Robert Newton
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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TV Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.774
General Electric Theater
6.25
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.731
Lux Video Theatre
6.333
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Climax!
3.273
The Adventures Of Long John Silver
6.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Lux Video Theatre
6.333
Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
0
Movies
Around the World in Eighty Days
6.648
Oliver Twist
7.502
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
6.5
Fire Over England
6
Long John Silver
5.7
Treasure Island
6.6
Jamaica Inn
6.097
The Green Cockatoo
5.9
Dead Men Are Dangerous
4
Night Boat to Dublin
6.3
Obsession
6.8
The Desert Rats
6.3
Tom Brown's Schooldays
6.9
Odd Man Out
7.343
Major Barbara
6.7
The High and the Mighty
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
5.8
This Happy Breed
7.1
Hatter's Castle
5.9
Temptation Harbour
5.1
They Flew Alone
6
Waterfront
6.409
Blackbeard, the Pirate
5.9
Snowbound
5.9
Les Miserables
5.4
Busman's Honeymoon
5.5
The Squeaker
5.2
Vessel of Wrath
6.7
Soldiers Three
4.4
The Epic That Never Was
6.714
The Beachcomber
6
Poison Pen
6.5
Gaslight
7.062
21 Days Together
6.1
Hell's Cargo
0
Farewell Again
5
Henry V
6.634
Channel Incident
0
Dark Journey
6.4