Male Popularity: 1.0631 Birthplace: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK Birthday: 1905-06-01 Deathday: 1956-03-25 Age: 50 years Movies: 39 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Epic That Ne1969-09-19 Around the World1956-10-17 Long John Silver1954-12-16 The Beachcomber1954-08-10 The High and the1954-07-03 The Desert Rats1953-05-20 Blackbeard, the 1952-12-24 Androcles and th1952-12-01 Les Miserables1952-08-14 Tom Brown's Scho1951-04-17 Soldiers Three1951-04-01 Waterfront1950-07-26 Treasure Island1950-07-19 Obsession1949-08-03 Kiss the Blood O1948-10-30 Oliver Twist1948-06-28 Snowbound1948-03-23 Temptation Harbo1947-02-27 Odd Man Out1947-01-30 Night Boat to Du1946-01-08 Henry V1944-11-24 This Happy Breed1944-05-28 They Flew Alone1942-06-29 Hatter's Castle1942-02-02 Major Barbara1941-05-14 Busman's Honeymo1940-07-22 Gaslight1940-08-31 Channel Incident1940-04-28 21 Days Together1940-01-07 Hell's Cargo1939-12-16 Poison Pen1939-07-03 Jamaica Inn1939-05-11 Dead Men Are Dan1939-02-01 Vessel of Wrath1938-03-04 The Green Cockat1937-12-01 The Squeaker1937-11-11 Dark Journey1937-07-02 Fire Over Englan1937-03-05 Farewell Again1937-01-05